1. religion and spirituality
2. christianity
3. catholicism

Pastoral Staff:
FR. GREGORY VENEKLASE, OCD, ADMIN.
Dk. Robert Kostka, Permanent Deacon
Sue Hanmer, Business Administrator
Kathy Saylor, Secretary
Jean Zielinski, DRE, 906-284-3136
ST. AGNES PARISH
702 N. 4th Ave, Iron River, MI 49935-1304
Phone (906) 265-4557
Fax
(906) 265-7155
ST. CECILIA PARISH
P.O. Box 517
510 Brady Street, Caspian, MI 49915
Phone (906) 265-3777
Email: stagnesstcecilia@gmail.com
Web Site: http://www.sasc.tcoinc.com/
Or www.dioceseofmarquette.org.
PARISHES’ MEMBERSHIP
New families and individuals are welcome to the
Parishes. It is important that every family or
independent adult register in the Parish of their
choice: to keep our records, especially addresses,
current. Please contact the Office, located at St
Agnes Rectory, to register, as soon as you are able.
Thank you, and Welcome!
BULLETIN NOTICES
Submit bulletin notices in writing to the
Rectory before 9:30am on Monday.
SACRAMENTS:
SUNDAY HOLY MASS SCHEDULE:
St. Agnes 4:00 PM Sat. & 10:00 AM Sun.
St. Cecilia 8:00 AM & 12 NOON Sun.
CONFESSIONS:
Saturday 8:45 AM—9:30 AM at St Cecilia,
2:30 PM—3:30 PM at St. Agnes,
before daily Mass, or by appointment
INFANT BAPTISM:
Parents desiring the Sacrament of Baptism for
their children must be registered and be actively
participating in parish life. Parents must also attend
a Baptism class before the Baptism of their first
child. Contact the office in advance.
MATRIMONY: Arrangements for marriages must be
made at least six months in advance. At least one of
the parties must be a practicing Catholic.
ANOINTING OF THE SICK:
Whenever someone is seriously ill, hospitalized, or is
dying, contact the parish office immediately.
ST.CECILIA
First Sunday of Lent
FEBRUARY 22, 2015
ST. AGNES
Welcome to St. Cecilia Parish of Caspian and St. Agnes Parish of Iron River
Mass Intentions
SATURDAY, FEBUARY 21
ST C 8:00 AM +David Adamson
by wife Barbara
ST A 4:00 PM +Fred Saigh
by Cory
COMMUNITY NEWS
PRO LIFE CORNER
Worldwide, it has been estimated that there have been
more than 1.73 BILLION aborST C 8:00 AM +Julie McDonald
tions over the last 42 years.
by husband Don
This is a trend that is not lessST A 10:00 AM +John Angeloff, Jr.
by Crystal Falls HS class of 1943 ening but growing exponentially as more countries emST C 12:00 PM For the parishioners
brace and legalize abortion.
MONDAY, FEBUARY 23
We must pray and work to end
ST A 7:35 AM Rosary
abortion and euthanasia.
ST A 8:00 AM +George Moyle
by wife Lena
TUESDAY, FEBUARY 24
Celebrating the Wisdom of
ST A 5:05 PM Rosary
Venerable Bishop Baraga
ST A 5:30 PM +Edna Lipiec
“The marching through the day
Love, Ronnie
is still tolerable, but when it
WEDNESDAY, FEBUARY 25
comes to the evening, to spend
ST A 7:35 AM Rosary
the night on the snow under the
ST A 8:00 AM +For the Poor Souls in Purgatory
open sky in this northerly cliby Margaret Shine
mate, that does not go well. By
ADORATION—Benediction 3pm at St. Agnes
the tiresome walking on snowTHURSDAY, FEBUARY 26
shoes, over hill and dale, one is
ST C 7:35 AM Rosary
in a sweat the entire day...and
ST C 8:00 AM +William Webber
in the evening, when one comes
by Art & Dorothy Aregoni
to a halt, he then soon feels
FRIDAY, FEBUARY 27
extremely cold and begins to
ST C 7:35 AM Rosary
shiver as if he had a fever.”
ST C 8:00 AM +Art Bal (20th anniversary)
by Betty Bal
Please Pray for Vocations
ADORATION—Benediction noon at St. Cecilia
SUNDAY, FEBUARY 22
SATURDAY, FEBUARY 28
ST C 8:00 AM +Jane Kinney
by Roland Kinney
ST A 4:00 PM For the parishioners
St. Vincent de Paul
In the Gospel, Jesus overcomes
the temptations to wealth,
power and esteem. As we begin
SUNDAY, MARCH 1
Lent, may we open our hearts to
ST C 8:00 AM +Deceased members of the
the grace of prayer, fasting and
Deno & Jennie Sartorelli family
almsgiving.
by Don & Marion
This month, through your gifts,
ST A 10:00 AM +Roberta Schewe
the Society of St. Vincent de Paul
by Cheryl & Ray Spencer
ST C 12:00 PM +Kay Dalessandri, by Myrna Masuga, was able to assist families by providing food and help with utility,
Paula & Mike Maloney, Julie &
rent and other bills. God Bless
Rodney Shaw, Cory & Valerie
You!
Masuga, Mike & Carol Masuga,
Paul & Marlene Masuga, Mary &
MARK YOUR CALENDAR!
Rich Shamion, Pat & Dick Goely
Our St. Agnes & St. Cecilia Churches’
SCRIPTURE READINGS
Feb 23 Mon Lv 19:1-2, 11-18 Mt 25:31-46
Feb 24 Tues Is 55:10-11 Mt 6:7-15
retreat at Marygrove, combined with Ontonagon, Ewen, Ironwood, Bessemer and
Crystal Falls Churches, is scheduled for
April 24-26. For info call the office:
265-4557 or Marygrove: 906-644-2771
Feb 25 Wed Jon 3:1-10 Lk 11:29-32
Feb 26 Thu Est C:12, 14-16, 23-25 Mt 7:7-12
This week our featured sponsor is:
Feb 27 Fri Ez 18:21-28 Mt 5:20-26
Feb 28 Sat Dt 26:16-19 Mt 5:43-48
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Mar 1 Sun Gn 22:1-2, 9a, 10-13, 15-18
Rom 8:31b-34 Mk 9:2-10
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“?”: “ What is the difference between a homily and a sermon?”
Fr Greg: There are two main differences between a homily and a sermon:
length, and subject matter [topic]. A
homily is shorter—eight to ten minutes is considered ideal—and is about
the Scripture Readings for that day’s
Holy Mass. A Sermon is longer, generally thirty minutes or longer, and
can talk about topics other than the
Scripture Readings for the day’s Holy
Mass. 
CONGRATULATIONS!
ST. AGNES ALTAR SOCIETY’S NEW OFFICERS:
President: Marni Suliin (265-9788)
Vice President: Mary Commenator
Secretary: Judy Boegler
Treasurer: Dolores Sapletal
Thank you to the outgoing officers for all
your years of dedicated service.
MAY GOD BLESS YOU ALL.
NEEDED!
St. Cecilia Church is in need of
2 newer baby highchairs & large
oven casserole dishes. If you would
like to donate these items please
call Mary Ann at: 265-0363
Also, there are dishes, platters, etc.
in need of pick-up at St. Cecilia.
Please stop by to see if any of them
are yours. Thank you.
FEBRUARY EVENTS AND MEETINGS
NO Faith Class on Tuesday, Feb. 24
Bible Study Thursday, Feb.26
St. Agnes Church Hall
Feb. 24, 10am, Mass at ICMCF
Feb. 25, 10am, Mass at IRCC
STATIONS OF THE CROSS
Every Friday during Lent
St. Agnes: 3:10pm
St. Cecilia: 5:10pm
February 22, 2015, First Sunday of Lent
FR. GREG’S NOTES
Welcome to Lent! In this Season of penance, begun with the imposition of ashes on
our foreheads, we try to grow in holiness
through generosity in giving and self-denial
in daily living.
In this Year “B” of the Church’s Scriptural Cycle, we begin on a positive note: by
hearing of Noah and the Ark which God
ordered him to make, as well as God’s
Promise to never destroy all mortal beings
by flood again. The bad news is, that the
next cleansing destruction will be by fire!
The Gospel has Jesus “driven” by the
Holy Spirit out into the desert to be tempted
for 40 days. Jesus stays until the arrest of
His cousin John the Baptist.
St Peter, the first Pope, reminds us in
the Second Reading, that Jesus suffered and
died for our sins; then arose from the dead.
Jesus’ Gift of the Sacrament of Baptism,
prefigured by the Great Flood, washes our
souls and consciences clean. And that gives
us hope of one day joining Jesus in Heaven!
On Thursday, Feb. 12th, we had a spe-
cial visitor. A Mr. Curtis Chambers, parishioner of the Catholic Church in Cheboygan,
MI, and former Chairman of the Burt Lake
Band of Ottawa & Chippewa, stopped by the
Office at the end of his snowshoe trek in
honor of Ven. Bishop Baraga. He left us a
Letter of Presentation from our Bishop John,
a poem which he wrote about Ven. Baraga,
and a cedar cross with sweetgrass & red,
white, yellow and black ribbons attached.
They can be seen in the Office. 
Wish List [St Joseph, O.P.N.]
* an electronic carillon [bells] at St Agnes
* new Church flooring at St Cecilia, repair
and painting of Sanctuary walls
* video security system for each Parish
* new roof for former convent at St Agnes
Dream List {St Joseph, O.P.N.}
* 26 yet-needed windows at St Agnes Rectory [replacing the rest of the rotted ones]
* repair/re-surface both parking lots
* camp-style pipe & concrete-filled pipe
fencing & gates for 3rd Ave St Agnes lots, &
between Church & School for protection
PLEASE PRAY FOR OUR SICK
Fr. Norm Clisch, Roland Kwasny, Richard Roche,
Jean Ross, Mike Manfrom, Cheri Dennis, Rita Marlowe, Doug Damp, Ken Damitz, Adeline Brunell,
Suzzette Camomilli, Robert LaMarche, Corrine
Williams, Andrew & Valerie Tomasoski, Gary P.
Johnson, Sharon Trapasso, August Menghini,
Cari & Pierce Dzanbazoff, Jody Pederson, Debbie
Ponozzo Clark, Chris Bal, Betty Webber Williams,
Mary S., Shelly Silfven, Ann Brunamonti, Lee
Routheaux, Sharon Warner, Shirley LaBocki,
Patricia Sebastian, David Ross, Jacob
Tomasoski, Donna Hibbard, David Eberhard,
Lorraine Saigh, Joyce Singleton, Jerry Schinella,
Ed Lau, Irene Guisbert, Pat Cole, Charlotte
Serena, Juanita Frostell, Aloysius Hasenberg,
Marshall Henke, Carol Hoover, Tony Fittante, Leila
Hope Adamson, Stephanie Tinkey, Bill Koepsell,
Gloria Vjak, Zachary Lambert, Dora Bobula, Helen
Shubat, Shannon DeRoche, Clare Gross, Mary
Ann VanWagner, Mary Nelson, Shirley Sartorelli,
Allyce Westphal, Verna Pedranzan, Gene Zanon,
Mary Hall, Kathleen Miller, Jerry Koski, Arla Thomas, Jayni Angeli, Marilyn Uren, Ginny Benson,
Helen Jones, Terri Johnson, Amy Fisco, Rica
Watts, Jim Condon, Corinne Ross, Teresa Cristan, Ernest Sorby, John Trottier, Regina Robinson, Ryan Swee-Hoover, Vickie Johnson, Irene
Youngren, Blanche Gursky, Antoinette Sova,
Sandy Moln, family of Dean Choquette, Julius
Scalcucci, Adam Wilson, Marge Phillips, Ted &
Frances Kozicki, Dan Vignali, Ron Sykora, Sally
Applin-Reed, Sue Hanmer, Rolando Ansay
PARISH CONTRIBUTIONS
113 St. Agnes envelopes were returned
last week, representing 41% of all envelopes sent out. The total was $2586.00
averaging $22.88 per contributor.
ST. AGNES
Adults……………………. $2586.00
Loose……………………..
88.70
Cen. & East. Mission….
20.00
Newspaper………………
30.00
Votives lights……………
34.00
Total last week…………. $2758.70
ST. CECILIA
Adults…………………... $1259.50
Loose…………………….
214.00
Newspaper………………
45.00
Eastern Europe.……….
5.00
Votive lights…………...
26.35
Total Last Week……... $1549.85
86 St. Cecilia envelopes were returned
last week, representing 35% of all envelopes sent out. The total was $1259.50
averaging $14.65 per contributor.
+++
Additional collection envelopes for
St. Cecilia:
68 contribution envelopes = $1502.00
30 Catholic newspaper en.= $ 337.00
Thank you for your generosity!
Stained-Glass Series
St Agnes: Saint Patrick
The first window on the top-right, as we
enter the Little Flower Room from the
Church, is of the famous St. Patrick. St.
Patrick was likely born in England, around
the year 389 A.D. At 16, he was captured
by Irish raiders, and sold as a slave in Ireland. He later managed to escape and return to England. Patrick never forgot Ireland, and following his Ordination, he went
back to Ireland as a missionary bishop!
St. Patrick was very successful in converting the Irish. God permitted him to
work many miracles. He died around the
year 461 A.D. He is the Patron Saint of Ireland to this day.
Feast Day: March 17th
Knights of Columbus
20-20 winner:
Week #8: Jeff Haydon
LENTEN RECIPE CORNER!
CRAB ROCKEFELLER
4 T. butter
2 T. flour
1 1/2 C. milk
1/2 C. grated Parmesan cheese
1-10oz pkg. frozen spinach chopped, thawed &
squeezed dry
1-6 oz can crabmeat, drained, flaked and picked for
cartilage
1/2 C. dry bread crumbs
In a sauce pan melt 2 T. butter, stir in flour until
smooth, gradually add milk. Bring to a slow boil
while stirring. Stir for about 2 min. or thickened.
Reduce heat. Stir in cheese until smooth.
Add spinach & crab.
Transfer to a greased shallow 1 qt. baking dish.
Melt remaining butter, toss with bread crumbs.
Sprinkle over the top. Bake uncovered at 375 for
15-20 min. or until bubbly.
GRILLED CHEESE—VARIATIONS!
Butter bread—or use Mayo, add your favorite
cheese or try a new kind.
Here is where it becomes interesting!
Add any or all of the following:
slices of tomato, jalapeno peppers (fresh sliced or
jar), black olives, or small amt. raw or fried onions.
Grill as usual. Be sure to flip carefully.