Pastor: Fr. David Timmerman

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1 Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time August 7, 2016 Pastor: Fr. David Timmerman Parkview Dr. Milton, WI S. Saint Joseph Circle Edgerton, WI Phone: After Hours Emergencies: Fax: Website: Parish Business Administrator: Vicki Kersten Faith Formation Administrator: Sabrina Elsen Faith Formation Admin Assistant: Paul Schultz Liturgy & Music Coordinator: Angie McNally Phone: Fax: Website: Parish Office Administrator: Mary Ann Ivey Coordinator of Religious Education: Becky Eastman Director of Facilities & Maintenance: Jon Peterson

2 Sat. Aug. 6 Sun. Aug. 7 4:00 p.m. 5:30 p.m. 9:00 a.m. 10:30 a.m. (St. Mary) Tim Lyons, John Saxer (St. Joseph) St. Joseph & St. Mary Parishes (St. Mary) Deceased Members of Joe & Anna Pakes (St. Joseph) Harry Langer Mon. Aug. 8 No Mass Tues. Aug. 9 10:30 a.m. 3:00 p.m. (St. Mary) Funeral: Rosemary Butler (St. Mary) Barbara Urban - At Milton Senior Living Wed. Aug. 10 8:30 a.m. (St. Mary) James Johnson Thurs. Aug. 11 8:00 a.m. 11:00 a.m. (St. Joseph) Pepper Johnson (St. Mary) Funeral: Jane Sheafor Fri. Aug. 12 8:00 a.m. (St. Joseph) Fred Punzel Sat. Aug. 13 Sun. Aug. 14 4:00 p.m. 5:30 p.m. 9:00 a.m. 10:30 a.m. (St. Mary) Albert Wellnitz, Kristy Koster & Larry Cain (St. Joseph) Ruth Butterfield (St. Mary) St. Mary & St. Joseph Parishes (St. Joseph) Living & Deceased Members of the Claude Radermacher & Vils Families Monday, August 8 Thursday, August 11 Ezekiel 1:2-5, 24-28c Ezekiel 12:1-2 Psalm 148:1-2, 11-12, Psalm 78:56-57, 58-59, Matthew 17:22-27 Matthew 18:21-19:1 Tuesday, August 9 Friday, August 12 Ezekiel 2:8-3:4 Ezekiel 16:1-15, 60, 63 Psalm 119:14, 24, 17, 103, 111, 131 Psalm: Isaiah 12:2-3, 4bcd, 5-6 Matthew 18:1-5, 10, Matthew 19:3-12 Wednesday, August 10 Sunday, August 14 2 Corinthians 9:6-10 Jeremiah 38:4-6, 8-10 Psalm 112:1-2, 5-6, 7-8, 9 Psalm 40:2, 3, 4, 18 John 12:24, 26 Hebrews 12:1-4 Luke 12:49-53

3 Please keep these parishioners and family members in your prayers: Bob Anderson Toni Belk-Anderson Dorothy Bomkamp Mary Margaret Carroll Frank Daniels Bob Dibble Irene Hendrickson Celene Hying Jim Jenkins Marion Kaiser Jeff Kneiert Kathleen Knight Tom Lang Austin Martin Scot Nelson Val Pakes Kathy Roberts Rob Rosa William & Gertrude Slein Mike Tracey Kathy Trimberger Brett Urban WORD OF LIFE: Perhaps one of your friends has Stewardship: A Way of Life 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time For where your treasure is, there also will your heart be. Luke 12:34 Jesus encourages us to build up our treasure in heaven. The world encourages us to build up our treasure in real estate, investments, and material goods. How much time are you investing in building up a worldly treasure? How much time are you investing in building up a heavenly treasure? To invest more time in the things of heaven, you must let go of some of the things of this world. become pregnant unexpectedly. As someone who has been there, I encourage you to support your friend in her new journey of being a mother. Your support might be the only support she receives. 10 Ways to Support Her When She s Unexpectedly Expecting USCCB Secretariat of Pro-Life Activities

4 August Altar Care: St. Theresa Circle Sat. Aug. 6 8:00 a.m. Cenacle Prayer Group Rosary All are welcome to attend. This week the Sanctuary Lamp will burn in memory of Harry Langer THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO HELPED DELIVER MEALS ON WHEELS LAST MONTH. Nancy Hesselman, Mary Kruckenberg, Kathy Raethz, Holly Fox & kids, Ann Learn, Wendy Oren, Kathy & Rollie Amundson, Jon Peterson, Jane Ogle, Norma McGinnity. I appreciate your time and your help! ~Mary Barrett BASKET RAFFLE: We will once again have our much anticipated basket raffle at the Parish Dinner and we are looking for donations of baskets for this raffle. They can be any theme. Some ideas: game night, movie night, Packer and Badger baskets, coffee, wine, goodies, sports... anything you think would be fun. If you would like to help but don t want to shop and put together a basket, you can donate money and I will do the shopping. Baskets must be completed and turned in by August 26th. Please call Mary Barrett at if you have any questions or to make basket donations. RESERVE THE DATE PARISH DINNER & RAFFLE SEPTEMBER 18TH IN THE PARISH HALL 11:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. OR until the food is gone Grand Raffle Ticket Prize: $2, Two $ Prizes Five $ Prizes Fun activities for all: Silent Auction, Cake Walk, Children's Games, Delicious Food, Basket Raffle PLEASE JOIN US. IF YOU ARE A VISITOR TO OUR PARISH FAMILY, please consider purchasing one of our St. Joseph Family and Friends cookbooks. With over 200 tried and true recipes for the low price of $10, you won t be sorry! Cookbooks are on sale in the vestibule before and after Mass and also in the parish office during the week.

5 August 13//August 14 Extraordinary Ministers 5:30 p.m. Brian Timmerman & Barb Steponkus 10:30 a.m. Patti Behrens & Becky Eastman Lectors 5:30 p.m. Lois Aide 10:30 a.m. Mary Syverson Mass Servers 5:30 p.m. Sophia Osborn, Carmen & Shane Crandall 10:30 a.m. Emma, Grace & Lily Campbell Greeters 5:30 p.m. 1. Crandall Family 2. Mary Ann & Jim Rademacher 3. Dona Pratt 10:30 a.m. 1. Nancy Lietz 2. Kotecki Family 3. Ted & Mary Syverson OUR PASCAL CANDLE WILL BURN IN MEMORY OF PHYLLIS BARRETT THE CCW IS SPONSORING BACK TO SCHOOL PROJECT FOR EDGERTON SCHOOL DISTRICT CHILDREN. Please pick up your backpack list from the display in the vestibule of the church. Complete instructions and sign out sheet are posted on the display. Please return the slip and items to St. Joseph s church vestibule by Sunday, August 21 st. As you know these slips are assigned to a specific child and we don t want anyone to be left out. If you can t get all the items just mark that on the slip when you return the backpack or if you change your mind and don t wish to participate, please return the slip to the parish office. Everything is appreciated. This year we are accepting all types of extra school supplies too. Please place them in the tote box under the display in the vestibule. Thank you for joining us in helping a child get a good start for the new school year. Any questions, please call Melanie at Collection from last Sunday July 31, 2016 Envelopes $2, Offertory Total $3, Marian Jacob, Celestine Stegeman, Rev. Daniel Sanders Ron, Roy Harry P & Caro

6 August 13/14 Reader One 4:00 p.m. Frank Bua 9:00 a.m. Steve Vicenzi Reader Two 4:00 p.m. Karen Cain 9:00 a.m. Pat Starr Commentator 4:00 p.m. Rick Elbert 9:00 a.m. Bob Cullen Musician 4:00 p.m. Joe Zanter 9:00 a.m. Joe Zanter Cantor 4:00 p.m. Krista Dugenske 9:00 a.m. Tyler Wagner Servers 4:00 p.m. Ian Lilla, Thomas Lilla 9:00 a.m. Kileigh Gorski, Ella Gorski, Laura Owens Extraordinary Ministers 4:00 p.m. Ron Yoss, Julie Armstrong,, Mary Elbert* 9:00 a.m. Lori Schrank, Sue Scherwitz*, Donna Curley Ushers 4:00 p.m. Joel Turner, David Hillman, Allan Schmit, Paula Schmit 9:00 a.m. Tom Lieder, Michael Goedert, Mike Roberts, Sandra Sokn, Tom Krausse *Denotes Check-In Person Sat./Sun. Aug. 6/7: Volunteer Sign-up weekend Sun. Aug. 7: Coffee & Donuts Sunday immediately following mass in center. Mon. Aug. 8: 7:00 p.m. Interfaith Community Outreach meeting in the Ark. Tues. Aug. 9: 9:00 a.m. Liturgy Committee will meet in the Ark. 10:30 a.m. Pastoral Care Commission in the Ark. 5:00 p.m. Confessions 7:00 p.m. Knights of Columbus in center. Wed. Aug. 10: 7:00 p.m. Finance Council in the Ark. Sat./Sun. Aug. 13/14: Camillus Ministry Blood Pressure screening in the center following mass. Ark Library is open following mass. Pastoral Council and Trustee elections at mass.

7 Collection From Last Week (July 31, 2016) Weekly Budget Needs 9, Envelopes 5, Offertory ACH Auto-Debit Deficit -3, Fiscal Year-To-Date Contributions YTD Budget Needs 47, YTD Envelopes & ACH 33, YTD Offertory 2, Deficit -10, Collection from last year (August 2, 2015) Envelopes 7, Offertory ACH Auto-Debit 2, ARK LIBRARY: The Ark Library is open next weekend following all Masses. Browse through the many books and videos that our Ark Library has to offer. BLOOD PRESSURE SCREENING: Camillus Ministry blood pressure screening is held next weekend in the parish center after all Masses. Scott & Susan Lonnborg Heartfelt sympathy to the family and friends of those who recently died: Neil Tollefson Rosemary Butler Jane Sheafor This week the Traveling Chalice will be in the home of Rick & Sandy Murphy Please pray for Vocations

8 St. Mary Knights of Columbus will be selling chances for tickets to Wisconsin Football, Basketball, and Hockey games after mass on August 13, 14 and August 20, 21. Proceeds earned will be used to help supplement our Culture of Life (Lifesavers) and People with Disabilities (Tootsie Rolls) program. Chance to win tickets to one of these four home games: 4 football tickets to Akron on September 10th; 4 basketball tickets to Oklahoma on December 3rd; 2 hockey tickets to Northern Michigan on November 5th; 2 hockey tickets to Boston College on October 16th. PROTECTING GOD S CHILDREN FOR PARENTS: OSE (Office of Safe Environment) is pleased to announce a special session of Protecting God s Children for Parents! This session will be held Tuesday, September 20 from 6:30 to 9:00 p.m. at the Bishop O Connor Center Auditorium Conference Room. Please note, while this Session is geared toward parents/guardians, it also satisfies the compliance requirement for employees and volunteers. Registration is open! Please sign up at As we watch the month of July disappear into the month of August, we are getting ready to assemble a new class of candidates for the RCIA classe.s RCIA stands for Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults. These classes help adults who are interested in becoming Catholic learn more about the faith and its traditions. If you know of someone who is not a baptized Catholic or someone who is Catholic but not confirmed, please have them call Theresa Slein at , or call the parish office for more information on the upcoming schedule. AGRACE JOURNEY THROUGH GRIEF SUPPORT GROUP: Agrace will begin a new session of its Journey through Grief Support Group series, a 6-week grief support group for adults who are grieving a death. In addition to providing grief support, the group leader will discuss the concepts specific to the grieving process. The session will run August 16 thru September 20 (Tuesdays from 4:00-6:00 p.m. Contact Laura Williams at t5o register or complete online registration at Agrace.org/griefgroups

9 ADVANCE CARE PLANNING: Life has a way of throwing curve balls just when you least expect it. Have you ever known someone who had an unexpected accident or illness leaving them unable to make decisions for themselves? What if it were you? Who would you want in charge of your decisions? Start the conversation at Mercy s Advance Care Planning Workshop: Wednesday, August 10 5:30-6:30 p.m. Mercy Hospital 1000 Mineral Point Ave Janesville, WI Anyone age 18+ is encouraged to attend. Bring your spouse, a family member or any person you choose to make health care decisions for you in the event you become unable to do so. This is a FREE workshop and open to the public. Light refreshments included. Registration requested by calling Mercy HealthLine at CODE: 7AH4V4 Register today! Have you checked out Formed.org recently? Many bible studies are now available online to view in the comfort of your home 24/7! Study Guides also available online! Free to our parishioners at St. Mary & St. Joseph with our parish access code: 7AH4V4 Sign up today to learn more about your faith! Special THANK YOU to parishioners Gail & John Nordlof for the donation of altar wine at St. Mary Parish. Northleaf Winery, LLC 232 S Janesville Street Milton Wisconsin fax info@northleafwinery.com

10 Saturday, October 8 Trick or Treat Trot Sunday, October 16 Dinner and Drawings Fall will be here before we know it and change is in the air. Let s start getting ready for this year s annual Harvest Festival! Saturday, October 8 at 6:30 p.m. will be our Trick or Treat Trot. Family participation is encouraged as this will be a fun event for everyone. Costumes are strongly suggested (consider no make for better visibility). The route has been changed and there will be treats put into your goodie bag as you maneuver the course. Registration sheets will be available soon. Harvest Festival Sponsorship: Letters will be sent next week. If you do not receive a letter and would like to help sponsor our annual festival, whether you own a business, your employer would like to sponsor or you would like to sponsor as an individual or family, please contact Vicki at the Parish Office ( or victoria.kersten1@gmail.com ) $100 Donation: Your business or family name will be posted at church; you will be listed as a Festival Sponsor in weekly bulletin announcements and online and your information will be printed on the placemats and displayed in a table top holder used at the Festival Dinner. $150 Donation: Your business or family name will receive all of the above plus your business or family name will be on the Trick or Treat Trot t-shirt. Mini Raffles: Again this year any and all items are most welcome. Each year our theme baskets are well received. Thanks to all of you who are so creative. Samples and sign up sheets are located in the gathering space. Some of last year s most popular items were: Coach basket, adult movie night, Badger basket, Romantic Evening basket and Prairie Woods outing. Children s favorites were the big teddy bear, Frozen items and Legos. Country Store: As your gardens are ready to harvest please remember that canned produce (fruits, vegetables, jams, pickles, etc.) always fly off the shelves early. Crafters, please continue working on your favorite item to donate. Start planning your baked goods entries.

11 NEWS FROM ST. JOSEPH PARISH PASTORAL COUNCIL: As promised, here is the first part of the meaning behind our new mission statement revealed. Much thought and prayer went into purposefully choosing this new statement. We want all members to feel welcome and supported. We are a parish that is trying to work together to build strong faith community. Grab your hammer and join us as carpenters in this great work! Part 1 of 2: The meaning behind our new mission statement Building a Welcoming Home Inspired by our patron saint, St. Joseph's Catholic Church is a work in progress, continually under construction, in an attempt to build a stronger parish and to be the spiritual cornerstone of our community. Our parish is open to and accepting of everyone, while providing a place of sanctuary and refuge that anyone can call home. St. Joseph s Catholic Church Parish Mission Statement: Building a Welcoming Home of Worship, Stewardship, & Fellowship Please contact your Parish Pastoral Council members if you have any questions about our new mission statement or any of the work we do as a Parish Council. Our members include: Kelly Aleson Mary Barrett - Vice Chair Patti Behrens Dan Brantner Roland Breunig Jared Hammer - Trustee Marge Hollenberger - Secretary Doug Kotecki - Trustee Gina Petry Ron Steponkus Father Dave Timmerman Sue Tronnes - Chair

12 VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY: Can you help? We re in need of some folks to help with the Wedding Anniversary Celebration. On Sunday, August 14, Bishop Morlino will celebrate a Mass of Thanksgiving for married couples celebrating 50, 55, 60 or more years of marriage. We are in need of about 20 volunteers to help with the event. Most jobs are easy! Registration help greet and register the couples as they arrive Greetings/Ushers usher the couples to their assigned seats Parking Assistance Cake Servers at Reception (would not be able to attend Mass) Background music for reception? If you can help, please Beth at beth.ulaszek@straphael.org by August 10. Questions? Call Andy Galvin at In the past, we have had a mixture of adults and teens and that has made the day a great success.. Location: St. Francis Xavier Parish, Cross Plains Schedule: Sunday August 14 Volunteers arrive by 12:30 p.m. Mass starts at 2:00 p.m. Reception immediately follows All activities will conclude between 3:30-4:00 p.m. Formal attire required (e.g. suits for men)! This Mass DOES satisfy your Sunday obligation.

13 Novena comes from the Latin word novem, meaning "nine," and for Catholics this has come to mean nine days of focused prayer (either public or private) to obtain special graces, to implore special favors, or make special petitions. It originates with the period of time after the Ascension of Our Lord into heaven as the Apostles awaited the descent of the Holy Spirit upon them at Pentecost. Together they devoted themselves to constant prayer. (Acts 1:14a) Since the third century history notes these nine-day periods of prayer and they were commonplace by the Middle Ages. August is dedicated to devotion to the Immaculate Heart of Mary, with several liturgical celebrations honoring the Blessed Virgin during the month. There is a longtime novena spotlighting her Assumption and by starting it this Sunday, you could have it completed by its Solemnity on the 15th. (Then, top it off by attending Mass that day!) When praying a novena, it can either be the same prayer for all nine days (such as the one shown in the column to the right) or a different prayer for each day. Every novena is a bit different in the intention, formation of prayers and practice. Paul Schultz Novena Prayer for the Assumption of the Virgin Mary Mary, Queen Assumed into Heaven, I rejoice that after years of heroic martyrdom on earth, you have at last been taken to the throne prepared for you in heaven by the Holy Trinity. Lift my heart with you in the glory of your Assumption above the dreadful touch of sin and impurity. Teach me how small earth becomes when viewed from heaven. Make me realize that death is the triumphant gate through which I shall pass to your Son, and that someday my body shall rejoin my soul in the unending bliss of heaven. From this earth, over which I tread as a pilgrim, I look to you for help. I ask for this favor: (Mention your request). When my hour of death has come, lead me safely to the presence of Jesus to enjoy the vision of my God for all eternity together with you.

14 Love Begins Here Missionary Nick Richards (4 years) One Service project that stood out: Helping out at the LBH Office at the Catholic diocese, helped me put into perspective how much planning it takes to help that many people. Best experience or encounter: How grateful all the people we helped were when we finished. Encourages my faith: It helps me find God through serving the people.

15 Intro and Background It didn t take Pope John Paul II long to reveal his love for the message of Divine Mercy revealed to Sister Faustina Kowalska (now declared a saint) in his home archdiocese of Kraków, Poland. During the 1930's Sister Faustina received revelations from Our Lord telling her of His infinite mercy for mankind. In his third year as Pope, John Paul II released the encyclical letter Dives in Misericordia (Latin for Rich in Mercy ) on November 30, 1980 with the subtitle, On the Mercy of God. This was only his second encyclical and it continued the examination of world problems brought up in his first, Redemptor Hominis (In English: The Redeemer of Man ), teaching that the only authentic Christian response to these rising difficulties is through love informed by God's mercy, especially as revealed in the love of the Father in the Trinity. The biblical parable of the Prodigal Son is utilized as a central theme. We are deep into the Year of Mercy and in the formal proclamation of this Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy, Pope Francis calls upon the Blessed Virgin Mary to watch over us (note how she is invoked as the Mother of Mercy in the Hail, Holy Queen prayer) and invites prayer to saints and blessed ones who made divine mercy their mission in life, specifically naming St. Faustina. May she, who was called to enter the depths of divine mercy, intercede for us and obtain for us the grace of living and walking always according to the mercy of God and with an unwavering trust in his love. (Misericordiae Vultus, #24) Dives in Misericordia is divided into fifteen distinct sections. There are fifteen weeks left until the Year of Mercy ends. Coincidence? I think not. Therefore, we will look at one section each week in these pages to reflect on the role of both God's mercy and also the need for human mercy in our daily lives. The encyclical is readily available both online and in printed form if you would like to follow along. It can also be found in books such as The Encyclicals of John Paul II: An Introduction and Commentary by Richard A. Spinello.

16 World Youth Day has concluded in Krakow, Poland and upward of one million people gathered with Pope Francis for the closing Mass on July 31st. The Holy Father s homily focused on three obstacles to building a real relationship with Jesus and how to overcome them. 1) Smallness of stature The pope remarked that we can risk not getting close to Jesus... because we don t think ourselves worthy. But God loves us the way we are, and no sin, fault or mistake of ours makes him change his mind. Our importance comes from our spiritual identity as children of God. In his eyes the clothes you wear or the kind of cell phone you use are of absolutely no concern. He doesn t care whether you are stylish or not; he cares about you! In his eyes, you are precious, and your value is inestimable. 2) The paralysis of shame To follow Jesus there is a chance of being ridiculed, but the risk is rewarded. Dear young friends, urges the pope, don t be ashamed to bring everything to the Lord in confession, especially your weaknesses, your struggles and your sins. He will surprise you with his forgiveness and his peace. 3) Grumbling of the crowd Barriers impeding intimacy with Jesus can come from outside pressure as well. This requires boldness. He demands of us real courage: the courage to be more powerful than evil by loving everyone, even our enemies. People may laugh at you because you believe in the gentle and unassuming power of mercy. But do not be afraid. Practice honesty and seek justice, the pope concludes, and don t be discouraged! 837 Parkview Dr. Milton, WI S. Saint Joseph Circle Edgerton, WI