SAINT ELIZABETH. Epiphany of the Lord CATHOLIC PARISH. Mass Schedule. Sunday Masses: Saturday - 4:00 p.m. Sunday - 7:30 & 10:30 a.m.

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1 SAINT ELIZABETH CATHOLIC PARISH th Ave, Kenosha, WI Phone: Epiphany of the Lord Mass Schedule Sunday Masses: Saturday - 4:00 p.m. Sunday - 7:30 & 10:30 a.m. Weekday Masses: Monday - 8:00 a.m. Wednesday - 8:00 a.m. Friday - 8:00 a.m. Saturday - 8:00 a.m. Confession: Saturday - 2:45-3:45 p.m. Divine Mercy Chaplet: Sunday - 10:00 a.m. January 4, 2015

2 ST. ELIZABETH CATHOLIC PARISH 2 JANUARY 4, 2015 TODAY S SCRIPTURE REFLECTION Epiphany of the Lord Throughout Germany and Poland at this time of year, you will find most main doorways inscribed with the following: 20+C+M+B+15. The 20 and 15 refer to the year, the CMB are said to represent either Caspar, Melchior, and Balthasar-the Magior the Latin Christus Mansionem Benedicat, which means "Christ, bless this home." Today, we celebrate the feast of the Epiphany, in which we remember the adoration of the newborn Christ by three wise men from the East. This should leave no doubt in anyone's mind just how far and wide the promise of a Savior had spread. These representatives of pagan religions from other lands were determined to pay their respects; it was as if they were born to do this-to acknowledge in some way the beginning of the greatest reign of the greatest king of all. The Catechism of the Catholic Church teaches us that the Epiphany is the manifestation of Jesus as Messiah of Israel, Son of God and savior of the world (CCC 528). In the three wise men from different lands and different religions, we understand that in Jesus Christ, all are called to Him. The Epiphany is the third manifestation of the mystery of the Incarnation, following the Annunciation and the birth of Christ. Today is truly the beginning of the paschal mystery. Liturgical Publications Inc When Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea, in the days of King Herod, behold, magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem, saying, Where is the newborn king of the Jews? We saw his star at its rising and have come to do him homage. - Mt 2:1-2 Are you considering serving the Church as an Ordained Deacon? The Church calls men to be deacons in-service to the People of God. If you are a man (married or single) that feels this call and wants to know more, please contact the Office for Diaconate Formation at or maldonadom@archmil.org. OUR CATHOLIC FAITH APOLOGETICS To defend and explain the teachings, beliefs, and practices of the Catholic Church Q- Did Jesus have a last name? A- This is actually a very interesting question. When we refer to Jesus as Christ, we are simply affirming that Jesus is the Christ, or Messiah. (Christos is the Greek form of the Hebrew Messiah, meaning anointed one. ) Use of family (or last ) names is a relatively new phenomenon, dating back only 400 or 500 years. Up to that time, people lived in small towns or in rural areas and generally went by first names only. This was the case in Jesus time. Often, a person s town name was added to clarify who was being spoken about e.g., Jesus of Nazareth, Joseph of Arimathea, Simon the Cyrenean, etc. Modern names such as Johnson and Jackson developed from someone actually being the son of someone named John or Jack. Names such as Carpenter, Baker, and Smith are examples of a person s occupation being used as family names. In the Gospel, the name of one of the apostles, Bartholomew, simply means son of Tolmai (Bar meaning son in Aramaic). Jesus, when referring to Simon Peter, asks him, Simon Bar-Jona, do you love me? (Jn 21:16). Here, He identifies Simon Peter as the son of his father, John (or Jona). Throughout the Gospel, Jesus is referred to as Jesus of Nazareth (Mk 16:6), Jesus the Nazorean (Jn 18:7), Jesus, son of David (Mt 9:27), Jesus, the carpenter s son (Mt 13:55), and Jesus, the son of Joseph (Jn 6:42). By today s standards, any of these could have been used as the equivalent of Jesus last name. Always be ready to give a defense to anyone who asks you for the hope that is in you, but do it with gentleness and respect (1 Peter 3:15-16) Did Jesus Have A Last Name? - Ascension Press -

3 EPIPHANY OF THE LORD 3 JANUARY 4, 2015 OUR PARISH FAMILY ST. VINCENT DE PAUL After all Masses, cards will be handed out by SVDP. On each card, there will be listed an item that the pantry needs. If you are able, please take a card and bring the listed item to Mass the next weekend. Your generosity is appreciated. (SVDP is also accepting brown paper grocery bags.) 3RD FRIDAY ADORATION FOR JANUARY IS CANCELLED January 16, 2015 adoration is cancelled. We will resume our normal schedule beginning in February. ADULT VOLLEYBALL All adults from St. Elizabeth and St. James are invited to come and play volleyball on Sunday nights in the St. James gym from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. SAVE THE DATE CHILI AND SOUP COOK-OFF You are invited to St. James Chili and Soup Cook-Off. It will be held on Saturday, February 7, 2015 in the St. James Parish Hall at 6:30 p.m. We invite you to enter your favorite chili or soup recipes in the chili and soup cook-off. There is no charge to enter. Just bring your chili or soup in a Crock Pot, and St. James Women s Society will provide the bread, crackers, drinks and desserts. If you are interested in signing up, please register by ing Linda Cepon at ceponl@yahoo.com or call Linda at Remember, parishioners will be your judges! Tickets to attend the event will go on sale January 11, 2015 as well. For more information, please contact Linda. Hope to see you there! Adults: $5.00 per person in advance, OR $6.00 at the door Children under the age of 12: $3.00 Family of 2 adults and 4 children: $20.00 OUR CATHOLIC FAMILY WILL YOU WEAR YOUR SUNDAY BEST ON A SATURDAY? Share your faith and see yourself on TV as part of the congregation for the nationwide Sunday TV Mass taped locally and televised across the country. Heart of the Nation s TV Mass ministry needs people for the congregation during the TV Mass tapings on January 10, February 7, and March 21. Taping begins at 9 a.m. each Saturday in the chapel of Saint Francis de Sales Seminary, 3257 S. Lake Drive, Milwaukee (next door to the Archbishop Cousins Catholic Center). Stay for one or up to five Masses on each date. Questions? Contact Deanna@HeartoftheNation.org. ORDINARY LIVES, EXTRAORDINARY MISSION 5 STEPS TO WINNING THE WAR WITHIN The faith community of St. Lucy Catholic Church, 3101 Drexel Ave., Racine invites you to Ordinary Lives, Extraordinary Mission: 5 Steps to Winning the War Within on Saturday, January 31, 2015, 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Presented by Catholic author and speaker John Wood and featuring musical guest Simply RC, this faith-filled event helps to answer the question, How can you bring purpose into your everyday life? Cost to attend is $20 per person. For additional information, please visit SEARCH FOR LONGEST MARRIED COUPLE Worldwide Marriage Encounter is sponsoring the annual Longest Married Couple Project in the U.S as well as each of the 50 states and territories. If you know a couple with a long marriage, please nominate them for this honor. More information can be found at wwme.org. Deadline is January 9, 2015! Nominations must include the following information: Names of the couple, Wedding Date, Current address, Name and phone number or address of the person who is nominating the couple. Nominations can be ed to: getart@flash.net. HOMEBOUND If you know someone who is homebound and is not able to attend Mass please send their name, address and phone number to pradom@archmil.org or contact Maria Prado at A Missalette and a homebound Newsletter will be sent to their home free of charge.

4 ST. ELIZABETH CATHOLIC PARISH 4 JANUARY 4, 2015 MASS INTENTIONS Saturday, January 3 8:00 a.m. Fred DeWitt 4:00 p.m. Daniel Wervie Sunday, January 4 7:30 a.m. Lorraine Heinisch 10:30 a.m. Lawrence Schall Monday, January 5 8:00 a.m. Souls in Purgatory Wednesday, January 7 8:00 a.m. Grace Frederick Friday, January 9 8:00 a.m. Peter Gulan 8:00 a.m. Martha Koblenski 4:00 p.m. For the Living and Deceased of St. James & St. Elizabeth Next 7:30 a.m. Martha Koblenski 10:30 a.m. The George Thomas Family THIS WEEK S READINGS Readings for the Week of January 4, 2015 Sunday: Is 60:1-6/Eph 3:2-3a, 5-6/Mt 2:1-12 Monday: 1 Jn 3:22--4:6/Mt 4:12-17, Tuesday: 1 Jn 4:7-10/Mk 6:34-44 Wednesday: 1 Jn 4:11-18/Mk 6:45-52 Thursday: 1 Jn 4:19--5:4/Lk 4:14-22a Friday: 1 Jn 5:5-13/Lk 5:12-16 Saturday: 1 Jn 5:14-21/Jn 3:22-30 Next Sunday: Is 55:1-11 or Is 42:1-4, 6-7/1 Jn 5:1-9 or Acts 10:34-38/Mk 1:7-11 Liturgical Publications Inc PARISH CONTRIBUTIONS For the Week Ending December 21 Budgeted: $6, Actual: $6, Difference: +$ Thank your for your continued support! MINISTRY SCHEDULES SERVERS 4:00 p.m. Domenic Cardinali Morgan Cardinali David Nauman 7:30 a.m. Mary Bolog Jack Bolog Ben Kramer 10:30 a.m. Renata Orth Harry Orth Jake Kramer Nik Hazzard LECTORS 4:00 p.m. Debra Dosemagen 7:30 a.m. Jerry Clements 10:30 a.m. Rachael Randolph CIBORIUM 4:00 p.m. Dan Kehrer 7:30 a.m. Dan Kehrer 10:30 a.m. Dan Kehrer CHALICE 4:00 p.m. Joseph Bisciglia Joyce Kancian 7:30 a.m. Sr. Maria Chiazoka Amaefule Maria Fish 10:30 a.m. Kathy Peters Jeff Sexton BULLETIN ANNOUNCEMENTS Because bulletins get uploaded a week in advance, it is important that you get bulletin notices to the parish office at least 10 days before you want it published. Please notices to office@stelizabethkenosha.org. If you would like to get something in the St. James bulletin, please notices to stjames@wi.rr.com. We reserve the right to edit all bulletin notices. Thank you!

5 ST. ELIZABETH CATHOLIC PARISH 5 JANUARY 4, 2015 PARISH CONTACTS Pastor: Rev. Fr. Sean Granger Phone: (262) ext pastor@stelizabethkenosha.org Office: Monday - Thursday 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. & Friday 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Phone: (262) office@stelizabethkenosha.org Office Staff: Mrs. Shelley Bennett & Mrs. Lisa Rasch Phone: (262) office@stelizabethkenosha.org Deacon: Rev. Mr. Daniel Kehrer Phone: (262) ext deacon@stelizabethkenosha.org Music Director: Mr. Thomas E. Scuglik Phone: (262) ext music@stelizabethkenosha.org Religious Ed. Coordinator: Mrs. Mariann Kramer Phone: (262) ext youth.ed@stelizabethkenosha.org Prayer Shawl Ministry: Mrs. Sherry Thomas prayershawl@stelizabethkenosha.org Saints George and Casimir Cemeteries: Ms. Maria Fish Phone: (262) cemetery@stelizabethkenosha.org Publication: bulletin@stelizabethkenosha.org Pastoral Council President: Dr. Brian Schwartz brian@stelizabethkenosha.org Advertiser of the Month Please support our advertisers, and when you do, don t forget to mention that you saw them in our bulletin. It is the generous sponsorship of our advertisers that allows us to be able to have this bulletin each week free of charge! ÏÐÑ ÒÓÔ ÕÔ Ô ÖÕÔ ÔÖ 10❶❷❸❹ ❺ ❻❼❽❾❿➀❶➁❹ ❺ ➂❶➃❽➄❹ ➅➆➆❽➃❽➄➇❹ ❺ ➈➉➊❶❾❶➃❽➇➋ ➌❶➇➆❹➊❶➍❽➇➋ ➎➏➐➑➒➑ ➓ ➒➐ ➒➑ ➓ ➐ ➒➑ ➒ ➑➒➐ ➓ ➏ ➒ ØÙÚ ÛÜ ÝÞßÙ àáââ ãäå æçèçéêëì íî ïðñòòðóôòðóóôõ ö øùúûüøýþÿ ê ä ë ç P 2 2 q rst

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