FIFTH SUNDAY OF EASTER APRIL 29, Monroe Street West Bend (Barton), WI (262)

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1 FIFTH SUNDAY OF EASTER APRIL 29, Monroe Street West Bend (Barton), WI (262) Living God s Kingdom by welcoming His people through action, word and prayer. Congratulations to our First Communicants Vincent Adornato Carson Albert Brianna Baehring Landon Becker Edward Bruckert Kristina Davidson Kali Fry Olivia Gurrola Colton Lepak Sophia Peek Alyssa Quintero Katelynn Reichert Joshua Sabec

2 From Father Nathan Reesman, Pastor Dear Friends at Saint Mary s Immaculate Conception Parish and Saint Frances Cabrini Parish: Praised be Jesus Christ! In addition to all the other pulpit updates I have been offering of late, I will offer a few more updates on additional topics here: Holy Habits Challenge Finish Line: This weekend we of icially end the monthly roll out of Catholic habits that began way back in September. What a run it has been! I have been so grati ied to hear the favorable reactions from so many of you over this formation exercise. My hope now is that we keep the habits going which is always the hardest part. The entire Holy Habits Challenge was created as part of my Mundelein homework to be an experiment for analysis; for research purposes, we did not explain this back in the Fall. Surprise! Now that we have run the experiment in full, I will begin typing my thesis paper based on the Holy Habits Challenge with the hope of having it completed and defended by late this coming Fall. With that I will be inished with my studies. This Tuesday, May 1 st is my last formal class day with the program bringing to an end two years of driving to Illinois for weekly classes and papers. I want to offer my thanks to everyone who helped me create the Holy Habits Challenge, to all those who helped implement it, to all of my sample group members, to all the catechists and teachers who did great things with it this past year, and to all of you for Readings for the Week of April 29, 2018 Sun: Mon: Acts 9:26-31/Ps 22:26-27, 28, 30, [26a]/1 Jn 3:18-24/Jn 15:1-8 Acts 14:5-18/Ps 115:1-2, 3-4, [1ab]/ Jn 14:21-26 Tues: Acts 14:19-28/Ps 145:10-11, 12-13ab, 21 [cf. 12]/ Jn 14:27-31a Wed: Acts 15:1-6/Ps 122:1-2, 3-4ab, 4cd-5 [cf. 1]/ Jn 15:1-8 Thurs: 1 Cor 15:1-8/Ps 19:2-3, 4-5 [5]/Jn 14:6-14 Fri: Acts 15:22-31/Ps 57:8-9, 10 and 12 [10a]/ Jn 15:12-17 Sat: Acts 16:1-10/Ps 100:1b-2, 3, 5/Jn 15:18-21 Sun: Acts 10:25-26, 34-35, 44-48/Ps 98:1, 2-3, 3-4 [cf. 2b]/1 Jn 4:7-10/Jn 15:9-17 taking up the challenge. On to the next great formation endeavor! The Next Great Formation Endeavor: More details on this will be emerging in the weeks and months ahead, but essentially Saint Frances Cabrini is moving to a whole family based catechetical formation model which is becoming more widely used in parishes. We will be the irst of the West Bend parishes to try it out. The kernel of the model is the creation of programming that educates whole families together as much as possible rather than targeting age-speci ic groups in isolation which is what we have been doing for decades now. This will be more easily explained when you see it in action. One component of this new model will mean a slight change to our Sunday morning Mass schedule at Saint Frances Cabrini to allow for more adult education and family education time earlier in the day. We anticipate this all taking effect Labor Day weekend; between now and then please watch for more details. Staff Changes: With two parishes of our size and structure we are always experiencing some staff changes. This Spring has been more active than usual on this front for various reasons. I want to brie ly mention some of the changes here. You are already aware of the change of Associate Pastors. In addition to that, both parishes have recently hired a shared Community Life Coordinator to help oversee our volunteer opportunities and our community building events (chili suppers, for example). (Continued on page 4) Stewardship of Treasure Through April 22, 2018 Actual Required Over/(Under) Weekly $ 12,396 $ 10,000 $ 2,396,, YTD $ 458,190 $ 438,741 $ 19,449 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Interior Renovation Campaign Through April 22, 2018 Total Pledged to Date $ 394,862 Total Received to Date $ 339,130 Campaign Goal $ 375,000 2 Saint Mary s Immaculate Conception West Bend, WI

3 Mon. 4/30 Tues. 5/1 Wed. 5/2 Thurs. 5/3 Fri. 5/4 Sun. 5/6 Mass Intentions 6:15am People of Saint Mary s Parish 6:15am +Matt & +Mary Klein 6:15am +Norman Kutz 6:15am People of Saint Mary s Parish 6:15am Holy Souls in Purgatory 7:30am +Allan & +Leona Batzler 9:30am +Kenneth & +Marcella Vass 1:00pm +Ruben Padilla-Castan eda Rosary to End Abortion Planned Parenthood on Shepherds Drive Every Wednesday at 6:00 pm We are looking for volunteers to ill openings on the Parish Council. Please contact the Parish Of ice if you are interested or for more information. NOW HIRING Saint Frances Cabrini Parish Youth Discipleship Leader We are seeking a dynamic and on- ire Catholic to join our formation team. We are looking to hire a Youth Discipleship Leader to assist in the support and coordination of our expanding Catholic Formation program. See the parish website for the full posting and for contact information. The position is 25 hours a week and includes at least one night a week and most Sunday mornings. See the SFC parish website for details and how to apply. Con irmation Class Religious Education Sun., May 6th, 4:00-5:00pm Practice for Sponsors and Candidates S aint Frances Cabrini Church Fri., May 18th, 7:00pm Con irmation Mass Saint Frances Cabrini Church Mary May Crowning Saint Mary s will be having May Crowning on Sunday, May 13th after the 9:30am Mass. We will process from church to the Mary Grotto after Mass for a short prayer service. If you would like to bring cut lowers or bedding lowers such as pink, purple and white petunias, snap dragons or large geraniums to present to Mary that would be greatly appreciated but not necessary. Bedding lowers, that are received, will be planted around the Saint Mary s grounds for summer. Any questions, please contact the parish of ice. Franciscan Peacemakers Saint Mary s Human Concerns will be making lunches for Franciscan Peacemakers on Tuesday, May 15 at 10:00am in the school lunch room. Franciscan Peacemakers distribute bag lunches to women, men and children engaged in prostitution due to trauma, human sex traf icking and drug addiction to help them ind a healing pathway to a sustainable, healthy, safe, and productive life. Call or Terri Schiller to help make lunches or bake cookies for the lunches: or tschiller@charter.net. Evening Prayer Tuesdays 6pm-6:15pm Confessions Tuesdays 5:30pm-6:30pm Saint Frances Cabrini Church Confessions & Adoration Thursdays 5:30pm-6:30pm Saint Mary s Church Fifth Sunday of Easter April 29,

4 (From page 2) We were blessed to hire Jan Kolb for this role who is no stranger to our parish communities given her family s long history of involvement here. She will be introducing herself at all the Masses in about a month. We have also reorganized the Catholic Formation Staff for our new formation model. Katie Schaitberger will now be serving as overall director of formation for both parishes, relinquishing some of her other duties now to Jan Kolb. Working with her is a new full time associate director of formation, Emily Comfort. Emily will start of icially in June. Mary Abel continues as overseer of the Saint Mary s elementary and high school formation programs. Kollin Petrie, SFC Youth Minister since 2014, was offered a position closer to his family in Fond du Lac and he will be starting that new role in a month. We are posting a part time replacement for his duties here with a focus on teen mentoring and retreat organizing. Christina Spindler will continue to oversee the Journey Program. In addition to reorganizing our formation department for both parishes, Saint Frances Cabrini Parish and school have also inalized plans to open an early childhood center late this summer and we have hired a new director for that endeavor. Missy Dieterich is excited to assume this new role for us here and she is already off and running on the details. There is a lot going on around here! My thanks to everyone who makes it possible. Saint Mary s Immaculate Conception Parish Catholic Education Incentive Saint Mary s Immaculate Conception Parish in West Bend is committed to helping our families with the costs of a Catholic School Education. Children of elementary school age are able to attend any Catholic School accredited by the Archdiocese of Milwaukee, receiving a discounted rate on tuition and registration fees. For more information about the eligibility and the incentive program, including the percentage discount rate being offered for the coming academic year, please contact the Saint Mary s Immaculate Conception Parish Of- ice ( ), or go to the Saint Mary s Immaculate Conception Parish Website: click Parish then click Catholic Education Incentives. Adoration News WE ARE IN IMMEDIATE NEED OF AN ADORER FOR WEDNESDAYS 2AM-3AM. CAN YOU HELP? If you can t commit to every week, but are willing to cover the hour on a rotating basis with other adorers, please call us. Please help us keep the chapel open around the clock. For information or to sign up, call Melinda at or check out our website at Jesus Himself is calling you to spend one special speci ic hour with Him each week. Saint John Paul II Motherhood Matters: A Catholic Moms Group A new group for Catholic moms in the West Bend and surrounding areas. Mom s in all stages of life are encouraged to attend. 3rd Wednesday of each month 10:00am to 11:30am Education Center at Saint Frances Cabrini 615 Hawthorn Ave, West Bend, WI Upcoming Date: May 16, 2018 For questions, please call Geralyn Breunig at or geralyn00@gmail.com To register for childcare, please call the Saint Frances Cabrini Parish of ice at Lending Library A small library has been set up in the San Gaspar Room, and will be open from 7:30 to 11:00am on Sunday, May 6 th. Book topics include scripture study, the saints, prayer, spirituality, parish ministry & evangelization, peace & justice and the liturgy. Stop in and browse through the great selection of books. Pilgrimage to Churches in Madison and Wisconsin Dells Join us Tuesday, May 22nd for a pilgrimage to Saint Cecilia Catholic Church in Wisconsin Dells, Durward's Glenn Retreat Center, Vintage Brewing Company, and Saint Paul's University Catholic Church. Stop by the parish of ice for more information and to register. 4 Saint Mary s Immaculate Conception West Bend, WI

5 Human Concerns Saint Vincent de Paul Society In the Gospel today, Jesus says Whoever remains in me and I in him will bear much fruit, because without me you can do nothing. Indeed, by helping the poor we can bear much fruit and we find that with Jesus we can do everything. Your gift to the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul showed that you are indeed disciples of Jesus as it brought your love by assisting families with food, utilities, rent and other bills. God Bless you! Family Promise We are looking for someone to help continue our ministry with Family Promise. Our current leader will be stepping down and without help, we won t be able to continue this ministry. Your commitment is small! We host Family Promise only four times per year. Please contact Jean Gorman, , or Karen Gresser, , for more information. NEED FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE? When things fall apart as they sometimes do and you need a little extra help to get going again, Saint Vincent de Paul is there for you. For emergency help with rent, utilities, food, clothing, household goods and referral services call the West Bend Saint Vincent de Paul Thrift Store at Saint Ben s Meal Program On each outing, you will have the opportunity to interact with staff and guests to learn about the meal program. You will help serve the beverage to people that come for the meal. When done serving, you will eat with the people, then clean up. 6-8 people are needed each time. We meet at Holy Angels School parking lot at 3:30pm and arrive back around 7:45pm. If you are interested, please contact John Ritger at Upcoming Dates: Monday, May 7th Sunday, May 20th Sunday, May 27th Twinning News The Twinning Committee is happy to share that we will be selling Fair Trade coffee, tea and cocoa this year at West Bend s Farmers Market. Come check out the Amigos Unidos display on Saturday, May 19 in front of Sal s Pizza. Also, a representative from the Twinning Committee will be selling coffee, tea, and cocoa by the San Gaspar room after the 7:30am and 9:30am Masses on Sunday, May 6th. Proceeds from the sale of Fair Trade coffee, tea and cocoa will go to help provide uniforms, shoes and school supplies to grade school children in Taulabe, Honduras. Thank you for your continued support of this ministry. Check out pictures of our sister parish at Saint Mary s website. Go to Scroll down to Twinning on the left side of the page. Click on Twinning, Sponsorship or Amigos Unidos Grade School Program to learn more about our ministry. For additional information or to place an order, contact Karen Gresser at or at lv2camp55@gmail.com. Gardening Angels Mulching Weekend Volunteers are needed to help spread mulch around the gardens of Saint Mary's on Saturday morning, May 12th, starting at 8 am. Please meet at the mulch piles and bring buckets and shovels if you can. Food Pantry Special Collection Thank you for your generous support of the Full Shelf Food Pantry every week of the year! We will be doing a Special Collection on the 4th Sunday of each month. May 27th: Cake mixes and frosting Family Promise of Washington County Golf Outing Please join us on Saturday, May 5th at the Scenic View Country Club for 18 holes of golf, hole competition, awards, lunch, dinner, raf les, prizes and fun! Invite your friends and family to join us after golf for the delicious steak dinner, auction, and raf le. Go to to print the registration/ sponsorship form. All proceeds bene it Family Promise of Washington County. Fifth Sunday of Easter April 29,

6 West Bend Lioness Lions Fish Fry Fundraiser Friday, May 11, :00 8:00 p.m. Open Gym for children ages seven and under VFW Post-West Bend 260 Sand Dr. CANCELLED COST: $15.00 Purchase tickets at: VFW Post Senior Center Limited number at the door Take outs available Raf"les and 50/50 Raf"les 6 Tot Open Gym at Saint Mary's We sincerely apologize, but due to construction taking place, we unexpectedly needed to cancel this week. We have decided to cancel all remaining Open Gym s until the construction is "inished in the fall. We do hope to organize several meet ups at the playground once the weather improves. Please follow our Facebook page: Washington County Catholic Moms (WI) Saint Mary s Immaculate Conception West Bend, WI

7 P D Parish Offices Parish Of ice... (262) Catholic Formation... (262) Roosevelt Dr. West Bend, WI Websites Parish... Community Events... Parish Staff Shared Pastor, Father Nathan Reesman ... nreesman@wbparishes.org Shared Associate Pastor, Father Justin Lopina ... jlopina@wbparishes.org Ministerio Hispano, Please contact the Parish Of ice Phone.(262) Assisting Priests Father Bob Bales Parish Of ice Manager, Rhonda Prim ... rprim@wbparishes.org Mary Abel... (262) mabel@wbparishes.org Liturgy and Music, Beth Habersetzer... (262) bhabersetzer@wbparishes.org Shared Pastoral Care, Mary Hernikl ..mhernikl@wbparishes.org Shared Community Life Coordinator, Jan Kolb ...jkolb@wbparishes.org Shared Pastoral Associate and Director of Catholic Formation, Katie Schaitberger....(262) kschaitberger@wbparishes.org Shared Director of Administrative Services, Rick Doll rdoll@wbparishes.org Shared Director of Maintenance, Russ Lee ...rlee@wbparishes.org Cemetery Sexton, Chuck Lepak ) Pastoral Council Father Nathan Reesman Father Justin Lopina Sue Nygaard (Chair) Mike Falkner (Vice-Chair) Janice Bodden Kris Deiss Lori Lehnerz Rafael Vela Mike Walter Trustees Mary Swosinski and Catherine Yekenevicz New Members Welcome to our Community of Faith! Please call the rectory of ice at to register. Mass Schedule Sunday... 7:30am, *9:30am, 1:00pm (Espan ol) Weekday... Monday through Friday 6:15am *Sign language for the hearing impaired 2nd Sunday of the month at the 9:30am Mass. Weekday Masses at Neighboring Parishes Holy Angels Parish Monday & Friday: 7:00am Tuesday: No Mass Wednesday: 5:30pm Thursday: 8:00am Saint Frances Cabrini Parish Monday through Saturday: 8:00am Confession and Adoration Confession and Adoration will be every Thursday from 5:30-6:30pm. Interested in Becoming Catholic? Looking to receive Baptism, Confirmation or Eucharist? Adults and children interested in receiving the Sacraments and/or becoming Catholic should can call the parish of ice for more information. Those interested in having their child baptized are encouraged to contact the parish 3 months before their child's birth. Marriage Please contact the pastor as soon as you are considering marriage, but no less than six months prior to the date of the wedding. Communion for the Homebound Those con ined to their homes, to nursing homes, or assisted living facilities who would like to receive the Eucharist are asked to call the parish of ice. Sacrament of the Sick We celebrate the Anointing of the Sick the last Sunday of the month during the 7:30 am Mass. If you are unable to attend, please call the parish of ice to arrange a home visit. Bulletin Deadline The deadline for bulletin items is Friday before 12:00pm the week prior to bulletin publishing date and can be ed to dmatenaer@wbparishes.org. Pulpit Announcement Deadline The deadline for pulpit announcements is Thursday before 12:00pm and can be ed to Tammy Waech at twaech@wbparishes.org. Fifth Sunday of Easter April 29,

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