Saint Peter's Point- The Catholic Blog of Saint Peter Parish, Stevens Point Wisconsin

Thank you to those who took part in the Corpus Christi procession following the 10:00 am Mass last weekend. Special thanks to Patrick Burkhart and our Schola Cantorum adult choir for the beautiful pieces sung during the Mass and for leading the singing during the procession, Darcy Bunn for chanting the sequence Lauda Sion and organizing the music for the procession, the army of altar servers who formed an honor guard for our Eucharistic Lord and assisted with the cross, candles, torches and incense, Darick Bloom who acted as Master of Ceremonies, and our sacristan Mary Stanczyk who always works so hard behind the scenes! After the celebration I was “mugged” by several visiting families who happened to “stumble upon” that Mass with the procession. They were thrilled and moved by the solemnity, beauty, and reverence of the Eucharistic procession and Benediction. May the Lord richly bless us for honoring Him in the Blessed Sacrament!

“The Parish Pastoral Council is a consultative body (Code of Canon Law, 536, 2) by which the Christian faithful of a parish, together with those who have pastoral authority in the parish, ‘give their help in fostering pastoral activity’ (Code of Canon Law, 536, 1). Its work is to be informed and inspired by the vision of the Church, exemplified in the teaching of the Second Vatican Council” (Bishop John J. Paul, On Consultation in the Parish and Deanery). Thank you to all those parishioners who accepted nominations for our Pastoral Council. Thanks, too, to all of you who voted. Congratulations to James Miller and Jeff Zdroik who were re-elected, as well as John Krupka who was elected. The fourth post to be filled by appointment of the Pastor will be announced shortly. The September meeting of the Council begins the two-year term of these returning and new members. Special thanks to Cynthia Calhoun who completes her term of service.

Congratulations to all our graduates – from various colleges and universities, area high schools, middle schools, and those home-schooled. “Lord our God, send your blessings upon these graduates and fill them with your wisdom and blessings” (Book of Blessings, 541).

We are very happy to welcome back to Saint Peter seminarian Daniel Oudenhoven who has been assigned to us for the summer by Bishop Listecki. Of course, you will recall Dan from his time with us last summer. He is a member of Saint Bronislava Parish in Plover and has just completed his first year at Mundelein Seminary in Chicago.

This Friday, June 6, is the First Friday of the month in honor of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus. As always, we have Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament following the 8:00 am Mass until Benediction at 5:00 pm. Please take some time during the course of your day to come to church to spend some moments of loving adoration and prayer before our Eucharistic Lord. And as usual the second Mass of the day is at 5:15 pm. “Jesus meek and humble of Heart, make our hearts like unto Thine” (from the Litany of the Sacred Heart).

Next Sunday, June 8, after the 8:00 am and 10:00 am Masses stop by Kolbe Hall to say thank you and farewell to Father Derek Sakowski. As you know, Bishop Listecki has assigned Father Sakowski to do further theological studies in Rome beginning this fall. Through the months of June and July Father Sakowski will be with us on and off until August when he departs for Italy.

Preparations for our parish picnic of June 14 and 15 are in full swing! By the hard work and dedication of every one of our parishioners we can make this another successful event. Do your part to publicize the picnic and sell those raffle tickets!

Saint Peter, pray for us! Our Lady of Guadalupe, pray for us!

Father Kevin C. Louis