Come enjoy the feature film created to strengthen marriages-FIREPROOF- Sponsered by the Eastside Parishes Family Life Committee. Saturday January 30th, 2010 St. Michael's Catholic Church on Sixth Street in the Gathering Space (east entrance). Movie begins at 5:00 PM. Then consider joining us for the Love Dare Bible Study Group held the following six weeks. Facilitators are Ashley Wirth and Heather Wilcox. For more information call 715-679-1135. Pre-registration for the Love Dare Study Group is appreciated. Study Guide and materials will be discussed and available for nominal reimbursement fees. Bible Study Times: February 4th, Thursday at 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm February 11th, Thursday at 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm February 18th, Thursday at 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm February 25th, Thursday at 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm March 4th, Thursday at 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm March 11th, Thursday at 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm

The following information outlines the areas of service we provide to our parish family and others in our community. We welcome you to join us. Please call your parish office to offer your help. Church of the Resurrection 845-6715 St Michael 842-4283 FAMILY LIFE MINISTRY • Family Life Committee – Consists of chairperson, leaders of program groups, and interested individuals. Meet monthly to discuss progress of existing programs and to develop ideas for new programs. • Anniversary Mass Committee – Coordinate acknowledgement of couples celebrating significant anniversaries at the 8:00 mass on the first Sunday in June at St. Michael parish. • Bakers – Bake desserts or breads for various parish social events. • Bingo Buddies – Assist with bingo at Marywood from 6:30-8:00 every second Tuesday from October through April. • Birthday Volunteers – Bring Communion and/or a gift to parishioners over 80. • Card Making/Calligraphy/Stamping – Make various cards to be included with gift and resource kits. Looking for people with calligraphy/stamping skills and those willing to design cards on their computer. • Cherub Bags – Assemble/replenish small tote bags for toddlers to use in church. Bags contain a book, notebook, pencil, crayons, coloring pages, and a rosary. They will be located in the gathering space at St. Michael and the church entry at Resurrection. They should be returned at the end of mass. • Coffee and Donut Committee – Pick up donuts and serve coffee and donuts after Sunday morning Masses. • Elizabeth Ministries – Provide support for new mothers. Fill-In Respite Care – Assist in relieving a family for 1-2 hours by sitting with a family member who is ill, infirm, etc. • FISH - Fellowship In Someone’s Home – Promote fellowship between parishioners by sharing a meal. New groups are formed every 6 months and meet in a home for a potluck meal once a month. • Funeral Lunches – Provide a lunch or dinner for family and friends of deceased parishioners. • Group Marriage Preparation – Facilitate day-long deanery based program for engaged couples. • Health Ministry Cabinet/Parish Nurse Team/Visit the Homebound – Visit hospitalized and homebound parishioners. Nurse team coordinates health screenings, distributes prayer shawls and provides health related assistance or support. • Marriage FOCCUS Couples/Marriage Preparation Couples – Meet with engaged couples on a one-to-one basis. • Men’s Breakfast – Gathers at Resurrection for breakfast, prayer & fellowship one Saturday a month. • Parish Picnic – Help with the parish picnic at Resurrection. Help needed in planning, set-up, food, games, take-down, and liturgy. • PCCW – Parish Council of Catholic Women – Provide fellowship for women of the Parish, raise money for selected parish needs. Meet three times per year at Resurrection. • Prayer Shawl Social Group – Meet the second Saturday of each month, except December, at St. Michael’s to work on prayer shawls and socialize. Open to anyone – lessons are available. • Soup Kitchen – Provide soup and bread monthly to the homebound. Provide soup lunch at Resurrection to the community on Wednesdays in Lent. Need chef-of-the-day to make soup, bread bakers, general kitchen help, delivery persons and dishwashers. Dining room help and general kitchen help also needed during Lent. • Widowed, Single, Separated, Divorced Group – WSSD – Support group for Catholics from throughout the area. Meetings held monthly at St. Michaels and social events planned throughout the year. • Vocation Committee – Provide “care packages” for seminarians, coordinate server’s picnic, pray for vocations. • Welcome Newcomers – Help with welcoming socials after Mass on one weekend each quarter. Prepare and send cards to new parishioners