The annual picnic supports some of the following cathedral ministries: 

• Bringing Christ to the marginalized 
• Marriage enrichment
• Hope for the homeless
• Bereavement ministry

The event will include raffle baskets, a pig roast and music.

Jesus’ first words in his public ministry were “Come and See”. We invite you to bring your friends, family, co-workers or anyone else who wants to explore the meaning of life and the basics of the Christian faith in a friendly, open and informal environment. ALPHA is a series of interactive sessions that will take place on Mondays from 6:00-8:00 pm on 9/8, 9/15, 9/22, 10/13, 10/20, 10/27, 11/3, 11/10, 11/17, 11/24, 12/1. Dinner is provided each night! There are 11 sessions in the Parish Hall and a weekend on 11/7-8. To sign up please email alpha@mmoclacrosse.org

The Eucharist: From Adoration to Action

Catholics in their 20s and 30s are invited to discover how Jesus gives Himself in love for us and how we can share that love.

• FREE admission
• 9:30 registration.
• 10 a.m. Welcome- Main Church Crypt, lower level
• 10:30 a.m. ice breaker with Luann Miller and Deanery share shop projects
• 12:15 Mass
• 1:15 Lunch provided
• 2 p.m. Speaker: St. Terese Foundation..they build wells for villages in Africa
• 3 p.m. Holy Hour
• 4 p.m. Free time.

You may take self-guided tours of the grounds, including the Rosary walk with the bench dedicated to Fr Eugene Wolf, LDCCW spiritual advisor; Memorial to the Unborn; Stations of the Cross walk; Votive Candle Chapel, and the gift shop.

There is a walk from the Pilgrim Center to the Shrine Church. Motorized carts are available for those unable to make the walk. We look forward to seeing you there!

Remember, the Shrine is one of the pilgrimage sites in the Diocese of La Crosse in this Jubilee year 2025

Please email Kay Kesler to register:kay@pmcmgmt.com, or call /text 608-780-0485.

Pilgrimage Walk to Pilgrim Church

Reconciliation/Adoration

• 4 p.m. Mass (Church)
• 5 to 8 p.m. dinner & fellowship (Parish Center)
• Dinner $6
• Silent auction, family baskets, harvest market, cash & quilt raffles

9 a.m. Mass (Church)

10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Parish Center/School Grounds

• Concessions (including grilled chicken) & Beverages
• Children’s Games, Bottle Lotto, Family Baskets, Silent Auction, Harvest Market, Pie & Ice Cream Social, Dice Game, Rosary Making Cash & Quilt Raffles 3 on 3 Basketball and Entertainment

• Outdoor Mass at 10 a.m.
• Charcoal chicken and hot dogs 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
• Pie and ice cream stand, raffles, silent auction, bake sale, kids games, inflatables, raffles and more!
• Music from 12 to 2 p.m.

$12 dinner includes: 1/2 charcoal chicken, baked potato, baked beans, coleslaw, dinner roll and dessert. Carry outs available. There will be a bake/craft sale and raffle baskets.

Car show from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Join the people of the Diocese of La Crosse as Most Reverend Gerard W. Battersby, Bishop of the Diocese of La Crosse, celebrates the annual Rural Life Mass at the Jim and Nodji Van Wychen Family Farm in Warrens. Bishop Battersby will also present awards and recognize parishioners and families before blessing the farm animals, crops, and machinery.

A free-will offering meal will follow the Mass and recognition.

Jesus’ first words in his public ministry were “Come and See”. We invite you to bring your friends, family, co-workers or anyone else who wants to explore the meaning of life and the basics of the Christian faith in a friendly, open and informal environment. ALPHA is a series of interactive sessions that will take place on Mondays from 6:00-8:00 pm on 9/8, 9/15, 9/22, 10/13, 10/20, 10/27, 11/3, 11/10, 11/17, 11/24, 12/1. Dinner is provided each night! There are 11 sessions in the Parish Hall and a weekend on 11/7-8. To sign up please email alpha@mmoclacrosse.org

Most Reverend Gerard Battersby, Bishop of the Diocese of La Crosse, will celebrate a Mass of Hope and Healing on Tuesday, September 23, 2025 at 6:30 p.m. at the Cathedral of St. Joseph the Workman, 530 Main St, La Crosse. This Mass will be offered for anyone grieving the loss of children through miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy, abortion, stillbirth, accident or infant death.  A book of remembrance will be available before and after Mass for those who would like to inscribe the name(s) of their child(ren).  Votive candles will be given to families before Mass in remembrance of each child.  Candles will be lit and carried forward by family members, just before the entrance procession, and placed before the image of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.  After Mass, refreshments will be served along with a display of resources and books in the Gathering Space.  Volunteers with name tags will be present to offer assistance, support, and comfort.

Speaker: Brother Leo

“God’s Love: How we are created out of love.”

The St Olaf Men’s Club hosts their famous all-you-can-eat fish fry from 4 to 7 p.m.

Enjoy batter-fried or baked fish, French fries or baked potato, vegetables, salad bar, coleslaw and beverage.

All adults: $16, Children ages 5-11 are $7, younger ones eat free.

A three piece dinner walk-up carry-out is $16, all ages.

St Olaf Catholic Church Parish Center, 2407 North Lane, Eau Claire, WI 54702 (on Eau Claire’s North side, near the airport.)

2025 Dates:

October 3

November 7

December 5

2026 Dates:

January 9

January 23

February 6

February 20

March 6

March 20

March 27

• Crisp fish along with tartar sauce, potato salad, coleslaw all homemade, french fries and a cupcake. Coffee, milk and water are provided at your table. 
• Large $14, small $12. 
• Dine-in or drive thru. 
• Handicap accessible parking/restroom.

• 10:30am 
• Mass
• Food
• Games
• Basket Raffles
• Raffle
• Craft Booth

Sacred Heart Campus, 418 N Dewey St, Eau Claire, WI

Pork sandwiches, scalloped potatoes, coleslaw, baked beans, homemade pies and ice cream. The cost will be $12 for adults and $5 for children 6 and under. Dinner will be served from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. There will also be a bake sale, basket raffle and raffle tickets available for purchase. Mass will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Sunday.

Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish in Jim Falls will be serving their annual Pork Steak Dinner along with a bake sale, cake walk and raffle. The menu is pork steak, mashed potatoes, gravy, dumplings, sauerkraut, beans, rolls, dessert, coffee and milk. The cost of the meal is per plate and is $13.00 for adults, 12 years and under is $6.00 and preschool is free.  There will also be carry-outs available. We will be serving from 11:00 am until 1:30 pm.

• Eat-in or Carry-out
• Menu includes:
  Polish sausage
  Mashed potatoes and gravy
  Glazed carrots
  Homemade pie
  Cost:  $16.00
  Raw kraut also for sale--2.5 lb/$5.00
  Bake sale, Raffle

This final event coincides with the Jubilee of Marian Devotion, which will be celebrated in Rome. At this event, Fr. James Kurzynski will offer a reflection on the virtue of hope.

Schedule

2:00 PM – Holy Hour with Jubilee Reflection by: Fr. James Kurzynski  – Main Church

2:00 PM – 4:00 PM – Confessions – Main Church

4:00 PM – Benediction – Main Church

For the Jubilee year, the Church of the Resurrection Catholic Church in Wausau has been designated as a pilgrimage site. By completing a pilgrimage to the this church the Jubilee plenary indulgence may be obtained under the usual conditions.

“Despite the rule that only one plenary indulgence can be obtained per day (cf. Enchiridion Indulgentiarum, IV ed., norm. 18, § 1), the faithful who have carried out an act of charity on behalf of the souls in Purgatory, if they receive Holy Communion a second time that day, can obtain the plenary indulgence twice on the same day, applicable only to the deceased” (Decree on the Granting of Indulgence during the Ordinary Jubilee Year 2025, III).

The morning will include:

• 8 a.m. Communion Service
• Litany of Our Lady of Fatima
• Enrollment in the Brown Scapular Confraternity

Jesus’ first words in his public ministry were “Come and See”. We invite you to bring your friends, family, co-workers or anyone else who wants to explore the meaning of life and the basics of the Christian faith in a friendly, open and informal environment. ALPHA is a series of interactive sessions that will take place on Mondays from 6:00-8:00 pm on 9/8, 9/15, 9/22, 10/13, 10/20, 10/27, 11/3, 11/10, 11/17, 11/24, 12/1. Dinner is provided each night! There are 11 sessions in the Parish Hall and a weekend on 11/7-8. To sign up please email alpha@mmoclacrosse.org