Welcome to Immaculate Conception Catholic Church
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   Rev. Shaji Joseph Pazhukkathara..............Pastor                                                                               
                                                                                                                                                   
   Robert Schienebeck...................................Deacon    
   Chet Ball.....................................................Deacon                                 
                                                                                                                                                 
   410 Michigan St, PO Box 6; Butternut, WI  54514               715.769.3644                              
   Office Hours: 8:30 am - 3:00 pm on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday                                                                
                                                                                                     Saturday and Sunday Mass Times:
                                                                                                     St Anthony's, Park Falls:   4:30 pm Saturday                                                         
                                                                                                     Immaculate Conception:  8:00 am Sunday
                                                                                                     St Anthony's Park Falls: 9:30 am Sunday                                                               
                                                                                                     St Francis, Fifield:   11:00 am Sunday             
                                                                                                                                                 
                      Prayer/Communion Service at Immaculate Conception: 8:00 am    Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 
                                                      MASS: Wednesday at 8:00 am (unless noted differently in the bulletin)

                                                                                Fellowship Sunday is the first Sunday of each month. 
                                                              Join us in the Parish Hall for coffee and conversation on Oct 7th! If you wish to sponsor a 
                                                     Sunday, please contact Kathy or John Schroeder. 715-769-3131   

                         Mass for the Feast of the Immaculate Conception is on December 7th, at 5:30 pm
                                                              with potluck to follow in the Parish Hall.        
      ​                                                                                           Sacramental Preparation
Marriage:  Please make arrangements 6 months in advance. Call the parish office at 715-769-3644, leave a message if                                necessary.
Baptism:  Call the parish office at 715-769-3644 and leave a message, if necessary.
Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA):  To become Catholic or receive the sacraments, contact the parish office.
Religious Education: Please call the parish office to enroll your child. During the school year these are the class times
                                     unless noted in the bulletin: 
                   Grades 1-5         Wednesdays  2:15 pm-3:15 pm       
                 Grades 6-11       The 1st, 3rd and 5th Wednesday of each month  6:30 - 8:00 pm 
                          
A Prayer for Peace in Our Daily Lives
PRAYERIn everything we do, O Lord,
give us a desire to seek out the truth;
give us a willingness to heed the advice of others;
give us wisdom in reaching decisions;
give us courage to put our ideas to the test;
and, if we are wrong, give us the grace to admit it.
May we find You in our seeking,
and love You more deeply when we find You.
— Adapted from “Prayer of Wisdom”
 taken from LPI Connect! Sunday reflections

Cookie Bake 2018

Just in case some forgets to pay a Mass Stipend:
 Mass isn't a paid arrangement for salvation but rather the commemoration of Christ's sacrifice of his life, given freely to all, Pope Francis said
Nothing! Understood? Nothing! You do not pay for the Mass! The Mass is Christ's sacrifice, which is free. Redemption is free. If you want to make an offering, do it. But you do not pay for it! This is important to understand!" he said.
Confirmation 2018

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A Prayer for the year of Mercy:

Lord Jesus Christ, you have taught us to be merciful like the heavenly Father,
and have told us that whoever sees you, sees God.
Show us your face and we will be saved.
You are the visible face of the invisible Father,
of the God who manifests his power above all by forgiveness and mercy:
let the Church be your visible face in the world.
Send your Spirit and consecrate every one of us with its anointing, so that the Jubilee of Mercy may be a year of grace from the Lord,
and your Church, with renewed enthusiasm, may bring good news to the poor,
proclaim liberty to captives and the oppressed, and restore sight to the blind.
Amen                                                                   Pope Francis

           The Bells are calling to us once again!

​Tower Bell/Clock Rededication Sunday, January 07, 2018
 
The Bells are ringing once again!!….. There is so much spiritual character in this Church that has been given to us from one generation to another for over 100 years. The Tower Bell project is one of many in keeping the heritage of all those early settlers alive and well. 
They implored Mary’s protection and their prayers were heard. They made it…, made it to a small village in the middle of nowhere land…The Town of Butternut…
The name of their Church would be an easy choice……Immaculate Conception.
 
When you read the history of IMC it was people like every one of you who came together to build this beautiful church. Records tell us parishioners volunteered to dig out the basement; build the cabinets in the sacristy, the communion rail, additional pews, and many other projects through out the years.

​Every thing you hear is real, no artificial sounds, (although all functions are controlled by a processor), the 1000 lb. bell still swings (in the key of ‘G’) for the Angelus, for weddings, and 10 minutes before Mass. The strike hammer still hits the bell on the ½ hour and hour, and for the funeral toll. It has a battery back up & resets after a power outage and adjusts to DST…  
 
In the Words of Fr. Joseph Graf 1957
“The clang of the Church Bell is not an empty sound; every note that vibrates upon the air, to the spiritual sense of hearing is a sound of faith, and a divine call to prayer.” Amen.

                      Elementary Faith Formation