St. Mary's Visitation Parish April 12, 2015 Sunday of Divine Mercy

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1 ARISE MISSION Is Coming! Set aside your calendar for April 14th, 15th & 18th! ARISE is coming to St. Mary's Visitation to present a three-day parish mission. On Tuesday, April 14th & Wednesday, April 15th from 7-8:30pm, ARISE will host inspirational talks on "He Who Loved Us First" and "Being Fully Alive in Christ." Saturday, April 18th from 7pm-9pm will be a powerful evening of Eucharistic Adoration, accompanied by uplifting music, with the sacrament of Reconciliation available for all in attendance. The Arise Parish Mission Week is open to all ages and backgrounds. For more information, please visit arisemissions.org or contact Josh Dieterich at the parish office, or jdieterich@stmaryeg.org. St. Mary's Visitation Parish April 12, 2015 Sunday of Divine Mercy

2 2 ST. MARY S VISITATION PARISH The Sacrament of the Sick The Sacrament of the Sick is available every Monday after the 6:30am Mass. Members of the parish facing surgery or other medical procedures or tests are invited to receive this sacrament prior to their medical procedures. If you know of someone who is in the hospital, or who would like a visit from the parish staff, please call the parish office and let us know. Mass Intentions Monday, April 13, Saint Martin I, Pope and Martyr 6:30 am Deceased Members of the Maciejewski and Lopac Families Sacrament of the Sick available after Mass Tuesday, April 14, Easter Weekday 6:30 am Paul Lorenz 8:00 am James Carrig Wednesday, April 15, Easter Weekday 6:30 am Constance Ullrich Thursday, April 16, Easter Weekday 6:30 am Father Andrew Nelson Friday, April 17, Easter Weekday 6:30 am Michael Langer 8:00 am John Norton Saturday, April 18, Easter Weekday 8:00 am Special Intention 5:00 pm Penny Feerick Sunday, April 19, Third Sunday of Easter 7:30 am Parishioners 9:00 am Florence Dechant 11:00 am Bernard and Rita Straus PARISH REGISTRATION St. Mary s is always happy to welcome new members. If you are interested in parish membership, it would be most helpful if you would call to make an appointment to register ( ). An appointment will guarantee the presence of a staff member to answer your questions and walk through a welcome packet with you. Registration guarantees you all the privileges of parish membership. Baptism Preparation Children ages 6 and under: Those seeking to have children baptized should be registered, active members of St. Mary s Visitation Parish. Parents who request baptism for a child are expected to complete a preparation class. It is offered bi-monthly. The next classes are: Saturday, April 25 th from 10-11am in church Saturday, June 6 th from 10-11am in church It is generally easier if the preparation is done before the birth of the child. If you have attended a session within the last five years, it is not necessary to retake the class. Please contact Jenny Dascoli in the Liturgy & Music office at for more information or to register for the baptism class. Children ages 6-12: Please call the Liturgy & Music Office. The Family Rosary 5:00pm April 12 Church The Family Rosary will take place the 2 nd Sunday of every month at 5:00pm. Weekday Mass Schedule 6:30 am Monday thru Friday 8:00 am Tuesday & Fridays, school days only 8:00 am Saturday Exceptions: There is no 8am Mass on Tuesday, May 5th There is no 8am Mass on Friday, May 29th Adults ages 12 and up: Adults who wish to join the Catholic Church and were not baptized can participate in the Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults (RCIA). Please call Josh Dieterich, Co-director of Christian Formation - Middle School, Adult and Family Ministry, for more information. I Wedding Banns Brian Thirion and Christina Klement In your charity and prayers, please remember the souls of those who have recently died and their families. Carol Hoffman Irene Werner Ralph Kaczmarek

3 3 Postings from Fr. Peter Saint Paul on the Unity of the Church Over the weeks of the Easter Season, we hear at Mass accounts from the Acts of the Apostles and the beginning months and years of the Church. We hear of the ministry of Saint Peter and Saint John, of the martyrdom of Saint Stephen, of the conversion of Saint Paul. As with the beginning of any effort, there are always struggles and difficulties. One of the difficulties the early Church faced was unity in the midst of a rapidly burgeoning community. People were being drawn by the preaching of the Apostles from all sorts of ways of life, geographical locations and previous experience. This led the Church to having to deal with the need to bring unity out of so much diversity. This need for unity was something that Saint Paul took seriously and preached tirelessly. At the beginning of one of his earliest letters, Saint Paul already began to stress the need for unity in the church. He urged: I appeal to you, brothers and sisters, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you be in agreement and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be united in the same mind and the same purpose (1 Corinthians 1:10). Saint Paul also encourages the people of Ephesus to make every effort to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace (Ephesians 4:3). He tells the people of Philippi to stand firm in one spirit, striving side by side with one mind for the faith of the gospel (Philippians 1:27). Saint Paul uses the great analogy of the body to describe the unity that should characterize the Church. Though we are many, we are one body in Christ, and individually we are members one of another (Romans 12:5). This unity does not mean that we are all the same, instead, as in one body we have many members, and not all the members have the same function, so we, who are many, are one body (Romans 12:4-5). In fact, the Holy Spirit recognizes and wants this beautiful diversity of members and we have gifts that differ according to the grace given to us (Romans 12:6). This diversity of members and of gifts does not threaten the unity of the Church so long as we remember that we are all children of God through faith (Galatians 3:26). We become children of God in baptism. In baptism we become members of the household of God (Ephesians 2:19). We are joined together and grow into a holy temple in the Lord (Ephesians 2:21). By sharing in the same baptism and believing that there is one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of all then our unity is assured (Ephesians 4:5-6). By holding firm to the Faith we have received we build up the Church in love (cf. Ephesians 4:16). This unity of faith and baptism binds us together so strongly that there is no longer Jew or Greek, there is no longer slave or free, there is no longer male and female (Galatians 2:28). This does not mean that our differences are obliterated, but that there is something even more powerful that holds us together in one Church and what holds us together is that all of us are one in Christ Jesus (Galatians 2:28). (This is a part of a series on St. Paul that will appear in the bulletin over the course of this year.) Annual Spring Salad Supper Thursday, April 23 ~ 6:30pm ~ Sponsored by St. Mary s Christian Women Featured Speaker, Amy Lovell,Executive Director of REDgen, a community action group with a mission to promote a healthy generation of youth & families Bring your best girlfriends and join us for a fun evening of spring salads, wine and door prizes! You will need to bring your favorite salad! (pasta, chicken, bean, seafood, Jello, spinach, tossed ) Wine, Soda, & coffee are included Please return this portion with your reservation & payment; Sorry no walk-ins Number of persons $10 each = $ Please make checks payable to St. Mary s Christian Women Your Name Phone number SEATING LIMITED, RSVP by April 17! Send payment to: St. Mary's Parish, 1260 Church Street, Elm Grove, WI We are happy to reserve a table of 8 for you! Please include their names and include payment for everyone to guarantee your reservation.

4 4 SUNDAY OF DIVINE MERCY Monday: Classes Resume Mr. Newman; 8:00-8:45am,+ Band (Gr. 4-8); 2:45-5:30pm, SC Home & School Mtg; 6:30pm, ASC Tuesday: ITBS Begins 8am All School Mass Band (Gr. 4-8); 2:45-5:30pm, SC Girl Scout Troop #4727 Mtg; 2:45pm, SR Wednesday: Girl Scout Troop #8971 Mtg; 2:45pm, SR Band (Gr. 4-8); 2:45-6pm, SC Thursday: Girl Scout Parent Mtg; 7:30pm, SC Friday: 8am All School Mass Girl Scout Troop #4398 Mtg; 2:45pm, SR Readings for the Week of April 12th: Sunday: Acts 4:32-35/1 Jn 5:1-6/Jn 20:19-31 Monday: Acts 4:23-31/Jn 3:1-8 Tuesday: Acts 4:32-37/Jn 3:7b-15 Wednesday: Acts 5:17-26/Jn 3:16-21 Thursday: Acts 5:27-33/Jn 3:31-36 Friday: Acts 5:34-42/Jn 6:1-15 Saturday: Acts 6:1-7/Jn 6:16-21 Next Sunday: Acts 3:13-15, 17-19/1 Jn 2:1-5a/Lk 24:35-48 Liturgical Publications Inc Please Pray with Us On the Feast of Divine Mercy Sunday, April 12th from 3 to 4pm Prayers will include The Chaplet of Divine Mercy Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament Please join us to pray for our world which so desperately is in need of God's Mercy. Sunday (4/12): Feed The Hungry Sunday New Beginnings Mtg; 1:30pm, SC YDisciple; 4:30pm, Attic Family Rosary; 5pm,+ Monday: Thrift Shop Open; 9am-4pm Mary's Angels Children's Choir (Age 6-11) Rehearsal; 4:15pm,+ Musicâ Oramus (Age 12 and up) Rehearsal; 5:45-6:45pm,+ Visitation Choir Rehearsal (Age 12 and up); 7-8pm,+ Tuesday: Thrift Shop Open; 9am-4pm Opus Dei Morning of Recollection & Confession - All Are Welcome; 9am,+ Staff Mtg; 10:30am, Atrium Library Arise - Parish Mission; 7pm,+ Wednesday: Arise - Parish Mission, 7pm,+ Thursday: Parish Nurse; 8:30-10am, Usher's Room Thrift Shop Open; 9am-7pm Catechesis of the Good Shepherd; 3:15-5pm, SC Cantor Rehearsal; 5:30pm,+ Friday: Thrift Shop Open; 9am-4pm Kiwanis Golden K of EG. Coffee served until 9:30am mtg; SC (Visitors are Welcome) Holy Dusters; 11am,+ Reconciliation; 2-5pm,+ Musicâ Oramus (Age 12 and up) Rehearsal; 5-6pm,+ Monte Carlo Night - Fairview South; G Saturday: AA Meeting; 7-8am, SC Reconciliation; 8:45-9:15am,+ Cantor Rehearsal; 9am,+ Thrift Shop Open; 9am - noon Arise - Parish Mission; 7pm,+ Sunday (4/19): YDisciple; 4:30pm, Attic Location Key: Church (+), Senior Center (SC), Cafeteria (CA), Scout Room (SR), Gym (G), School Art Room (AR), School Library (L), School Classrooms (S), After School Care Room (ASC), Music Room (MR), Parish Office (P), Atrium (Atrium), Youth Center - The Attic (A) Weekday Ministers ~ The Week of April 12th Server Sacristan Lector Kevin and Greg Eberle Jack Morien Sr. Dorothy Eucharistic Ministers Jack Morien and Sr. Dorothy Catholic Formation Notes Revolution-Teens on Fire for Jesus! Teens who are hungry for Jesus asked me to gather and read Scripture together. Please join us to read the gospels using Lectio Divina starting April 21st, in the Attic from 7-9pm. For further information, go to lectio-divina.org. Please Keep our First Communicants in Your Prayers! They will receive Jesus; body, blood, soul & divinity on May 3rd at 1:30pm. There are 50 shining lights of Jesus Christ receiving Him. Please Keep our Teens Preparing for Confirmation in Your Prayers! Our Confirmation celebration is on Friday, May 8th, at 7pm. Father Peter will be Confirming 62 SMV teens.

5 APRIL 12, St. Mary s Thrift Shop April Feast Day Specials April 21: St. Anselm (Doctor of the Church): 50% off all religious books April 25: St. Mark the Evangelist: 50% off all bibles and bible study books. Our Parish Nurse, Claire Witek Our new Parish Nurse will be serving our parish community on a continuous basis, offering a wellness clinic twice monthly. Our nurse is sponsored by St. Camillus Home Health Services and her services are complimentary to SMV parishioners. Through education, counseling, visits, health screenings, referrals and advocacy, the Parish Nurse will assist parishioners in leading a healthier lifestyle. Some of the services provided include: Health Screenings (ie. blood pressure checks), Health Education, Medication Management, Community Resource Coordination, Flu Clinics and Health Related Presentations. Our Parish Nurse will be available on the following dates, from 8:30 10am in her office on the south end of the west vestibule: April 16 and 28 May 14 and 26 June 11 and 23 July 7 and 21 August 4 and 18 Adoration Chapel April 12th is Divine Mercy Sunday. This feast was inaugurated by Pope St. John Paul II who was especially close to Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament. Each of us, our families, our country, our world are all in need of God's mercy...and He, in His great love, showers it on us. Intercede with all the saints to help us put our trust in Jesus, appreciate His Divine Mercy, and bring us closer to Him in the Blessed Sacrament in the St. Mary's Perpetual Adoration Chapel. Our Lord gave St. Maria Faustina a powerful prayer that He wanted everyone to say--the Chaplet of Divine Mercy. He told St. Faustina that He desired to grant unimaginable graces to those souls who trust in His mercy and "through the Chaplet you will obtain everything, if what you ask for is compatible with My will." Brochures entitled "Divine Mercy Novena and Chaplet" are available in the vestibule of the Adoration Chapel. Help yourself and share with your friends. We Need Coverage: Sundays 1-2 am Call Colleen Schwarz, Mondays, noon-1 pm Call Mary Rhomberg, Saturdays 2-3 pm Call Nancy Frazer, Saturdays, (alternate weeks) 7-8 pm " " Kudos To Our Kids Emma Kaczynski represented SMV at the National Geographic Wisconsin State Bee on Friday, March 27th, in Madison. Only 123 students made it to this state Geo Bee. In the Preliminary Rounds, where the students broke out into rooms of 20, Emma competed in 9 rounds (including a practice round) and answered 7 out of 9 questions correctly. Three students from Emma's room made it into the Top 10 Final Competition. One of the three finished 3rd in state. Great job, Emma! St. Mary's Visitation 2015 Vacation Bible School Monday through Friday, June am to noon in the Parish Atrium Teens and adults are needed to be leaders. Teens required to submit service hours, this is a great opportunity for you! 7th & 8th grade (fall 2015) students are needed to assist. 6th grade volunteers must be paired with an Adult volunteer. 7th & 8th grade volunteers will be paired with a teen or Adult. Teens and Adult volunteers are required for each activity or craft offered. VBS coordinator - adults who are really good at organizing big events. If you are interested in helping, please contact me! Elizabeth Harrison, Please go to our SMV web page to register your child for VBS 2015! Children who will be entering K4-4th grade in the fall are invited to attend. Missionary Speaker & Collection ~ April 25 & 26 Sr. Miguel Conway BVM, affectionately known as Madre, from the Working Boys Center - A Family of Families in Quito, Ecuador will be in town to speak with St. Mary s Visitation parishioners about her missionary work the weekend of April 25 and 26. Madre, whose story is inspirational, serves as co-director of this Catholic Jesuit apostolate which celebrated its 50th anniversary of moving their member families from poverty to prosperity in SMV parishioner Jim Parks recently led his 9th annual minga housebuilding trip to the Center with a group of local area volunteers. We will have envelopes in the pews next weekend for you to take home. The weekend of April 25 & 26, we will have a second collection in support of the Center. After that, you may send a check to the Parish Office. We ask that you clearly mark your donation as the Mission Appeal. Your generosity is appreciated.

6 Wisconsin Taxpayers Get New Tuition Tax Deduction The Wisconsin Council of Religious and Independent Schools is reminding Catholic school families about a new tuition tax deduction that will provide $30 million in relief to Wisconsin taxpayers if they remember to use it when filing their taxes. Under the new deduction, taxpayers can subtract eligible private school tuition and book fees from their income. It allows up to $4,000 per pupil in grades K-8, and up to $10,000 per pupil in grades The tax deduction was adopted by the legislature as part of its state budget. Taxpayers can take advantage of it for the first time this year when filing their 2014 taxes, which are due 4/15. Visit for more information. Milwaukee Archdiocese Council of Catholic Women Convention (MACCW) Be The Voice of Catholic Women, Celebrating 95 Years in Song and Prayer All are welcome to join us at the Archbishop Cousins Catholic Center. We are saving a place for you! Join us on Friday April 17, at 5pm for a social hour followed by a Banquet and entertainment by the dynamic duo Groovy. Cost for Friday is $30 and includes beverages/appetizers, the banquet and entertainment. Scholarships will be awarded. Saturday begins at 8am with registration and continental breakfast. Saturday morning s speakers are Anna and Nancy who invite you to their Be Love tour. Mass with Bishop Sklba follows. In the afternoon Fr. Joe Rodrigues will present his theme The Divine Voice in Women of Faith. Cost for Saturday is $30 and includes lunch and materials or $55 for both days a savings of $5! Vendors will be present both days and opportunities to win door prizes. Make checks payable to MACCW and send to P.O. Box 259, Muskego, WI Registration forms are available at under events or call Jean See the Seminary, ( 3257 S. Lake Dr.) ~ Sunday, April 26 ~ 11am Mass, Noon to 2pm Tours Saint Francis de Sales Seminary is opening its doors this spring to all who wish to meet our seminarians and see this beautiful, historic Catholic icon and its picturesque setting. Bring your family and friends! April 26 is World Day of Prayer for Vocations. Join us at the Seminary as we pray that more men will answer the call to the priesthood. Go to for more details. De Sales Days Seminary Summer Camps Check out our complete schedule of middle school, high school and young adult camps under the events tab at Mass, Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, confessions, discernment talks, sports, recreation, service, fellowship, and discussion for young men discerning God s call. For more information, contact Carla Dal Santo in the Vocation Office at or cdalsanto@sfs.edu. MIDDLE SCHOOL HIGH SCHOOL YOUNG ADULT June 27 June 21 June 24 August 2 August 5 July 19 July 22 July 19 July 22 de Chantal Society for Women ~ Wednesday, May 20 from 7 9pm or Thursday, May 21 from 9 11am Who among us doesn t need an hour of peace and quiet? We invite you to take a short respite that promises silence, prayer and spiritual formation.time for YOU. The de Chantal Society is a group of women that are passionate about supporting vocations, families and their own relationship with God. We gather a few times per year in the peace of Saint Francis de Sales Seminary, (3257 S. Lake Shore Dr.), for Eucharistic adoration, formation and benediction. Our May gathering will be led by Father Tim Kitzke. Please join us for whichever time works best for you. At our May gathering, registrations will be opened for our fall de Chantal Retreat. RSVP to newheartnewspirit@sfs.edu, or Bring a friend! Volunteer Today Touch Lives with More Heart in Your Hands at St. Camillus Continuing Care Retirement Community A Sampling of Volunteer Opportunities Available: Companionship for the Dying program: provides the reassuring presence of a volunteer Pet therapy (lap dog needed) Entertainment transporter transport residents from skilled and assisted living to entertainment programs Mass transporter transport residents to Mass on weekdays Deliver and read mail to residents in skilled and assisted living (visually impaired residents) Thrift Shop For more information, please contact Krista Simko at St. Camillus is located in Wauwatosa at W. Wisconsin Ave. Nominate a Woman of Faith The Sisters of the Divine Savior are accepting nominations for their 2015 Woman of Faith Award now through May 22. The award honors a woman whose Gospel-inspired service enriches the lives of people in need. The award will be presented at the 15th annual Woman of Faith reception in September in Milwaukee. Learn more at or call the SDS Mission Advancement Office at