Saturday, Sept. 6

• 4:30 Mass followed by chicken, brats, refreshments, music and more (5-7:30 p.m.)

Sunday, Sept. 7th 

• 10 a.m. Mass (English) / noon Mass (Spanish) 
• chicken and meatball dinner
  • sit-down and carryout (11-1) 
• 9 a.m. Booths (country store, games, bake sale, bucket raffle, vendors' market)
• 1 p.m. Mariachi music.  
• 3 p.m. BIG MONEY raffle drawing.
• Come for the day; tour our newly repainted church!

St. John’s Catholic Church, Cooks Valley, will hold their annual Fall Festival and Auction on Sunday, September 7, 2025, beginning with a Mass at 9:30 a.m. The church is located at 4540 State Hwy 40, Bloomer, WI 54724. A dine-in cafeteria-style charcoal chicken dinner will be served from 11:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Carry-outs available at the church rectory front porch. Live and silent auctions, kids’ games, baked goods, crafts, garden produce in the country store, religious items for sale, cake walk, grocery bag gift card game, refreshments, and fun for everyone throughout the day. Plan now to bring the whole family. See the Ferris Auction website for auction item listings and pictures.

Saturday, Sept. 6

• 4:30 Mass followed by chicken, brats, refreshments, music and more (5-7:30 p.m.)

Sunday, Sept. 7th 

• 10 a.m. Mass (English) / noon Mass (Spanish) 
• chicken and meatball dinner
  • sit-down and carryout (11-1) 
• 9 a.m. Booths (country store, games, bake sale, bucket raffle, vendors' market)
• 1 p.m. Mariachi music.  
• 3 p.m. BIG MONEY raffle drawing.
• Come for the day; tour our newly repainted church!

 All are invited to Mary's birthday celebration. It will begin at 5 p.m. with Mass, followed by Exposition, a Eucharistic Procession to the Grotto Gardens, Rosary, Litany of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Benediction, and conclude with birthday cake and ice cream. For more information: 715-424-MARY; mariancenterforpeace.org; find us on Facebook.

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 cost is $12 and includes a half chicken, baked potato, coleslaw, homemade baked beans and a dinner roll. For pre-sale tickets (guaranteed) and deliveries, call (608) 518-6145 or email chickenque@mmoclacrosse.org. No minimum order and no delivery charge. Please enter at Weston Street driveway.

Sacred Heart Parish in Cassel will host a Charcoal Chicken Dinner on September 14 from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm.

Smoked pork chop dinner, pie auction, kids games, bingo, basket raffle and more with raffle drawing at 2:30 p.m.

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

• 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.”