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St. James the GreaterAugust 19, 201820th Sunday in Ordinary TimeSt. James Summer Fest! 138 volunteers, 43 leads—it takes a lot of people to pull off! Despite the heat everyone seemed to enjoy themselves. Thanks all for helping and for coming!And thanks to Ben and Amy Gumz for running the show, you two are amazing!Raffle Winners 2018!First place, 3000: David WoodSecond place, 1000: Bill McSorley JrThird place, 500: Beth FisherFourth place, 250: Jolene Schwartz, Janice FlynnFifth place, 100: Ione Valk, Joan Gartzke, Teresa Turner, Dan DuffenbachSixth place, 50: Pamela Pattermann, R. Hendrickson, Donald Gutsch, Greg Dallas, Charlie Rohlik, Dana Baliff,Mason Schueller, Margaret Quaid, Laura Gehl, Kevin GouletPrizes were mailed on Aug. 14 to those who weren’t there to receive them. Congratulations everyone!!

St. James the Greater22502 11th Street, Eau Claire, WI 54703Message from Fr. TomWhat a great Summer Fest we had this year! It was pretty darned hot outside, especially near the cheese curd frying pit,but that didn’t dampen the spirits of people as far as I could tell. It is true, though, that people who were there for thewhole thing looked considerably different at 5PM than that did at 10AM. I learned a little bit about carburetors and airfilters at the car show and ate my fill of just about everything. It goes without saying that Bob Hollern didn’t win atBingo, extending his run to twenty-six years (give or take), but he now has competition for unluckiest Bingo player. Yep,I’ve dubbed Emma Barnett the “Ice Queen” when it comes to Bingo. I sat next to her and couldn’t take number afternumber not on her card, so I moved to another table. In any event, THANKS for all the hard work that allowed theconversations, laughter, and happy moments to take place. Ben and Amy Gumz, our co-chairs, get a standing “O” fortheir calm and competent leadership of the whole shebang.Golf Outing this weekend! Fred Desforge went foraging for prospective golfers during Summer Fest last weekend, andhe came up with some takers. If you didn’t get a personal invite, please don’t be shy about joining the fun this Sunday at3:00 or so for 9 holes at Mill Run. But please call Fred so he can arrange the groups and tee times. It’s very low key,with golf and some beverages and popcorn afterward. Fred’s # is 715.835.5688.Bishop Callahan is coming to Eau Claire and Chippewa for this coming weekend for his Sesquicentennial Celebrationvisit. (By the way, we have those excellent commemorative books about each parish in the diocese —a LOT ofthem—still for sale at bargain prices.) The Bishop will join all the clergy for dinner Friday night at Draganetti’s and onSaturday will share lunch with pastoral and finance council members throughout the area. On Saturday night there is ayouth event at St. Olaf’s where I will hear confessions. On Sunday there is a big picnic in Chippewa Falls and then aweary but well used Bishop will go back to La Crosse.A week ago Friday I was going through some old newspapers and caught a story that intrigued me. Thanks to the effortsof our own Linda John and Visit Eau Claire, our city hosted the National Beep Baseball World Series. I saw most ofthe championship series between teams from Indianapolis and New Orleans.What is Beep Baseball? It’s baseball for blind people. A ball the size of a softball is pitched from a sighted person whoannounces when the pitch is thrown and then the ball itself beeps rapidly to help the batter gauge where to swing.There are two padded posts roughly where first base and third base would be. After a player hits the ball one of thepadded posts starts beeping and then the race is on. With no vision to guide them, the runners sprint to the post that isbeeping. If they touch the post before the other team gets control of the ball, they score a run. If the defense controls theball before the runner touches the post, the runner is out. Defensively, each blind player is accompanied by a person withsight who alerts them when the ball is coming toward them and then they scramble to follow the beeping sound untilthey grasp the ball in their hands. Other than the batter running to the padded posts, there is no base running. Lindatold me we will have a good chance of hosting this event again in four years. Next year it takes place in Tulsa.My move down the block took a giant leap forward last week when I started sleeping in the new rectory. Some strongmen and women—Mark Briski, Al Taft, Cathy Baier and Mike Baier—worked steadily for 2.5 hours getting beds anddressers and Jacky’s old presidential desk from the parish office building to the rectory—almost all of it to the secondfloor up a narrow stair case. I think we’re still surprised we got that queen-size box spring up there. Anyway, now thatmy old bedroom is empty, Kelly Beaudrie and Beth Cerny can start transforming it into a youth room of sorts for our 9thand 10th graders during their nights of religious education. Things still feel pretty chaotic in my world, but each day alittle more order comes. I’m mad that one of my favorite framed art pieces fell off the mantel—I had just placed it there tosee how it looked--and took a header into the floor, busting the glass and disjointing the frame. Accidents happen fast.Happily, it is with the good folks at B-Framed getting fixed up. It is great to have people in our lives that can heal whatis broken. Peace.

3Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time August 19, 2018Suicide Warning Signs – HSHS Sacred Heart and St.Joseph’s hospitals’ Body.Mind.Spirit is hosting two free,separate sessions for anyone who would like to learn howto recognize the warning signs that someone may bethinking about suicide, and how to help them. The training is called “Question, Persuade, Refer” – or QPR. Justlike CPR, QPR is an emergency response to someone incrisis and can save a life.Wednesday, Aug. 22, from 5 PM to 6:30 PM in McDonald Hall at HSHS St. Joseph’s Hospital, 2661 Co Hwy I,Chippewa Falls. OR Wednesday, Sept. 5, from 5 PM to6:30 PM in the Monsignor Klimek Auditorium at HSHSSacred Heart Hospital, 900 West Clairemont Ave.Registration for each session is required by calling 715-7177479 or online at www.sacredhearteauclaire.org/EventsClasses. Doors open at 4:30 PM for each session.Spiritual and Emotional Support – The HealingPlace, a community outreach service of HSHS SacredHeart Hospital that provides free services to anyone whohas experienced a loss and is in need of spiritual and emotional support, is offering the following programs and sessions in Aug. All sessions will take place at The HealingPlace, 2125 Heights Drive unless otherwise noted, and arefree with no registration required. For more information,call 715-717-6028.Aug. 20, 6:30 PM, parent grief support group.Aug. 21, 28, 5 PM., Tuesday evening meditation group.Aug. 22, 29, 10 AM, Wednesday meditation group.Aug. 23, 10:30 AM, Stepping Stones through Grief sessionon perseverance. Ongoing grief support group for anyonewho has experienced the loss of a loved one.KC Career OpportunityThe Knights of Columbus is seeking a Field Agent for acareer opportunity representing their insurance program.We offer a complete benefits package with this full-timeposition. In order to qualify, one must be eligible for membership in the Knights of Columbus. For more informationcontact Ludger J. Borger, General Agent, 715-551-0228 orLudger.Borger@Kofc.orgStand in the Light Memory ChoirFor persons dealing with memory loss, with dementiaaware volunteers to help. Fall season begins Aug. 23 withthe first rehearsal, although you or your loved one can joinanytime. Choir members are provided with singing carepartners if their caregiver is not comfortable being part ofthe group. Cathy Reitz 715-835-9876 for info.Parish StaffSchool Supply Drive for St Francis Solanus Catholic SchoolFor more than a century (since 1885), St. Francis SolanusSchool has been in existence; the only non-tuition Catholic School in all of Sawyer County. The school encountersvolunteerism and depends predominately on donations. StJames Parish has partnered with the mission school formany years providing items needed.Items requested this year are: Construction paper 12 x 18, black and all bright colors Soft colored chalk and white chalkboard chalk Markers Paper clips, large and small Rubber bands (not real small) Staple guns for standard staples Flash cards (subtraction, addition, multiplication anddivision) Hand calculators Kleenex, 9 and 6 inch paper plates, plastic forks andspoons, napkinsOther more expensive items needed are working laptopsand ink for computer printers #21 and #22. UWEC Surplus Store has re-purposed laptops at a reduced price. Seewww.uwec.edu/facilities/surplus-store/ for more information. Monetary donations are also accepted and can bemailed to the mission school to the attention of Sr Felissaat: 13885 W Mission Rd, Stone Lake, WI 54876Please drop off needed items in the plastic bins locatedat church entrances. Collection runs until Sunday Aug.26 with items being delivered the week of Aug. 27.Music MinistrySt. James is blessed with wonderful singers/musicians.We are thankful for the time and song shared for our parishioners. THANK YOU for leading us in song and prayerevery mass, every Sunday. There is room for more!! Taketime to talk with a choir member and get to know them. Ihave found they are extremely interested in having othersjoin – it is not exclusive – more the merrier.If you know of someone who would like to sing or at leasttry it out, please let me know, Mary 715.577.6678 or email/text mkolstad@charter.net and I will follow-up.Meanwhile, Summer Choir:August 28 @ 6:00 rehearsal,Sept. 2 @ 10:00 massStay tuned for MORE upcoming information of gearing upfor the Fall 2018 for startup of the regular choir groupsthat St. James is so fortunate to have!Phone: 715-835-5887Fr. Tom KriegPastortom4664@aol.comChristine Warloski Pastoral Associate christine@stjameseauclaire.orgJacky MillerPastoral Ministerjacchuck@yahoo.comAnne HenriksenOffice Managerstjameseac@aol.comMary KolstadCoord. of Liturgical Music mkolstad@charter.netKelly BeaudrieDir. of Religious Ed.beaudrie.kelly@gmail.comBeth CernyCrd. of Religious Ed elizabethcerny@hotmail.comSt. James School Phone: 715-830-2277Jackie Lutz Principal,jlutz@case.k12.wi.usTanya Schmitz, Administrative Assistant,tschmitz@case.k12.wi.usLinda Schultz, Commission Rep.-RCS,linda1735@gmail.comBulletin deadlines: end of day Mondays.