St. Denis Catholic Parish - Shiocton, WI

Corpus Christi Boat Procession
On Sunday, June 22, there will only be Mass at 9 AM at St. Denis, (NO 10 AM Mass) followed by
- Walking Procession to the Wolf River (Barker Park)
- Boat Procession to Stephensville (Hwy S & Betty Drive) 
- Walking Procession to St. Patrick
- Benediction and Lunch Reception at St. Patrick

Thank you for signing up to participate in the Corpus Christi boat procession! It is promising to be an excellent day. Our sign ups for the number of boats and number of participants have both exceeded our expectations, which is wonderful.

Here are some details for what to expect!

Weather

It looks like it will be warming up to a hot day as the procession progresses. It would be good to wear light, appropriate clothes, and good walking shoes.

Mass

9 AM at St. Denis. There are no 8 or 10 AM masses.

There will be a worship aid with music and prayers for Mass and the procession.

After Communion, the Eucharist will be exposed, and we will renew our consecration to the Eucharist. 

Walking Procession to Barker Park 

As the procession leaves church, please follow behind the Blessed Sacrament.  Bring your worship aid with you. Cantors will lead us in singing. Please stay on the sidewalks with the group.  Whenever the group begins crossing a street, the whole group continues to cross the street, and traffic stops for the procession.  A bus will be available to drive to Barker Park if you prefer not to walk.

Loading Boats at Barker Park

Boat captains will stage their boats at Barker Park during the walking procession. Water to dink will be available before loading the boats. There will be a temporary dock in place to use to load boats. We have assigned each participant to a specific boat, which should allow families and groups to stay together. We've also assigned each boat an order in which to load, to expedite the process, so each boat and group of passengers are ready to load. (See your assignment below)  the lead boat, with Jesus in the Eucharist, will load first, and then hold a position up river of Barker Park. The rest of the boats when loaded will hold a position down river. When all are loaded, the lead boat will drive past all loaded boats, to begin the procession.   A bus will be available to drive to St. Denis if you wish to complete your day at this time, or bring you to the end of the boat procession so you can continue to walk in procession. 

Boat Procession 

There will be praise and worship music playing for our boat procession. Please keep a reverent and comfortable atmosphere on your boats to use the time for prayer and appreciation of God's beauty.

Unloading

The ending point are three docks at homes on Betty Dr., just south of Highway S and the Stephensville Landing. A restroom will be available in one of the homes.  A bus will be available to drive to St. Patrick if you prefer not to walk.

St. Patrick 

We will end our procession in Church with a final prayer and Benediction. A lunch reception will be provided. The Bus will make 2 return trips to St Denis to bring participants back to their cars. 

Thank you for participating in this great event!

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