December Parish Events & Birthdays
| Date | Day |
Parish Events
|
Birthdays |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M | ||
| 2 | Tu | Seth Walsh-Laehn | |
| 3 | W | St. Francis Xavier | Emma Rae Lubinski Karsen Fitzpatrick |
| 4 | Th | St. John Damascene | |
| 5 | F | Lind Nate | |
| 6 | Sa | St. Nicholas | |
| 7 | Su | Second Sunday of Advent Christmas Brunch after 9am Mass |
|
| 8 | M | Immaculate Conception of Mary (Solemnity & Holy Day of Obligation) Mass at 7pm |
Kevin Heimerl |
| 9 | Tu | St. Juan Diego | Gary Skolarz |
| 10 | W | Our Lady of Loreto Mass at 6:30pm – Confession after Mass until 8:00pm |
Jeff Hauffman |
| 11 | Th | St. Damasus Finance Council Meeting at 6:30pm Pastoral Council Meeting at 7:30pm |
Eloise Erickson Crystal Chamberlain-Hauck |
| 12 | F | Our Lady of Guadalupe | Daniel Kohne Rachel Dombroski |
| 13 | Sa | St. Lucy | Robert Oldigs |
| 14 | Su | Third Sunday of Advent (Gaudate Sunday) | |
| 15 | M | ||
| 16 | Tu | Sacred Worship Committee Meeting at 6:30pm | Owen Pusel |
| 17 | W | ||
| 18 | Th | ||
| 19 | F | ||
| 20 | Sa | Craig Finucan | |
| 21 | Su | Fourth Sunday of Advent | Micah Grigsby Julieanna Bermeo |
| 22 | M | Christmas Set-up from 6:30pm | James Walsh Victoria Hamus Chelsea Thompson |
| 23 | Tu | ||
| 24 | W | Christmas Eve Mass at 7:00pm, Carols begin at 6:30pm | |
| 25 | Th | Christmas Day Mass at 9:00am and 1:00pm | Carl Miller Brandon Werla |
| 26 | F | St. Stephen | |
| 27 | Sa | St. John, Apostle | |
| 28 | Su | Feast of the Holy Family | Kathleen Bermeo |
| 29 | M | Jeanette Crowley Chelsea Skolarz |
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| 30 | Tu | James Lierman | |
| 31 | W | Carol Cauley |
Future Events at St. Mary’s
Christmas Brunch
December 7th, After 9am Mass
Mark your calendars!
Immaculate Conception of Mary (HDO)
Monday, December 8th
learn more…
Reconciliation
Wednesday, December 10th after 6:30pm Mass
Finance Council Meeting
Thursday, December 11 6:30pm
Pastoral Council Meeting
Thursday, December 11 7:30pm
Sacred Worship Meeting
Tuesday, December 16 6:30pm
Christmas Decorating
Monday, December 22, 6:30pm
Community Events
The Mauston Community Sharing Pantry
serves people in the Mauston school district.
It is open for food distribution on
Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 9:30-11:00
St. Mary’s Parish has joined as a church partner.
Canadian Pacific/Kansas City Holiday Train will be on Thursday, December 11 at 4:15pm at the Railroad Crossing on Division Street. This is our one large fundraising event for the year.It is a terrific musical experience with the awesome decorated Holiday Train- a feast for your eyes! Please bring a canned good item or a cash donation to help fill up our pantry. Cash donations for the evening will be matched!
Remember, our pantry has no paid staff. We have 18 board members and 75 volunteers. All donations go to building upkeep and food! We have seen a 13% increase in those we are assisting. We have served over 600 different families so far this year. Our motto is “Prepared…not panicked”. Our job is to help keep families fed in our school district. This can only be done with community assistance which you have provided for the past 42 years. The Bank of Mauston is matching funds through the month of November. WRJC sponsored a successful cash drive – with excellent co-hosts, the Mauston School Key Club has spearheaded their great annual food drive on our behalf.
Needs for the upcoming winter season: soups, canned protein, canned veggies or fruit, cereal, 100% juice, regular peanut butter, sugar, flour, spices; any type of health and beauty items – toothbrushes, toothpaste, shampoo, deodorant, Kleenex, toilet paper. We do watch the dates and the food we distribute should not be older than 2025.We are so very grateful for your assistance this past year and for helping others to know we do care about them. Thank you!
Mauston/Lyndon Community Sharing Pantry Board
“Called and Gifted” Workshop
March 21, 2026
Our Lady of Peace Parish in Marshfield
An in-person “Called and Gifted” workshop will be offered on Saturday, March 21, 2026. The Office for Catechesis & Evangelization and the Marshfield parishes will be hosting the workshop.The “Called & Gifted” discernment process offered by the Catherine of Siena Institute has been used since 1993 by over 200,000Catholics around the world. It is designed to help Christians discern specific charisms in their lives. Charisms, or spiritual gifts, are special abilities given to all Christians by the Holy Spirit. God calls each of us to (and gifts us for) the work that we most love. We want to know what gifts God has given to us because when we use them, our life is enriched with purpose and joy. The “Called and Gifted” workshop will be held at Our Lady of Peace Parish in Marshfield. Further details to follow.
Project Seed Sales Coming in the Spring
Farmers, mark your calendars for a Forage & Seed Corn sale that will be coming to several locations in spring of 2026, supported by the Diocesan Rural Life Committee, offering high-quality, low-cost seed. Seed corn is offered in both conventional and glyphosate tolerant varieties. There will be alfalfa and clover ready for sale and non-GMO seed can be ordered. Comparable yields make this seed an attractive alternative.
Sale dates and locations:
- March 14 – 10:00 AM-1:00 PM at St. Mary’s Church in Richland Center
- March 21 – 10:00 AM-2:00 PM in Holy Family Hall in Stanley
- March 28 – 10:30 AM-1:00 PM at Fourments Farm Home Store in Colby
- April 11 – 11:00 AM-1:00 PM at Sacred Heart Church in Cassel
For more information, call Scott Mohr at 608-769-2764, or Steve Mohr at 608-780-5460.
