ST. PAUL CATHOLIC CHURCH AND SCHOOL. Welcome to the congregation of St. Paul Catholic Church. We are glad you joined us.

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1 ST. PAUL CATHOLIC CHURCH AND SCHOOL A People Called THIRTY-THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME - NOVEMBER 18, 2018 Welcome to the congregation of St. Paul Catholic Church. We are glad you joined us. St. Paul Mission Statement As a welcoming faith community centered in the Eucharist and guided by the Holy Spirit, our mission is to give glory to our Lord Jesus Christ through: Inspirational Worship Faithful Discipleship Service to Others Parish Office PO Box 95 Hwy. D & 83 Genesee Depot, WI Tel. 262/ Fax. 262/ Hours: Monday-Friday 8:00am to 4:30pm Religious Ed: 262/ School: 262/ Website: office@stpaulgenesee.net ST. PAUL EUCHARISTIC CELEBRATIONS Tuesday 8:00am Mass Friday 8:45am Mass Saturday 5:30pm Mass Sunday 9:00am Mass Reconciliation 2nd & 4th Saturday 10:00am or by Appointment

2 WELCOME TO ST. PAUL PARISH Weekly Message What s Happening This Week! Nov 17 Loaves & Fishes/ Giving Tree Nov 18 Loaves & Fishes/ Giving Tree/ Donut Sunday Nov 22 9am Thanksgiving Mass at St. Bruno, Parish Office closed Nov 23 8am Friday mass at St. Paul, Parish Office closed Parish Appeal I want to thank everyone for their participation in our Annual Stewardship Appeal. I very much appreciate everyone s generosity toward our parish and pray that our faith community continues to be a vibrant and life-giving parish. God bless, Fr. Dan Welcome! We hope you accept this as your invitation to rediscover the truth, wonder and mystery of the Catholic faith. As your brothers and sisters in our worldwide Catholic family, we want you back. If you are a practicing Catholic and have decided to make St. Paul your church home, simply call , come by or visit to start to get registered. Thanksgiving Prayer Thanksgiving Holiday We are thankful, God, this Thanksgiving Day For all the blessings sent our way We pray for every family large or small We ask Thee to care for them all. Mass will be at St. Bruno s at 9am on, Nov 22, Thanksgiving Day. There will be an 8am mass at St. Paul on Friday, Nov. 23. The Parish office will be closed both of those days. For all our loved ones far away Dear God, keep them safe we pray May they know they are not forgotten On this Thanksgiving Day. We give thanks for the miracles we receive Forgive us for being so blind we do not see Give us a new awareness of everything And for the joy to our life that you bring. CHRISTMAS COOKIES FOR REFORMATION LUTHERAN CHURCH ADVENTURE DAY Dear God, we are thankful to you For the many things that you do We ask for Thy guidance along our way As we pray this Thanksgiving Day. On Saturday, December 1, volunteers from St. Paul Parish will go to Reformation Lutheran Church for the annual celebration of ADVENTure Day. We are in need of cookies for this event. If you can help by baking 1 or 2 dozen cookies to donate, drop them off at the Parish office by Friday, November 30th. Many are needed and very much appreciated. Please contact Deb Schneider, schnid11@yahoo.com or if you can help. Glenna M. Baugh Please remember to turn in your Stewardship Commitment cards either during offertory or to the Parish office as soon as possible. Thank you! Spread some Christmas Love to our Sister Parish in Milwaukee! CATHOLIC QUOTES - WORDS TO INSPIRE THE FAITHFUL Online Giving is Now To be grateful is to recognize the love of God in everything He has given us -- and He has given us everything." --Thomas Merton Available at St Paul Parish! (Detailed instruction sheet located in Gathering Space) 1. Visit stpaulgenesee.net and click Give Online 2. Select your donation amount and frequency. 3. Enter your account and payment information. Early Bulletin Due Dates The Holidays are almost here, which means there are several early bulletin due dates coming up. This year, we are coordinating these dates with St. Bruno s, in order to make things easier on Fr. Dan. Some of the dates are quite early, especially the ones after Thanksgiving! Thank you in advance for your help! Due Date Nov 6 Nov 12 Nov 19 Nov 26 Dec 3 Dec 7 Dec 10 Dec 17 Bulletin Nov 18 Nov 25 Dec 2 Dec 9 Dec 16 Dec 23 Dec 30 Jan 6 St. Paul Catholic Church Annual Report: Copies of this report will be available in the Gathering Space, Parish Office and on the front page of the parish website, Annual report. We thank God for all the gifts given to us as a Parish! As each one has received a gift, use it to serve one another as good stewards of God s varied grace. (1Peter 4:10) 2

3 S sc Annual Christmas Giving Tree Help us light up the lives of those less fortunate this Christmas season. Each Color of star represents a particular organization. Angel gifts are for a child and those items listed are those that are most needed by that child. Pick a star or angel off the tree Wrap the Angel gift and tape the angel to the gift DO NOT Wrap the star gift. Please tape the star to the gift Return gifts the First two weekends of December. All gifts must be turned in No Later than 9am December 9 to ensure they can be delivered in a timely manner. St. Paul's faith community supports approximately a dozen agencies through gifts purchased each year by our parishioners for the Giving Tree. Thank you for your generosity in choosing angels (for individuals) or stars (for general agency distribution to their guests/clients) from the Giving Tree. For questions: Contact Sharon Rehnberg at evening hours only. You are invited for Bereavement Support. St. Paul Catholic Parish is offering three sessions for people who are grieving the loss of a loved one. Please allow us to nourish you, pamper you, and empower you, in a loving environment. We, St. Paul s Bereavement Committee, believe that as we are supportive of people in times of joy, we also want to walk with those in times of sadness, loneliness and mourning and help them bear their burden of sorrow. Our sessions are planned for Sunday mornings, after 9am mass, in the Family Room from 10:15 Noon. The facilitator will be Cathy Labinski, a retired hospice chaplain, and Mary Kingsley. On November 25, an overview of the grieving process will be presented. On December 2, we will focus on how to take care of oneself as one moves through the grieving process. On December 9, ideas will be shared on how to get through the holidays which are just around the corner. Light refreshments will be served, so please RSVP to St. Paul Parish Office at to help us plan appropriately or just come. We want to help you walk through a dark time. - the Bereavement Ministry Team Our Catholic faith We have a series of sessions on Sunday mornings for people who wish to become Catholic (RCIA). If you would like to brush up on some of your Catholic faith, you are welcome to come, too! Please see the schedule on the parish website (in the RCIA section in the Faith Formation tab). If you would like to attend, please let our team leaders, Beth and Peter McFadzen (bpmc90@wi.rr.com); know so they can send you the reading materials ahead of time. Beth and Peter facilitate the discussion along with Deacon Joe Senglaub, and, when time permits, Fr Dan. The sessions run from 10-11:30am in the Family Room at St. Paul. WORK & PRAY Our next gathering is Dec 3 at 9:00am in the Family Rm. Join our group of knitters and crocheters to create prayer shawls for anyone who needs one. Join us anytime. If you or someone you know would find comfort in a prayer shawl whether at home, in the hospital or nursing home, please contact the parish office. Faith Formation Keeping the Faith What the Heart of Jesus Looks Like P - Pray everyday R - Read Scripture daily E - Eucharist - go to Mass and Receive it weekly P - Participate in Parish life - we need you A - Ask for forgiveness - go to Reconciliation R - Reach out to the Least e - evangelize - share Jesus with others I have had an opportunity to belong to a mom's group here at St. Paul's - even though I'm not a mom. The ladies are generous enough to let me join them regardless - I kinda feel like I am getting invited to sit at the cool kids' table in middle school when I am with these ladies! I am in awe of their generous and loving hearts... hearts that seek to remind each other of the dignity and worth we have as women created in God's image and likeness. Their hearts seek to lift one another up and remind each other that we are important... every single one of us. Even when we don't feel like it. In each of them, I see Jesus. I see His heart revealed. Want to know what His heart looks like? Because, I can tell you what it looks like: It looks like the unconditional love of a mom cuddling her daughter after a bee sting (it was sad - we all felt it) It looks like a cup of coffee brewed with love and a great attempt to avoid grounds in the coffee (which is a heroic effort given some of the coffee makers here) It looks like baked goods delivered, delighted in and gratefully devoured... with people taking care so even I was able to have some (and that hardly happens unless I bring it) It looks like hearts revealing struggles and victories - both big and small It looks vulnerable at times - willing to share even struggles It looks like marriages rejoiced over and husbands discussed and cherished It looks like an encouraging smile or word given It looks like prayers offered It looks mamas loving on their kiddos It looks like little kiddos looking up to mom during prayer and joining us in the sign of the cross and a Hail Mary But mostly, the heart of Jesus looks like Kelsey, Chris, Ann- Marie, Rosa, Maria, Amy, Missy, Jamie and Marisa. Each of us have the ability to share Jesus with those around us. We need to lift one another up. And... as we grow to love Jesus, we cannot help but to share Him. And, as we share Jesus and have Jesus shared with us, we are transformed and renewed. We begin to see ourselves, not as the world does, but as Jesus does. Jesus looks on each of us and simply loves that we are. As we are transformed and renewed... the world around us becomes better and is transformed and renewed as well. All because we chose to be Jesus to one another. 3

4 ST PAUL SCHOOL NEWS Stop in after 9am mass and enjoy some friendly conversation, coffee, juice and donuts. See you there! A THANK YOU FROM FAITH FORMATION Our annual Spaghetti Dinner on November 10 was a success because of all of our volunteers AND our guests AND our donors! We thank everyone who came together to make this dinner possible. Fellowship and laughter were shared over delicious spaghetti and salad and garlic bread and desserts. It was a wonderful evening. Thank you, thank you, thank you! Please SAVE the date! We want you there! Invitations will be mailed to your home sometime in Dec. There are many ways you can help: Donate Sponsor Fill a table. Volunteer At this point in time the Auction committee is looking for a company to sponsor the Raffle ticket printing. Your logo will appear on all the tickets. Great advertising. If you can help with this, auction@stpaulgenesee.net Plan to stay after mass on Nov 25 to pray the Rosary. Patrick Duemling will be leading us in praying the rosary for all the ministries of the parish. We are planning to repeat this every month. BIRTHDAY WISHES Happy Birthday to Gordy Carlson, turning 88 on Nov 24 and Don Martin, 89 on Nov. 24. Best Wishes to all who are celebrating this week!! Get connected to our POWER! Barb, thank you so much for your time and above and beyond commitment to St. Paul Catholic School! Barb implemented our Coding and Maker space this year and has done amazing projects and activities with the students! Check out our school Facebook page to see pictures of some of the projects. As many of you already know, Barb s passion is being our librarian. She spends countless hours making our library one of the best school libraries around by keeping it up to date with new and interesting books. She recently hosted our week long book fair and carried much of the workload herself. Not only did she spend time here at school setting up the book fair, she also spent time at home creating decorations to bring our Enchanted Forest to life and baking goodies for the students to enjoy after purchasing a book. Who else do you know that will dress up like a bear and Clifford to promote their book fair?! I have never seen a book fair as elaborate as the one Barb coordinated. It is because of Barb that our book fair is so successful. During book fair week, Barb also hosted three VIP lunches. VIP lunches allow students to invite special people in their lives (grandparents, aunts, uncles) to enjoy lunch with them and go to the book fair afterwards. Additional thanks goes to Jennifer Harder, Gina Rhodes, Denise Vavra, Ann Bielinski, Maria Myers, and Dennis Budzban for their help with the book fair and VIP lunches! And in case Barb isn t busy enough with all of these activities, she is also our Student Council advisor! She meets regularly with our student council members, helping them come up with different activities for our school. We recently had a book fair coin drive raising money to buy Spanish books for our sister parish and school, St. Clare in Peru. The goal was $ The students at St. Paul raised $250.33! Barb s reward for them reaching the goal is her special homemade chocolate chip cookies! We can t wait to taste our reward! Once again, THANK YOU, Barb, for the many ways you serve St. Paul Catholic School! We are truly blessed to have you! Just a reminder, registration is open throughout the year. Continue to spread the word about St. Paul School! Contact us at for a school tour. We may be exactly what you are looking for in a school! CASH OR TUITION RAFFLE Raffle drawing will be on December 12th. Join our Family, Angela Gunderson, Principal St. Paul School For the Kids Sharing the Gospel Today's Gospel reading gives us both a warning and a promise. One day Jesus will come back, so we need to be ready. For those of us who follow God to the end, Jesus promises to take us to heaven. So live every day like you are going to meet Jesus. One day you will. Prayer Dear God, keep me close to you until I live with you in heaven. Mission for the Week Invite a friend to come to church with you. Share a meal together, and talk about the promise Jesus made about heaven. 4

5 Why Do We Do That?-Catholic Tradition Explained Question: I've heard that gratitude is a fruit of the Holy Spirit. What does that mean? Answer: In St. Paul's letter to the Galatians, he talks about the "fruits of the Holy Spirit." He is referencing an idea that Jesus talks about frequently in the Gospels. "By their fruits you will know them" (Matthew 7:16). He uses the example of a plant. If the plant is healthy, it will bear good fruit. If the plant is unhealthy, it will bear rotten fruit or none at all. Jesus echoes this idea at the Last Supper, when he says that if we remain close to him we will "bear much fruit" (John 15:8). If we allow the Holy Spirit to work in our lives, we will bear the fruits of the Spirit! Technically, gratitude is not one of the fruits St. Paul lists. "The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control" (Galatians 5:22-23). But doesn't that sound like the response of a grateful heart? When we're grateful, we experience a sense of joy and peace that makes it easier to love. We can be kind, patient, generous, and gentle with others rather than possessive or competitive. When we're grateful, we don't need to grasp at what we don't have. We practice self-control. Gratitude helps us to be faithful, knowing God will always be with us. Sounds like good fruit to me! The Catholic Study Club: We welcome women belonging to any Catholic parish in Waukesha County. Our next luncheon will be on Tuesday, December 11 th. Following the luncheon will be entertainment by the Spirituality Ambassadors of Harmony, our Christmas Study Program. Reservations are required and due Service by Tuesday, December 4 th, please give me a call...rita Keber, Advent Day of Prayer Wednesday, December 5, 2018 Redemptorist Retreat Center 1800 N. Timber Trail Ln. Oconomowoc, WI Time: 9:15am-3:00pm Presenter: Fr. Ed Vella, C.Ss.R. Fee $30 per person (includes lunch) To register call November 28, 2018 at 10am Help us ring in the 175th Anniversary of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee, the day it was founded back in Ring any bell you have from 10 until 10:01am to celebrate who we are and how far we have come in our faith. See (175.archmil.org) for more anniversary events. For more information go to 5 ST BRUNO Events and Invites ST. BRUNO Eucharistic Celebrations Weekends: Saturday at 4:00 p.m. & Sunday at 10:30 a.m. Weekdays: Monday at 8:00 a.m. & Wednesday at 8:45 a.m. Reconciliation: 1st & 3rd Saturday, 3:00pm & By appointment Advent Sale-The Christian Formation Committee has Advent and Christmas items available for purchase in the Gathering Place, Nov. 4 thru the 25th. Some items are limited, so shop early for the best selection. (Advent begins Dec. 2) Next meeting of the Book Club Tues., Dec. 11 at 9 AM-St. Bruno Family Room. We always welcome new members. The book for December is; Box of Butterflies by Roma Downey "Even if you haven't read the book, come to share with us and you'll probably want to come back!"

6 Parish Events this Week Monday, Nov :30AM Work & Pray/Fam Rm 6:00-8:00PM Men s Basketball (**closed after 8:30pm) 6:30PM Silver Wings/Fam Rm 6:30PM Finance Bruno Tuesday, Nov :30AM Cleaning Church/CH 5:45-7:30PM Alpha/Ch/Gathsp/GAL Wednesday, Nov 21 Early Release/School 6-7:00AM Men s Group/Caf 2:30-4PM Divine Mercy/FamRm 7-8:00PM Men s Group/FamRm 6:00-8:00PM Men s Basketball (closed after 8:30PM) Thursday, Nov 22 Thanksgiving Day Parish Office Closed Friday, Nov 23 Parish Office Closed Saturday, Nov 24 Giving Tree 7:30-9:00AM Men s Basketball (**closed after 9:30am) 10AM Confessions Sunday, Nov 25 Giving Tree Rosary after Mass 10-Noon Bereavement Support Group/FamRm Other Upcoming Events COOKIES WITH SANTA (Sponsored by the Genesee Athletic Association.) WHERE: Genesee Town Hall S43 W31391 Hwy. 83 Genesee Depot, WI WHEN: Saturday, December 1, 2018 Time: Noon To 4:00 P.M. PRICE: FREE. (Includes Complimentary juice, coffee and cookies.) Bring your camera. HUGE BAKE SALE All proceeds and donations go to the development of the Town of Genesee Parks. Not sponsored by the School District of Kettle Moraine. Advent Day of Recollection Join us for a day of reflection in preparation for the coming of Christ. Basilica of Mary, Help of Christians at Holy Hill December 1, 2018 First Conference begins at 10am Day concludes with Mass at 4:30pm Cost $25/Register by calling We would like to thank all our sponsors who advertise with Liturgical Publications Inc. (LPi) in our bulletin. Our bulletin sponsors defray the cost of our weekly bulletin. Before reaching out to the yellow pages, newspapers, etc., please reach out to our bulletin sponsors who appreciate your patronage! 6 Mon 8:00AM (Mass at St. Bruno) Tues Wed Thur Fri Sat Sun Readings for the Week of November 18, 2018 Monday: Revelation 1:1-4; 2:1-5, Luke 18:35-43 Tuesday: Revelation 3:1-6, 14-22, Luke19:1-10 Wednesday: Revelation 4:1-11, Luke19:11-28 Thursday: Revelation 5:1-10, Luke19:41-44 Friday: Revelation 10:8-11, Luke19:45-48 Saturday: Revelation 11:4-12, Luke20:27-40 READINGS FOR SUNDAY, Nov 25 8:00AM D. Mark Miller by Pam & Rick Bishop 8:45AM 9:00AM (Mass at St. Bruno) (Thanksgiving Day at St. Bruno) 8:00AM Dixon Telfer by Rasmussen Family 5:30PM Lectors Servers 9:00AM St. Paul s Liturgical Week Lectors Servers Daniel 7:13-14 Revelation 1:5-8 John 18:33b-37 November Altar Care Jean Ertl Home Communion Minister Cheri Stanek MASS INTENTIONS NOV Russell Timm by Leroy & Chris Searing Joe Beine, Amy Verbox Slavica Peric by Rasmussen Family Anita O Leary, Joe Varick Charlotte Memmel Greeters: 5:30PM Bob & Margaret Schumann 9:00AM Amy Memmel & Family Ushers: 5:30PM Tom Strupp, Margot Schumacher, Jerry Sutkiewicz, Mike Wolf 9:00AM Bud Pogantsch, Larry Presta, Joe Varick, Mary Ellen Bowers, Joel Bowers HOSPITAL VISITS If a member of your family is in the hospital, please let us know so we can send someone to visit them. The hospital does not always let us know. Parish Office Sacramental Information Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults: Prepare for the sacraments of initiation with a small group to join the Catholic church. Call Mary Kral. Infant Baptism: Parent sessions are required for registered parishioners who would like their child baptized. Call Mary Kral, at least one month in advance, to schedule a class time & make arrangements to pick a date for your child s baptism. Confirmation: Youth at least 16 years of age or adults seeking to be confirmed, call Parish Office. First Eucharist: Parent and child preparation required. Contact Karen Farrell. Reconciliation: 2nd & 4th Saturday at 10:00am or by appointment. Marriage: Arrangements should be made six months in advance. One of the parties must be a registered parish member and a practicing Catholic. Care of Sick: Sacramental care of the sick, call the Parish Office. Anointing of the Sick: Call the Parish office with request. St. Paul Cemetery: Hwy DE & Snowdon Rd. Call Parish Office for information.

7 PARISH PERSONNEL Shared Pastor Fr. Dan Volkert , Ext Fr. Dan (emergency #) Shared Deacon Joe Senglaub School Principal Angela Gunderson , Ext Dir. of Child & Family Ministry Karen Farrell , Ext Dir. of Youth Ministry Bill Snyder , Ext Dir of Adult Ministry, and Human Concerns Mary Kral , Ext Dir. of Liturgy and Music Peggy Kolonko , Ext Business Manager Sherri Meyer , Ext Parish Trustee Treasurer Gary Parish Trustee Secretary John Pastoral Council Chairperson Cindy Beauchamp... Finance Council Chairperson Curt Groninger... Parish Office Hours 8:00am-4:30pm Mon-Fri NOTICE: Bulletin articles are due 9am on Friday. (8 days before article appears in bulletin.) Please submit to PLEASE PRAY FOR OUR PARISHIONERS AND FRIENDS WHO ARE SICK: Ali Amini, Albert Cutler, Rick Hanke, Rosemary McCarthy, Tom & Maria Mauermann and Shala Peterson. All those undergoing treatment for cancer and other illnesses. (Please call the Parish office to add someone to this prayer list.) Like us: St. Paul Genesee and/or St. Paul School Genesee 7