St. Francis of Assisi Parish

Serving Southern Dane and Northern Green Counties

338 S. Harrison St., Belleville, WI 53508 www.bellstmarys.org

Father Mick Moon, Pastor - 424-3831 ext.223 - Rectory, 424-3681 – Ans. Svc., 258-0004 – Kitchen, 424-6224

Janet Carley, Parish Secretary - 424-3831 (ext. 221) email: stfrancisbell@gmail.com

Janet Carley, Parish Registration - Pam Burke, CRE (608)558-4998 - Anne Murray, CRE (608)219-5567

(Bulletin Deadline is NOON Thursday)

OUR MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE UPCOMING WEEK of February 6^th – February 12^th

Mon	7:30 am	Feb 6	Word & Communion	Sat	9:00 am	Feb 11	MASS WITH ANOINTING Mark McWilliams & Family
Tue	8:00 am	Feb 7 Albany	Quentin & Eli Mertens	Sat	5:00 pm	Feb 11	Darlene Loeffelholz †
Tue	7:30 pm	Feb 7	Duane Bollig †	Sat	8:00 pm	Feb 11	For the People of St. Francis & St. Patrick Churches
Wed	7:30 am	Feb 8	Frances Meracle; Laura, Joyce & Michael Wheeler & Bev Palmer †
Thu	7:30 am	Feb 9	Bill & Pauline Fahey †	Sun	8:30 am	Feb 12	Liz O’Connor †
Fri	7:30 am	Feb 10	Anna & John Sucharski †	Sun	11:00 am	Feb 12	Arthur & Andrew Hughes †

LITURGICAL VOLUNTEERS FOR NEXT WEEKEND’S MASS on Feb 11^th & Feb 12^th

Sat Feb 11	SERVER	Alexander Yeiser	Sun Feb 12	SERVER	Laine Havens
5:00 pm	READER	Joe Donlin	8:30 am	READER	Carmen Craker
	USHER 1 USHER 2	Ben Schwoerer Tom Grady		USHER 1 USHER 2	Bill O’Connor Paul O’Connor
	GIFTS	Family of Darlene Loeffelholz		GIFTS	Amy Ryan & Arturo Bonomie
Sat Feb 11			Sun Feb 12
8:00 pm	SERVER	Adam Laufenberg	11:00 am	SERVER	Emily Ginocchio
	READER	Lori Stietz		READER	Gary Ziegler
	USHER 1 USHER 2	Jerry Ziegler Glenn Harry		USHER 1 USHER 2	Mike O’Connor Don Funseth
	GIFTS	VOLUNTEERS		GIFTS	VOLUNTEERS

CONFESSION TIMES: Saturday 4:15-4:45PM and Sunday 7:45-8:15AM. Contact Fr. Mick for alternative times.

LAST WEEKENDS’S COLLECTION: St. Francis

Weekly Envelopes $ 2,769.00 This weekend’s Gospel Songs:

Loose Offerings 346.75 Opening Song 224 Missalette

Debt Reduction/Bldg. Fund 1,292.00 Offering Song 281 Missalette

Total Parish Offering Income $ 4,407.75 Closing Song 187 Blue Book

St. Patrick: Weekly Offering $150.00

THE SACRAMENT OF CONFIRMATION: will be celebrated here on Sunday, March 25, at 4PM. Students from Mount Horeb and Pine Bluff will also be joining us.

AMERICAN RED CROSS BLOOD DRIVE: Is scheduled for Feb 6, 2012, from 2-6PM, at St. Mary of Lourdes Church Hall. Sponsored by the Econo-misers Homemakers and the Kiwanis Club of Belleville.

MASS WITH ANOINTING OF THE SICK: Will be offered at 9AM Mass on Sat., Feb. 11^th, at St. Francis of Assisi. This Mass and anointing coincides with the feast of Our Lady of Lourdes.

PARISH COUNCIL ELECTIONS: Will take place on the weekend of Feb. 18-19^th. The terms of three representatives on the council will be expiring. Nominations for council membership are now being accepted by contacting the parish office. A council member should be registered in our parish, actively practicing his/her Catholic faith, and be, at least, 18 yrs. old. Council members serve for a term of three years and can be re-elected. All parishioners age 18 and older are eligible to vote in the elections.

BINGO BASH March 4^th NEWS: We are in the final weeks of our raffle sales! Please make sure your family has picked your tickets up, sold as many as you can, and return the money/ticket stubs to the collection basket or Nan Engen, W5270 Village View Circle, New Glarus, WI 53574. The winners will be drawn at the Bingo Bash on March 4^th at 3PM. Volunteers are needed, please see the sign-up sheets in the gathering area. Bingo prizes and luncheon donations are needed. Please place the items in the gathering area.

THE 8PM SATURDAY EVENING MASS: Shifts to the St. James Chapel starting on Feb. 11^th. Since Oct. 2011, attendance has ranged from 29 – 64 persons. If attendance increases to more than 70 persons, we will move back to the larger worship space.

STATIONS OF THE CROSS: Will begin to be prayed on Fridays during Lent at 5:30PM, effective Feb. 24^th, in the St. James Chapel.

LENTEN ECUMENICAL SERVICES: Start in Albany at the various churches on Wed., Feb. 29^th and will include a soup and sandwich supper afterwards. St. Patrick Catholic Church plans to host the worship service at 5:45PM followed by the supper on Wed., March 7^th.

Diocese of Madison 2012 Annual Catholic Appeal Begins. The theme for the 2012 Annual Catholic Appeal of the Diocese of Madison shows how each of us is touched by the living water of God. We ask that God grant us a renewed sense of responsibility for the work of our parish, our diocese and the Church throughout the world. We ask that His grace make us even more generous in supporting those needs. Each pledge to the Annual Catholic Appeal supports diocesan ministries, education and services today and assures a strong future for the Diocese of Madison and the people that it serves.

This year each of us is asked to consider making a pledge, payable over five months. Your gift will help enable the diocese to reach its goal and provide grant opportunities for Catholic schools, religious education programs and assisting distressed parishes in need. If you received your pledge form in the mail, please complete it and mail it back. Thank you for your prayerful consideration and generous response.

THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING ST. VINCENT DEPAUL: for the generous donations of blankets & other bedding.

REMEMBER IN YOUR PRAYERS: Joseph Tiedt and Jim Stock, who died recently.

Monthly	OCT 2011	NOV 2011	DEC 2011	JUL - DEC 11
Operating Income	$35,284.18	$14,242.77	$33,449.29	$145,162.24
Building Fund Income	19,358.00	12,464.11	25,816.25	87,557.25
Total Income	54,642.18	26,706.88	59,265.54	232,719.49
Total Expenses	36,480.61	38,155.31	38,809.17	221,091.23
Net Income	$18,161.57	($11,448.43)	$20,456.37	$11,628.26
Mortgage
Beginning Balance	$804,230.27	$798,320.20	$792,520.31	$813,462.01
Principal Reduction	5,910.07	5,799.89	5,692.80	26,634.50
Ending Balance	$798,320.20	$792,520.31	$786,827.51	$786,827.51

The figures above reflect how our parish has done financially during the second quarter of fiscal year 2011-12. Follow-up letters to persons with outstanding building fund pledges helped increase contributions significantly. We currently have $11,628.26 to assist with upcoming expenses. Thank you for your generous support.