St. Joseph Parish. 404 W Lawrence St Appleton WI Phone: ; Fax:

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1 St. Joseph Parish 404 W Lawrence St Appleton WI Phone: ; Fax: PASTORAL STAFF: Capuchin - Pastor, Fr. James P. Leary, O.F.M. October 29, 2017 Cap., Frjim@SaintJosephParish.org Deacon / Pastoral Associate, Mark Farrell; MFarrell@SaintJosephParish.org Deacon / Pastoral Minister, C.F. Dedman; CFDedman@SaintJosephParish.org Interparish Adult Enrichment, Mary Ann Otto; Motto@StMaryParish.org Music Director, Jill Rosenthal; JBeyer@SaintJosephParish.org Bookkeeper, Jane Kolosso; JKolosso@SaintJosephParish.org Bus. Admin.: Linda Baumruk; LBaumruk@SaintJosephParish.org Secretary, Barb Mauthe; BMauthe@SaintJosephParish.org St. Joseph Parish is a member of St. Francis Xavier Catholic School System Inter-Parish Religious Formation Coordinator K-4/Eucharist: Diane Cahall Coordinator 5-8/Reconciliation: Jennifer Schubring Youth Ministry 6-12, Coordinator 9-11, Confirmation: Peter Leitermann CELEBRATION of the SACRAMENTS: Marriage: Active parish membership of 6 months is required before a wedding date may be set. Reconciliation: Saturdays from 9 until approximately 9:30 am or call for an appointment. Baptism: Please call the Parish Office 2 months in advance. Anointing of the Sick: Please call the Parish Office anytime. MASS TIMES Saturdays: 4:00 p.m.; Sundays: 8:00 a.m., 10:00 a.m., 6:30 p.m. Weekdays: Mondays, Tuesdays, & Fridays: 12:05 p.m. Check bulletin for Holy Day Schedules. OFFICE HOURS Monday - Thursday: 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Friday: 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Reaching IN...Reaching OUT...Reaching GOD

2 ST. JOSEPH PARISH Fr Jim s Jottings Here are a few thoughts as we come to All Souls Day on Nov. 2. That is a sacred day when we remember and pray for our beloved dead. Next weekend there will be two banners in our sanctuary with the names of those who have died this past year at St Joe s. At the beginning of Mass we will pray for each of them by mentioning their name. In our Catholic tradition, we have always had a respect for the dead. We ve indicated that by having a wake service, celebration of a memorial Mass, and a burial of the remains. Over the last fifty years, there s a disturbing and growing practice of skipping these religious traditions. In reading the obituary column, instead of a family gathering in church they are meeting at the local bar to talk about the deceased! Or at times the family announces that a remembrance will be held at a later date. It s shocking when there is no service for someone who has been a devout Catholic their whole life. Even though the deceased wanted a funeral service, the children choose not to honor those wishes. I get a sense sometimes that the death of a loved one is inconvenient. So to save time and money, people are invited to meet at the cemetery during lunch hour, say a prayer and bury the ashes. Another sad fact is that there is no permanent place where the loved one is buried. Instead his ashes are scattered on the lake where he used to fish or on the mantle in the living room. (God forbid that anyone knock the urn off the mantle and it s smashed on the floor!) Are we becoming less and less respectful of those who die? I am afraid so. However, I am grateful that we pray as a parish for those brother and sisters of our who have died in the Lord this past year. May they rest in peace! Congratulations to Our Weekly Calendar Raffle Winners! October 15: Netania Ebert - $25.00 October 16: Connor Drzewiecki - $25.00 October 17: David Hendricks - $25.00 October 18: Betty Milhaupt - $25.00 October 19: Alex Martin- $25.00 October 20: Estate of Karla Rosenfeldt - $25.00 October 21: Tim Van Handel - $25.00 Please Pray for Today is Priesthood Sunday! Please keep our pastor, Fr. Jim in your prayers. Thank God for his presence in our community. May God bless him in his ministry. Please pray for all parishioners who are ill: Annabel Condit, Barb Hansen, Judy Voecks, Carlotta Stricker, Norman Groth, Bill Vanden Elzen Please also remember our nursing home residents and shut-ins. Please remember to pray for our parishioners or family members of our parishioners who have died: Wayne Steinberg (brother-in-law of Joyce Schuldes) November 1 st (All Saints Day) We celebrate a Holy Day this Wednesday in honor of all the Saints in heaven. As Catholics we gather to celebrate Eucharist on this day. Our Masses will be at 8:00am and 6:30pm. St Mary s will have Masses at 12:05 and 4:30pm. Subscribe to The Compass Our diocesan newspaper (The Compass) is an excellent way of keeping informed of Catholic news especially new of our diocese. Bishop Ricken strongly urges parishioners to subscribe to this paper. For many of us, it might be the only Catholic literature that comes into our home. To receive The Compass for a year costs only $ If you d like to subscribe, simply put a check in an envelope with your name on it and mark it The Compass. Drop it at the Parish Office or put in the collection basket. We ll see that you begin receiving this paper. Thank you! Praying the Rosary Next weekend is our last weekend in October that we will be praying the Rosary a half hour before Mass. Come and join us in praying to our Blessed Mother for the needs of the world and your own personal needs? Thrivent Financial Educational Series The parish is offering a free four-part educational series that many may find valuable. The second evening is this Tuesday, Nov 2 on the topic of Retire Wisely. The evening begins at 6:30pm-7:30pm in Holly Hall. Come and find out how we can wisely prepare for the day when we begin our retirement. Discover the History of our Diocese The Diocese of Green Bay will be celebrating 150 years on March 3, Of course our parish just finished celebrating our 150 years on March 19, You know all the events that went into our Jubilee celebration. Well, the Diocese will also have a number of items to highlight its Jubilee. A commemorative book has been compiled that features the history of the Diocese with a brief history of every parish. This book contains some outstanding photos with a complete history. The History of the Diocese of Green Bay sells for $20 and can be purchased at our front office. There is also a beautiful children s book for $10. We will be selling these books from now until the Jubilee celebration. If you come and look at the book, it s a good bet you will enjoy having this keepsake.

3 OCTOBER 29, 2017 / 30TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME ANNOUNCEMENTS 1) Wednesday, November 1 is All Saints Day. This day is a Day of Obligation. The Masses here at St. Joe s are at 8 am and. St. Mary s Masses are at 12:05pm and 4:30 pm. 2) Come and spend one hour with the Lord this Friday after the Mass. Join others for our Eucharistic Holy Hour. 3) Next weekend, we will celebrate NAME TAG Weekend. It will be a time to get to know each other better and to welcome in new people to our community. 4) Food Collection will take place next weekend for St. Joseph s Food Program.please be generous. 5) Next Saturday evening, November 4, turn your clocks back one hour as Daylight Savings Time comes to an end. Adult Faith Formation Corner Fox Valley Catholic Young Adults Brewing the Faith November 7 at St. Pius Church [500 W. Marquette St Appleton] for 5:30 m Mass (if you can t make Mass join us for the social) followed by a social at McGuiness Pub [201 S Walnut St Appleton] at 6:30pm. Contact Emily: fcyacatholic@gmail.com Good Book Anyone? Do you enjoy wonderful books and great conversation? Consider joining a new inter-parish book club on the ground floor. If you are interested, contact Jessica Michels at jessicajmichels@gmail.com Save the Date: Monday, November 13, :00 pm in Holly Hall Because we are the Body of Christ in our neighborhood and community and because we have the responsibility to protect not only our children, grandchildren and loved ones, but all those in our area...you are invited to attend a workshop on Teens and Human Trafficking entitled Innocence Sold. The evening will be facilitated by Sr. Carol Haanen ANG using three short films telling the story of three Fox Valley teens and their involvement in human trafficking. The event is sponsored by the Inter-Parish Adult Formation Committee Keep This Date Open: Monday, November 20 Teens & Technology - 6:30 8 pm in Holly Hall More information to come. MORE PARISH NEWS Get to Know the People Around You at Mass Attention all parishioners, especially those new to the Parish. On November 4th and 5th there will be a Name tag/welcoming weekend at St. Joseph's Parish. You will be asked to write your full name on a name tag with a marker which would be provided at both ends of each pew and chairs. Take time at the beginning of mass and at the sign of peace to look at the names of the persons sitting around you when you greet them. At the end of mass there will be a special table in the great Hall decorated with balloons were you can come and meet old and new parishioners, welcoming ministers and church staff. Please stay a while to get to know better your fellow parishioners. Financial News The financial news for this week will be reported in the bulletin next weekend. Sorry for any inconvenience. SCRIP UPDATE SCRIP is a program where you purchase gift cards for your own use and then the SCRIP program gives St. Joe s a check for a percentage of the amount purchased. We received $ from September purchases. We would we receive a great amount of cash for the budget if everyone purchased SCRIP! Beginning the weekend of November 4/5, we will be selling SCRIP every weekend until Christmas. This action is to help you with your holiday shopping. Imagine, purchase SCRIP gift cards and finish off your shopping in no time at all. Thanks for using SCRIP. What if we don t have what you want in the SCRIP Box? You can order using one of our handy order forms OR you can buy SCRIP at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Schools SCRIP Office attached to the Middle School gym at 101 E. Northland Ave. The office is open Monday thru Friday: 8am-Noon and on Wednesday 2:30 4:00pm Readings for the Week of October 29, 2017 Sunday: Ex 22:20-26 Ps 18:2-4, 47, 51 1 Thes 1:5c-10 Mt 22:34-40 Monday: Rom 8:12-17 Ps 68:2, 4, 6-7ab, Lk 13:10-17 Tuesday: Rom 8:18-25 Ps 126:1b-6 Lk 13:18-21 Wednesday: Rv 7:2-4, 9-14 Ps 24:1bc-4ab, Jn 3:1-3 Mt 5:1-12a Thursday: Wis 3:1-9 Ps 23:1-6 Rom 5:5-11 or Rom 6:3-9 Jn 6:37-40 Friday: Rom 9:1-5 Ps 147:12-15, Lk 14:1-6 Saturday: Rom 11:1-2a, 11-12, Ps 94:12-13a, 14-15, Lk 14:1, 7-11 Next Sunday: Mal 1:14b--2:2b, 8-10 Ps 131:1-3 1 Thes 2:7b-9, 13 Mt 23:1-12 Liturgical Publications Inc.

4 Xavier Catholic Schools Corner Xavier High School Invites all 7th Graders to 7th Grade Day Friday November 3 from 9 am 2 pm Seventh grade students are invite4d to spend the day at Xavier attending workshops in all of the academic departments at Xavier, participating in the brand new extra-curricular expo, meeting future classmates, and discovering all that Xavier has to offer! Reserve your spot today by calling Christmas Stars 2017! Christmas Stars ticket sales open September 5th. Come and be delighted by a spectacular Broadway-style revue featuring religious and secular holiday music performed by a cast of two hundred-fifty singers, dancers and actors ages five to senior citizen. Experience the spectacular Christmas parade, a visit from Santa and the breathtaking Living Nativity finale. All performances will be held at the Xavier Fine Arts Theatre, 1600 Prospect Avenue, Appleton, November 30-December 10. For performance times and ticket information, please call or visit Everyday Stewardship I read an interesting article about how tolerance has become a substitute for love. As Christians we often talk about tolerance toward others when truly the call of Jesus Christ is to love others, not simply tolerate them. The truth is tolerance is a lot easier than love. In tolerance, we are asked to give nothing away. It costs us nothing to simply allow people to be who they are, where they are, and stay in the state in which they find themselves. Love requires us to step outside of our comfort zone and to offer a part of ourselves to others. This makes us vulnerable and open to possible pain and discomfort. Those whom we seek to love could take advantage of us. It is easy to see why tolerance seems a bit more popular these days. Jesus could have tolerated the religious hypocrites of his day. He could have tolerated the Romans who oppressed the Jews. He could have simply tolerated the tax collectors, prostitutes, and outcasts of his day. Instead, he loved them. He made himself vulnerable and open to pain. When we look at the cross we see what can be the true price for love. It is easy to see why a policy of tolerance looks more desirable to many. Tracy Earl Welliver, MTS Remembering Father Solanus Casey with His Words: Be REAL & APPRECIATE! He will be beatified on November 18. ST. JOSEPH PARISH IPRF NEWS! Wednesday, November 1 All Saints Day Attend Mass with your family 4:30pm St. Mary 6:30pm St. Joseph Wednesday, November 8 4:30pm & 6:30pm K-11 St. Joseph, St. Mary, & CELC Behold the Lamb Mark your calendars for the presentation of Andrew Peterson s, Behold the Lamb, the TRUE tall tale of the coming of Christ. Wednesday, November 29 in St. Mary Church. More details to come. CYO Basketball Form a team for CYO. Catholic Youth Basketball is a league for High School youth that desire to play basketball but are NOT on their school's team. Season begins in December and concludes with a tournament the beginning, end of February. Registration forms can be found at: inter-parish.org/youth-ministry. Courtesy Announcements Knights of Columbus Breakfast St. Thomas More Parish Hall Sunday October 29 from 9 12:30 pm Featuring Pancakes, sausage, applesauce, donut holes, juice and coffee. PRICES: Adults: $6; Family $20 incl children under 20; Children: 3-12:$4; under 3 free Holiday on Pine Street, St. Bernard Parish, 1617 W. Pine Street, Appleton Offers beautiful handcrafted home décor, quilts, gift items and bakery. Saturday, November 4 th - 9:00 am-3:00 pm Sunday, November 5 th - 9:00 am - Noon WHO KNEW? Father Tom Pomeroy, Holy Cross Parish in Kaukauna, will give a one-hour presentation at 6:30 PM on Tuesday, November 7 th in Holy Cross Church. He will explain how music in the Catholic Church has evolved in the last 50 years. ( MUSICAM SACRAM was a document issued in March, 1967, addressing sacred music in light of the Vatican Council.) This will be an enlightening hour of your time and a chance to CELEBRATE music s specific role as we worship. The new Gather hymnals in the pews contain a good representation of hymns, so there will be some singing too! WELCOME We welcome into the St. Joseph Community through Baptism. Meredith Susan Micheletti

5 OCTOBER 29, 2017 / 30TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME WEEKLY LITURGICAL CALENDAR THIS WEEK in OUR PARISH MONDAY, OCTOBER 30 Dec. Deacon Roy Baumruk MONDAY, OCTOBER 30 7:00 pm Faith & Light Class, Rm11 TUESDAY, OCTOBER 31 Dec. Dan Kenneavy 12:35 pm St. Anthony Devotions TUESDAY, OCTOBER 31 9:00 am Visitors from West Bend arriving at St. Joe s WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 1 ALL SAINTS DAY 8:00 am Members of St. Joseph Parish 4:30 pm Dec. Bob Eggert THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2 - All Souls Day FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 3 - St. Martin de Porres Dec. Joe Strick & Family SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 4 - St. Charles Borremeo 4:00 pm Dec. Sharon St. Louis SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 5 8:00 am Dec. Donna Larsen 10:00 am Dec. Anita & Rock Rodriques Dec. Dr. Ken Siegrist WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 1 - ALL SAINTS DAY IPRF Classes are Holy Day Masses 4:30 pm at St. Mary Parish at St. Joe s Parish 7:30 pm Choir Practice, Church THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2 - ALL SOULS DAY 6:00 pm Contemporary Music Group Practice, church Thrivent Education Series, Retire Wisely 7:00 pm Mens CRHP Bible Study, Rm. 209 FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 3 12:35 pm Eucharistic Holy Hour, Church SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 4 9:00 am Private Reconciliation, Church NAME TAG WEEKEND Food Collection / SCRIP Sales WWDWWD (Why We Do What We Do) What is a funeral pall? A pall is a large white cloth that covers the casket during a funeral Mass. It is a reminder of the baptism of the deceased who was asked to wear the garments of Jesus throughout his/her life. It is also a gesture whereby we pray that our loved one will now be embraced in the loving arms of Jesus. SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 5 - Daylight Savings Time Ends NAME TAG WEEKEND Food Collection / SCRIP Sales National Vocation Awareness Week Begins 10:00 am Contemporary Music Mass, Church 11:00 am CRHP Reunion Committee, Rm. 214 Confirmation Class On October 19th Bishop Robert Morneau came to offer the Sacrament of Confirmation to 52 of our seniors. It was a special night for all of us at St Joe s and St Mary s. Please Support our Sponsor of the Week! Angels Restaurant They help support the printing of this bulletin. THANK YOU!