Mission Statement MAY 24, PARISH ADMINISTRATION Parish Office Liturgy & Music Christian Formation

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1 PARISH ADMINISTRATION Parish Office Administrator...Rev. Peter Berger Assisting Priest... Rev. David Filut Deacon...Charles Kustner Deacon... Richard Piontek Deacon... Dick Niggemann Business Administrators... Peters Nora Mihm Building & Grounds Supervisor... Dave Foti Parish Secretary... Kathy Janusz Human Concerns Coordinator...Mary Sue Protz Administrative Assistant... Chris Kinzy Trustee... Gordon Giampietro Trustee...Ignatius Smetek Parish Council Chairman... Howard Pryor Thrift Shop Fax Liturgy & Music Director of Music...Julie Cucunato Administrative Assistant... Jenny Dascoli Christian Formation ST. MARY S VISITATION PARISH 1260 CHURCH STREET ELM GROVE, WISCONSIN PENTECOST MAY 24, 2015 Mission Statement United in faith, we live as a prayerful people under the guidance of the Holy Spirit, called to share our gifts through Christian stewardship in our church and world communities. The visible sign of our lifelong commitment is our dedication to worship, education, and service in the Roman Catholic Tradition. Co-directors of Christian Formation Middle School, Adult & Family Ministry...Josh Dieterich jdieterich@stmaryeg.org... Child & Youth Ministry... Elizabeth Harrison eharrison@stmaryeg.org... School Principal... Mary Tretow mtretow@stmaryeg.org Secretary... Kris Dries kdries@stmaryeg.org MASSES Sunday... 7:30 am, 9:00 am, 11:00 am Anticipated Mass... 5:00 pm (Saturday) Monday thru Friday... 6:30 am Tuesday and Friday, school days only... 8:00 am Saturday... 8:00 am RECONCILIATION First Thursday of the month 6:00 pm - 6:45 pm Friday 2:00pm - 5:00 pm Saturday 8:45 am - 9:15 am Please check the weekly bulletin for changes to this schedule. Seasonal Quad Parish Reconciliation Services are listed in the bulletin. HOLY DAYS Mary Mother of God...January I Assumption... August 15 All Saints... November I Immaculate Conception... December 8 Christmas... December 25 Mass schedules for Holy Days are announced in the bulletin.

2 2 ST. MARY S VISITATION PARISH Bone Marrow Drive Thursday, May 28 th ~ 3:30 to 6pm Mass Intentions Monday, May 25, Saint Mary Magdalene de Pazzi, virgin 8:00 am John and James O Neil Sacrament of the Sick available after Mass Tuesday, May 26, Saint Philip Neri, Priest 6:30 am The Schaefer Family 8:00 am Richard Rech Wednesday, May 27, Saint Augustine of Canterbury, Bishop 6:30 am George Rohde Thursday, May 28, Weekday 6:30 am Gene Schmit Friday, May 29, Weekday 6:30 am Intentions of the King Family 9:00 am SMV Graduates Saturday, May 30, Blessed Virgin Mary on Saturday 8:00 am Special Intention 5:00 pm Harold Berghauer Sunday, May 31, The Most Holy Trinity 7:30 am Parishioners 9:00 am John H. Steigerwald 11:00 am John Valenti Please Note: On Memorial Day, Monday, May 25th, We will celebrate one Mass at 8:00am. The Parish Offices are closed. Summer Mass Schedule There will be no 8:00am Mass during the summer months of June, July and August. Summer Weekday Mass Schedule Wednesday, June 10 th thru Monday, August 31 st 6:30 am Monday thru Friday 8:00 am Saturday 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 8:00am Mass on Friday, May 29 th There is a 9:00am Mass on Friday, May 29 th Who: Ages What: You will be donating 4 cheek cell cotton swabs and filling out consent forms in order to join the national bone marrow registry through Be The Match. Where: Wauwatosa West High School, W. Center St. Go through the main entrance and posted signs will lead you to the drive. Why: To graciously open yourself up to the possibility of being matched to a person in need of a bone marrow transplant. If you are matched to someone in need (between the time when you register and age 61), then you will be given the unique opportunity to give him or her a second chance at life. For more information, please Sara Steybe at steybesa2015@wauwatosa.k12.wi.us or visit the Be The Match website at bethematch.org/. Our Parish Nurse, Claire Witek Our Parish Nurse offers a wellness clinic twice monthly. She 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. She is available on the following dates, from 8:30 10am in her office on the south end of the west vestibule: May 26 * June 11 & 23 July 7 & 21 * August 4 & 18 Trustee Nominations In accordance with Wisconsin State Law, each parish has two lay trustees - the Trustee Secretary and Trustee Treasurer. They serve as the legal Board for the parish along with the pastor (Administrator), the Archbishop and the Vicar General of the Archdiocese. Each lay trustee serves a two year term, which is renewable. Our current trustees are Mr. Ignatius Smetek (Secretary) and Mr. Gordon Giampietro (Treasurer). Fr. Peter has nominated Mr. Gordon Giampietro as Trustee Secretary for a renewal of term beginning July 1, 2015 and ending June 30, The parish charter also allows any practicing baptized and confirmed Catholic member of the parish, at least 25 years old, to be nominated in writing by ten or more parish members. Nominations need to be received in the parish offices by Saturday, May 30, 2015.

3 3 Postings from Fr. Peter Archdiocesan Planning Process IV Over the past few weeks we have been examining the Archdiocesan Planning Process, the resulting 2020 Plan and how that will affect St. Mary s Visitation Parish. As I mentioned last weekend, the 2020 Plan calls for St. Mary s and St. Joseph Parish in Wauwatosa to be clustered together and served by one priest. We do not know the exact timing of this, but most likely it will unfold over the next two to five years. This reduction in priestly presence from one full-time priest to one half-time priest at St. Mary s will, obviously, mean some initial changes in what priests can do. This is not something that only I will face, nor that only St. Mary s or St. Joe s will face, it is something that will be unfolding throughout the Archdiocese at around the same time. Looking ahead then, it means that there will be some changes that Catholics will have to start to get used to as they interact with their priests and I wanted to take a few moments to lay out some of what those changes may look like while we are embarking on a new model of parish relationships as well as the way priests minister in those parishes. While we cannot fully know what that will look like there are some things we can anticipate as we move forward. The most important change that we will need to face is simply a result of one priest being shared by two parishes. This means that the priest will have to be selective as to where he spends his time and energy and what he is involved with and what he cannot be involved with. While we like the priest to be present for as much as possible, it will have to be kept in mind that he is also being shared with another parish which also has its specific needs and requirements. It is hard to anticipate what this will look like fully, but it means, most likely, that the priest will have to say no to things that in the past he was able to say yes to. It will be imperative for the priest to view all that needs to be done and to choose to invest in what is clearly the role of the priest, what is most likely to produce the most fruit and what is the most important demand in that moment. Due to the fact that the priest will have to be discerning and selective of what he is able to commit to, it also means a corresponding understanding on the part of parishioners. Just because a priest has to decline an invitation or cannot be present for something does not mean that he is uninterested, or finds it unimportant it does mean, however, that he is trying to give what he can to things that he must do, either because of the nature of what must be done (i.e., things only a priest can do) or the pressing nature of something else (such as a funeral or attending a person who is dying). This will require both parishioners, as well as the priest, to rely on the work of the Parish Staff to handle things which, perhaps in the past, were handled by the priest. As the transition unfolds for one priest to serve both St. Mary s and St. Joseph s what things will look like will become more clear and more concrete, however, it s good to think, even now, of the nature of the priesthood and what a priest is called to do and to understand when he has to choose between needs and wants. There is always trepidation and nervousness in going into change and, thankfully, we ll be given notice of when this change will take place and continue to talk about it as it gets closer and, hopefully, while the changes will be real and some may require a period of adjustment, we can approach these plans and changes with a spirit of hope and in looking forward to the new things that the Holy Spirit will bring about in and through the Archdiocesan Planning Process. St. Mary s Seniors Our next meeting is Monday, June 1st. Claire Witek, SMV Parish Nurse, will give a short presentation on what she does as a Wellness Nurse. In addition, a physical therapist will talk about safety in the home and perform balance testing. We gather around noon, with cake and coffee served at 12:30. The program begins at 1pm. Everyone is welcome...please bring a friend. Call Dan or Dawn Matthews if you have any questions at R is for Retirement Mrs. Anne Guerino is retiring after guiding St. Mary's K4 students for 22 years. All present & past school parents, alumni and past students of Mrs. Guerino are invited to stop by The Back Room of O'Donoghue's Irish Pub, on Thursday, June 11 between 6 and 11pm to wish her well as she begins her next adventure. Hosted by Friends of Anne Guerino

4 4 PENTECOST Monday: No School Tuesday: 8am All School Mass Girl Scout Troop #8971 Mtg; 2:45pm, SR Band (Gr. 4-8); 2:45-5:30pm, SC Wednesday: 5:11 $1 T-shirt Day Band (Gr. 4-8); 2:45-6pm, SC Thursday: Gr. 8 Parents/Graduates Social; 6:30pm, Atrium Gr. 8 Dance; 7pm, CA Friday: Graduation Breakfast; 7:45am, CA 9am All School Mass Honors Assembly; 10am, G Gr. 8 Graduation; 7pm,+ Sunday: Athletic Banquet; 5:30pm, Atrium Readings for the Week of May 24th: Sunday: Vigil: Gn 11:1-9 or Ex 19:3-8a, 16-20b or Ez 37:1-14 or Jl 3:1-5/Rom 8:22-27/Jn 7:37-39 Ext. Vigil: Gn 11:1-9/Ex 19:3-8a, 16-20b/Ez 37:1-14/Jl 3:1-5/ Rom 8:22-27/Jn 7:37-39 Day: Acts 2:1-11/Gal 5:16-25 or 1 Cor 12:3b-7, 12-13/ Jn 15:26-27; 16:12-15 or Jn 20:19-23 Monday: Sir 17:20-24/Mk 10:17-27 Tuesday: Sir 35:1-12/Mk 10:28-31 Wednesday: Sir 36:1, 4-5a, 10-17/Mk 10:32-45 Thursday: Sir 42:15-25/Mk 10:46-52 Friday: Sir 44:1, 9-13/Mk 11:11-26 Saturday: Sir 51:12cd-20/Mk 11:27-33 Next Sunday: Dt 4:32-34, 39-40/Rom 8:14-17/Mt 28:16-20 In your charity and prayers, please remember the souls of those who have recently died and their families. Reverend Robert John Berghammer Thomas Wisniewski William Klapperich, father of Kraig Klapperich Sunday (5/24): Kitchen Walk Tickets on Sale After All Masses Monday: Thrift Shop is Closed Mary's Angels Children's Choir (Age 6-11) Rehearsal; 4:15pm,+ Musicâ Oramus (Age 12 and up) Rehearsal; 5:45-6:45pm,+ Tuesday: Parish Nurse; 8:30-10am, West Vestibule Thrift Shop Open; 9am-4pm Staff Luncheon; 12:30pm, Atrium Lolek - Young Adults; 7pm,+ & Atrium Thursday: Thrift Shop Open; 9am-7pm Cantor Rehearsal; 5:30pm,+ Reconciliation; 6:00-6:45pm,+ Friday: Thrift Shop Open; 9am-4pm Kiwanis Golden K of EG. Coffee served until 9:30am mtg. with Elaine Nap - Theater Manager on Theaters from Ushers to Stars; SC (Visitors are Welcome) Holy Dusters; 11am,+ Reconciliation; 2-5pm,+ Musicâ Oramus (Age 12 and up) Rehearsal; 5-6pm,+ Saturday: AA Meeting; 7-8am, SC Reconciliation; 8:45-9:15am,+ Cantor Rehearsal; 9am,+ Thrift Shop Open; 9am - noon Sunday (5/31): Kitchen Walk Tickets on Sale After All Masses Hospitality Sunday 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) Wedding Banns I Jeffrey Voyer and Shelly Bersch II Nicholas Harmon and Mary Stich II Eric Reigle and Patricia Kennedy Congratulations High School Graduates 2015! St. Mary s Visitation Parish invites you to a donut & coffee celebration on Sunday, May 31 st after all Masses! "Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. Matthew 7:7 We applaud your hard work and thank God for allowing us the honor to share in your faith journey. With a humble heart, may you extend your faith in all you are called to and wherever you might be. St. Mary s Visitation is your home parish no matter where you are in life. We will pray for you at this time of transition and ask that you send us your prayer requests. Prayer requests can be submitted via eharrison@stmaryeg.org or text number May 31st is traditionally the feast of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, when our Lady went to visit her cousin Elizabeth. This is the feast day of St. Mary Visitation Parish. We will celebrate our Feast Day with the graduates.

5 MAY 24, Weekday Ministers ~ The Week of May 24th Server Sacristan Lector Jack Elwell Bob and Rita Lorenz Jerry Shimek Eucharistic Ministers Arlene Sarnowski and Ron Szymanski May 26: St. Mary s Thrift Shop Time to Check Out Our New CLEARANCE CORNER! Enjoy 20-50% off our already low prices all month long on blue tagged items! Memorial Day Commemoration 20% off for all veterans. Visit our NEW Thrift Shop website: (click on the SERVE WITH US link and scroll down to THRIFT SHOP) for all sorts of info on our store, our merchandise, donations, volunteer opportunities, & sale updates! Adoration Chapel On the feast of Pentecost which we celebrate this weekend, we commemorate the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles. The Holy Spirit is with us all days and all ways. Don't forget to call on Him for help and give thanks to Him for all His blessings. Pentecost marks the official end of the Easter season; however, prayer is always in season--and each of us has many reasons for praying! "Prayer is the key that opens the heart of God," according to St. Padre Pio. What better place to use this key and open your heart to God than in the St. Mary's Perpetual Adoration Chapel? Monday, May 25th is Memorial Day. Plan now to attend Mass (8:00am) and visit the Adoration Chapel to pray for the souls of all the servicemen and women who have given their lives for us. May they enjoy their eternal reward in heaven as we enjoy living in this country in the freedom which they earned for us. Let us give thanks to God for His Son who died to save us and for all the members of the Armed Forces who died to save our country We Need Coverage: Sundays 1-2 am Call Colleen Schwarz, Mondays 3-4 am Call Mary Rhomberg, Fridays 5-6 pm Call Kathy Stapleton, Saturdays 2-3 pm Call Nancy Frazer, Saturdays, (alternate weeks) 7-8 pm " " Calling All Gardeners! "Many hands make light work," so the saying goes. St. Mary's Parish volunteer gardeners welcome anyone interested in helping to spruce up our beautiful parish grounds and prepare them for the coming season. On Saturday, May 30th from 9-noon, the gardeners will be busy cleaning up the grounds from the long winter, edging and enhancing the soil. Then on Saturday, June 6th, the gardeners will gather again from 8:30am-11:30am for planting and mulching. If you can help, even for just part of the time, please Dave Foti, dfoti@stmaryeg.org or call the Parish Office, St. Mary's Visitation School is Currently Looking for a Part-time K3 Teacher for the School Year. This is a 5 mornings a week position. The ideal candidate will be a practicing Catholic who is creative and enthusiastic about early childhood. Candidate must have the appropriate Wisconsin teaching license in early childhood. Please call Mrs. Mary Tretow, Principal, at the school office for more details, !! Way To Go SMV!! Congratulations to St. Mary's junior high students for an outstanding effort at the recent Archdiocese of Milwaukee's Faith-a-thon Competition. In the B Division, St. Mary's 7th grade "Faithful Froggies" took second place and the 6th grade "BeatiDudes" took third. In the A Division, St. Mary's 8th grade "Peaches Preaches" team took first place, "Holy Toasters" took second place and "Catholic Cool Cats" took third place. Faith-a-thon consists of a series of games testing young people's knowledge of the Catholic faith, including scripture, doctrine, the commandments, sacraments and church history. SMV Junior High Theology teacher, Gary Newman, said, "A great time was had by all and our student's sportsmanship and representation of our parish school was stellar!" Way to go SMV!

6 St. Mary's Visitation 2015 Vacation Bible School Monday through Friday, June am to noon in the Parish Atrium Please go to our SMV web page to register your child for VBS 2015! Forms are also available in the parish office. Children entering K4-4 th grade in the fall are invited to attend. Energetic, God and child loving adults, teens, 7th & 8th graders are needed for volunteers! Please sign up today! Please sign up via this link: St. Ben's Main Meal and Server Volunteers for June 2nd. If you are cooking and/or serving, please be at St. Ben's by 4:45pm. If you are cooking only, please drop off your casserole at St. Mary's parking lot between 4:00 and 4:15. Please be prompt!!! Thank you. Name Cook Serve-# Name Cook Serve-# Name Cook Serve-# A. Anselment No Yes-2 A. Azpell No Yes-2 M. Barczak Yes M. Dries Yes K. Eberle Yes K. Eberle No Yes-1 P. Eberle No Yes-1 P. Fleming Yes S. Graff No Yes-2 M. Hoeft Yes M. Hornak Yes M. Kennedy Yes G. Kolb Yes T. Kowalkowski Yes F. Lavin Yes J. Morien Yes Yes-1 L. Mulhaney Yes A. Parks No Yes-1 P. Payleitner No Yes-1 M. Skwierawski Yes Yes-2 K. Stapleton Yes Yes-1 V. Tronca No Yes-1 D. Verhaalen Yes Ham and cheese will be delivered on Saturday May 30th. Deliverers: P. Dyer E. Swentkofske M. Troglia