St. Joseph Ridge Parish W2601 State Road 33 La Crosse, WI 54601 608-788-1646 Thirty First Sunday in Ordinary Time November 5, 2017 WEEKEND MASSES: Saturday, 4:00 PM; Sunday, 8:30 AM Rev. Timothy Welles – Pastor & Member of the Mariological Society of America PHONE (608) 788-1646 WEB SITE: www.saintjosephridgeparish.com E-MAIL: [email protected] Father Tim E-Mail: [email protected] Confessions are every Saturday from 3:30 to 3:50 PM or by appointment.

The Rosary is recited before the Saturday-evening Mass around 3:30 PM. Sacraments: Please contact the office at 608-788-1646 for more information. Anyone who is ill and/or needs prayers is encouraged to call the rectory office at 608-7881646 to have your name added to our weekend intentions and/or our bulletin. Televised Mass can be seen on La Crosse, Channel 19, at 9:30 a.m. Sunday. The Mass is also available any time of day, throughout the week, on the Diocesan web: www.diolc.org. FATHER TIM’S ADDRESS: Father Tim Welles, St. J ohn Vianney Center ; 151 Woodbine Road; Downingtown, PA 19335-3057. Father Tim is also willing to correspond via email, his email is: [email protected]. Please keep him in your daily prayers.

St. Joseph Ridge Parish ~ Weekday Masses

St. Peters, Middle Ridge

MASS TIMES MASS INTENTIONS Saturday, Nov. 4, 4:00 PM +Clarence Meyers Sunday, Nov. 5, 8:30 AM +Miller Family Intentions (Next weekend we welcome Msgr. Robert Hundt) Saturday, Nov. 11, 4:00 PM +Gerald Kammel Sunday, Nov. 12, 8:30 AM Our Parish Family (Next weekend we welcome Msgr. Robert Hundt)

St. Leo’s, West Salem

Sat. 8:00 PM & Sun. 10:00 AM Sat. 4:30 PM & Sun. 7:15 & 11:00 AM

St. Mary’s, Bangor Sun. 8:45 AM

St. Mary’s, Coon Valley

Sat. 4:00 PM & Sun. 9:15 AM

LITURGICAL MINISTERS

Schedules can also be found on our website: saintjosephridgeparish.com

Saturday, Nov. 11, 4:00 PM Servers: Morgan Skinner & Taylor Skinner Ushers: Regan Murphy & Bob Kotek Reader: Bill Weber Communion Minister: Diane Elsen

Sunday, Nov 12, 8:30 AM Servers: Katie Murphy & Grace Dickman Ushers: Stan Clements & Bill Patterson Reader: Dan Steiger Communion Minister: Jolene DeMaiffe

LAST WEEK’S STEWARDSHIP: Adult Envelopes, $1,553.00; Offer tor y, $296.00, Wor ld Mission $100.00; Votive Candles, $166.00. DIOCESAN ANNUAL APPEAL is at $15,155.00! ONLY $3,910.00 TO GO! Please continue to give as anything over the goal we get back as rebate checks. If you lost your pledge card, there are more in back of church. For more information on the 2018 STEWARDS OF HOPE! https://diolc.org/donate-online/ or check out diolc.org/hope. 30% of our parish has already donated, please also do your part.

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION: Wednesday, November 8 ~ Regular Class Schedule

ALL SERVERS will be expected to be at the ser ver training held on Wed., Nov 8th fr om 6:40 until 7:20. So some of you will need to come early and some will stay a little late. This will be a refresher for current servers AND new servers will be welcome. You must have received your First Holy Communion to be a server, feel free to come and learn if you are interested and then let us know if you want to be on the schedule. TELEVISED MASSES Her e at St. J oseph we ar e hosting the 4 Masses on Tuesday, November 7th that will be televised the 4 Sunday’s in Advent. Participants are needed. Technically we are in charge of the first 2 and St. Peters is in charge of the second 2, however it would be great to have big crowds for all of the Masses. Rehearsal begins at 5:00PM with the first taping around 5:30. Please come when you can and USE THE SIDE DOOR, just in case taping is in progress (SHHH). Things should wrap up around 9:00 PM. Thank you in advance, let’s show the shut ins that they are important by having great participation. THANK YOU to the childr en of Ralph and Evelyn Mikshowsky: Connie and Mike Miller , Randy and Sar a Mikshowsky, Rick and Barb Mikshowsky, and Larry and Donna Mikshowsky for donating the chair stair lift for the school hall. It was already put to good use during the funeral luncheon of Lucille Hoeth on Saturday, Oct. 28th. Thank you so much for your generosity. VETERANS DAY PROGRAM. Blessed Sacr ament School (2404 King St., La Cr osse) is inviting All VETERANS and their families to join the school children on Friday, November 10, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. for their program in the school gym. The key note speaker is Captain Colman Silbernagel, former U.S. Army. KNIGHTS OF ST. JOSEPH The Knights of St. J oseph pr ay dur ing the month of November for the Holy Souls in Pur gatory. Holy Mother Church commemorates all her faithful children who have departed from this life, but have not yet attained the joys of heaven. St. Paul warns us that we must not be ignorant concerning the dead, nor sorrowful, even as others who have no hope ... For the Lord Himself shall come down from heaven ... and the dead who are in Christ shall rise. Join the Knights of St. Joseph and Fr. Altman for an evening of prayer on Friday, November 10, at 6:00 pm, at St. James the Less (1032 Caledonia St). Fr. Altman’s talk will be on the Church Militant, the Church Suffering and the Church Triumphant. Immediately following Benediction, the Knights will gather in Murphy Hall for pizza, light refreshments and camaraderie. If you plan to join us for pizza, please send us an email at [email protected]. Be sure to check out our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/laxknights/. HOW DO YOU SURVIVE DIVORCE? Fr ee webinar ! It doesn’t matter if you wanted the divorce or not, are the one who left or filed, or were abandoned ... the wounds are deep. Rose Sweet, a leading expert in the pastoral issues surrounding separation, divorce, Catholic Decree of Nullity, remarriage, and blended families will be featured in a free webinar on Thursday, November 9 th at 7PM. To register go to diolc.org/marriage/webinars/. PRO-LIFE RESOURCES ~ Advocate for pending pro-life legislation on both the state and federal level. Great opportunities lie before us. Make your voice heard. Visit www.diolc.org/respect-life to learn how. THE ROSARY is said at 3:30 PM ever y Satur day before Mass. Leader s ar e needed, please call the office at 608-788-164 to schedule your Saturday to lead. “SHARE THE JOURNEY” : Pope Francis has launched a two-year “Share the Journey” campaign aimed to encourage Catholics to learn about and encounter migrants and refugees, breaking down barriers of fear and building bridges. To learn more, visit www.diolc.org/social-concerns. KEN HESS has a new addr ess, it’s Ken Hess; Mulders Nursing Home; Rm #306; 713 N Leonard St.; West Salem, WI 54669. Please remember our home bound with cards, visits, and prayers. (and let the office know if anyone becomes home bound or has an address change, thank you) LISTEN TO RELAVANT RADIO on FM 94.1 and AM 1570 in the La Cr osse ar ea. Since December of 2000, Relevant Radio has been helping people bridge the gap between faith and everyday life through informative, entertaining, and interactive programming twenty-four hours per day, seven days per week. The Relevant Radio network is currently serving the Church with 66 stations reaching 31 states, with a potential listening audience of 68 million people. The national headquarters of this listenersupported lay apostolate is located in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Programming can be heard worldwide via streaming audio at relevantradio.com and on the mobile app. PLEASE REMEMBER IN YOUR PRAYERS    

Father Tim Cory Mikshowsky serving our country in South Korea, Adam Clements serving our country in Japan, and Tyler Hatch, also serving in Japan. Successful Diocesan Annual Appeal All intentions in our parish book of prayer.

If you have a request to add, please call the office 608-788-1646.

CALENDAR OF EVENTS  Tues., Nov. 7 ~ TV Masses at St Joseph  Wed., Nov. 8 ~ Religious Education Classes  Wed., Nov. 8 ~ Mass Server Training ~ 6:40—7:20 PM  Wed., Nov. 15 ~ Religious Education Classes  Mon., Nov. 20 ~ PCCW Meeting at 6:30 PM  Wed. Nov. 22 ~ NO RELIGIOUS ED. CLASSES  Thur., Nov. 23 ~ Thanksgiving Mass at 8:00 AM  Wed., Nov. 29 ~ Religious Education Classes  Mon., Dec. 4 ~ PCCW Christmas Party