Welcome to St. Therese of Lisieux Catholic Church
Pastor: Fr. Madanu Lourdu Raju 655 S. Lake Avenue Phillips, WI 54555 Phone.................... 715-339-2222 Fax........................ 715-339-2216 e-mail: [email protected] Facebook: www.facebook.com/sttheresephillips Web page: http://www.sttheresephillips.weebly.com MASS TIMES: St. Therese of Lisieux Saturday.......................... 4:30 pm Sunday............................. 8:00 am Monday............................ No Mass or Prayer Service Tuesday........................... 4:00 pm Wednesday..................... 8:30 am St Paul's in Catawba Thursday......................... 8:30 am St John's in Prentice Friday ............................. 8:30 am Confessions: After 4:30 Mass on Saturdays or Any time by appointment Anointing/Prayers/Visits If you are sick having surgery or health issues and would like Fr. Lourdu to anoint, pray or visit, please call the parish office at 715-339-2222 or Fr. Lourdu at 715-560-3452 Adoration each month in all the parishes 2nd Thursday St. John starting at noon with confessions at 5 pm with Mass at 5:30 pm. 3rd Wednesday St. Paul starting at noon with confessions at 5 pm with Mass at 5:30 pm. 4th Tuesday St. Therese starting at noon with Mass at 4 pm When there is adoration there will be no morning mass or prayer service. There will be evening Mass. Council of Catholic Women
2nd Monday of month at Noon, St Therese Social Hall Price County Respect Life 2nd Tuesday of the month at 6:00 pm 144 N Avon Knights of Columbus 2nd Thursday of each monthly at 7:00 pm K of C Room ~ St Therese Church R.C.I.A. (Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults) Classes are designed to prepare baptized adults for entry into the Catholic church. Classes beginning October 17 Monday evenings at 7:00 pm with Deacon Jim Celba. Contact Sue at parish office 715-339-2222 Schedule for April ~ St Therese
4:30 pm: Reader: Dan & Lynn Beck Ushers: Maureen Trojak, Kathy Rominske, Al Norek Eucharistic Ministers: Pat & Ron Turany Sacristan: Joan Kadlecek Altar Server: 8:00 am: Reader: Brenda Pitzke Ushers: Jim McCormick, Howard Neeck, Randy Beil Eucharistic Ministers: Dave & Lorraine Baratka Sacristan: Julia Ruff Altar Server: Sunday Regency: Ron Simurdiak 2nd & 4th Wed Lakeside Villa: Lynn Neeck Upcoming Events:FIRST COMMUNION & MAY CROWNING
APRIL 27 MASS 4:30 pm Wyatt Denzine, Jameson Desotelle, Anna Haegerl, Bree Harper, Scarlett Huggard, Caroline Lorenz SAVE the DATE -
St Therese Garage & Brat Sale Saturday, May 25th 8:00 am - 3:00 pm call the office if you have items to drop off
Children's Christmas Play ~ Dec 16, 2023A HUGE thank you to all who donated toward our Operation Christmas Angels. Due to the wonderful support from all of you, we were able to raise over $1700.00 to fulfill Christmas wishes for 14 local children (compared to 6 children last year)! We cannot thank you enough for your care and support of our service project. Nine 8th grade students went shopping on Nov. 12, both classes got the presents wrapped and they will be delivered to the school in more than enough time for Christmas. We loved being able to shop for the clothes and fun things for the kids, and it was good for our CCD kids to see the wonderful support for their project. There is a poster in the gathering area with pictures if you’d like to see it. Once again, a very big thanks from all of us!
ARISE - Simple Gifts
comprised of Ron Simurdiak, Jay Silvernail, Sue Hlasny & Sherry Pesko have recorded a collection of their favorite songs. CD can be purchased for $12 at the St. Therese parish office or at Homespun. https://www.facebook.com/Arise-1051114994948794/ [email protected] Parishes offering live streaming include:
Holy Family, Woodruff Fr. Jerry Hagen St. Anthony de Padua, Park Falls Fr. Shaji Pazhukkathara Relevant Radio https://relevantradio.com/faith/daily-mass-video/ YouTube video for the 6th Sunday of Easter (May 17) celebrated by Fr. Lourdu
If you love me you will keep my commandments.” Do we love Jesus? Do we demonstrate to the world that our love for Jesus is real? Where do our commitments lie? Is our life a living witness to the power of the Holy Spirit, the Spirit of Truth? Do those around us know that we are Christians by our love for one another—and for others? The biblical understanding of love is demonstrated in our connection to each other, the bond of a community united in Christ. Pray this week for this unity and for all those persecuted because of their faith in Christ. Simply proclaim the Lord Christ holy in your hearts, and always have your answer ready for people who ask you the reason for the hope that you have.... Welcome Fr. LourduRaju Madanu (Fr. Lourdu)
Dear Friends, Praised be Jesus Christ now and forever. I am forever grateful for all the blessings that have come upon me. I give thanks to God for the gift of faith and his loving invitation to share in his divine life. At the invitation of Bishop Powers to be your priest, I wholeheartedly accept the responsibility to work with you to build the Kingdom of God. I will cooperate with you in all aspects of parish life here in Phillips, Prentice and Catawba. I hope for your support in return. I welcome the opportunity to get to know you and your families. My sincere thanks to you all for your warm welcome into the parish. I am very happy to introduce myself to you. I am Fr. Madanu Lourdu Raju from the diocese of Nalgonda, TS. INDIA. I am serving as a loaned priest in the diocese of Superior, WI, at the invitation of Bishop James P. Powers. I like to be addressed as "Father Lourdu." I was ordained a priest on February 14th, 2005 in my home town. I come from a very traditional Catholic community consisting of 600 Catholic families. We had 36 priests ordained from my native parish. I lost both of my parents; however I have four brothers and one sister. My four brothers are married and my sister is working as a nurse in a nearby town. My assignments: 2005 – 2006 : Assistant parish priest at St. Joseph’s church Bheemanapally 2006 – 2012 : Parish priest at Nirmala Matha church, Haliya 2012 – 2014 : Principal and correspondent at Kanukamatha High School, Govindapuram 2014 - 2016 : Parish priest at St. Mary’s church, Jonnalagaddagudem. 2016- 2019 SS. Peter and Paul, Gilman cluster. 2019- St. Therese of Lisieux, Phillips Cluster I have always accepted God’s will in my life. I am happy to be here. I am looking forward to our journey together, as we make our way through joys and challenges and strive to draw always closer to our Lord Jesus Christ. Let us pray for each other. God bless you! |
Eucharistic Adoration/Mass
3rd Tuesday Noon - 4:00 pm Confessions: 3:00 Mass at 4:00 pm St. Therese- Phillips All parishioners are encouraged to come and pray silently for a half hour to an hour. Abortion Alternatives:
Abiding Care (Medford WI) 715-748-1235 24 hour Nurse Text Line 715-575-9566 http://www.abidingcarecenter.org Care Net (Ladysmith WI) 715-532-7600 1-800-657-4919 https://carenetprc.wordpress.com/ New Dawn (Woodruff WI) 715-358-6700 http://www.newdawnprc.org/ Hannah Center (Marshfield) 715-387-6300 http://www.hannahcenter.com/ Rachel’s Vineyard (National Hotline) 1-877-467-3463 http://www.rachelsvineyard.org/ New Crisis Helpline
You may want to help educate your staff and students about the renaming of the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. It is now the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. The 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline can be accessed 24/7 by calling or texting 988 or by using the chat feature. The free and confidential helpline connects individuals of any age who are experiencing a suicidal, mental health and/or substance abuse crisis with a trained counselor. Individuals will be routed to the existing Wisconsin affiliated National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-8255), which still remains in effect. Doughnut Sunday
3rd Sunday each month in Social Hall Join us for donuts, coffee and fellowship 2023-24 Catholic Services Appeal
St. Therese St John St Paul GOAL: $28,522 $8,800 $9,198 PAID: $ 20,135 $6,770 $5,886 To Raise:$ 8,387 $2,110 $3,312 Letter from Bishop ~ Synod Report
A PRIEST YOU SHOULD DEFINITELY GET TO KNOW!
Interview with Fr. Lourdu with Jane Schiszik, SDCCW President INTRODUCING Rev. Lourdu Raju Madanu, Parochial Administrator for St. Therese of Lisieux in Phillips, St John the Baptist in Prentice and St Paul the Apostle in Catawba (interview link below)
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, HAPPY ANNIVERSARY of ORDINATION & HAPPY FEAST DAY FR. LOURDU !!!
VOLUNTEER MINISTRIES If interested in serving as: greeters, usher, reader, altar server, Eucharistic Minister, Sacristan or backup music If interested in being trained & serving in a ministry contact the parish office - 715-339-2222 Volunteer Teachers, Substitute Teachers, & aids needed for religious ed classes.
Won’t you pray and see if God might be calling you to one of these ministries? Relevant Radio now located in Rhinelander listen to 89.1 FM a list of shows & times can be found at https://relevantradio.com/listen/our-shows/ ELIZABETH SIMURDIAK Coordinator of Religious Ed St Therese
FAITH: THE NEXT GENERATION - PASS IT ON! This fall, over 50 children and young people, kindergarten - grade 11, will sign-up to learn more about Jesus and the Catholic faith. At this time, most classrooms have catechists (teachers) but no aids to support them. You can help by becoming an aid, substitute or catechist for Faith Formation. As you nurture the faith of our young, you will learn and grow as well. You don't need to have all the answers, we are all "Pilgrims on the Journey". Please contact Elizabeth Simurdiak 715-339-4885 to answer the call. The 2023 - 24 Religious Education Pgm CLASSES BEGIN Wednesday October 4. Grades K-5 3:30 pm - 5:00 PM Grades 6-10 7:00 pm - 8:00 PM Religious Ed Registration
MEET OUR SEMINARIANS
Please Pray for them and write them at: Address: St Francis de Sales Seminary 3257 S Lake Dr St Francis, WI 53235 Saints & Angels of St ThereseConsecration to Mary's Mantle - Lent 2023PARISH BAZAARLast Supper Re-enactment April 13th
Fr. Lourdu's Birthday Mass ~ February 12th, 2022
Cole, Lane & Nash Abraham served Mass of Thanksgiving with Fr. Jordan Neeck, Opraem, June 30th 2019
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