January 20, 2019 Second Sunday in Ordinary Time. Weekday Masses:

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1 SAINT MARGARET MARY CATHOLIC PARISH & SCHOOL stmmp.org North 92nd Street Milwaukee, WI PASTORAL STAFF Administrator: Fr. Patrick Nelson, SDS ext cell: Deacon: Frank Pemper: Director of Administrative Services: Vicki Harder ext Director of Music: Neal Bardele cell: Director of Buildings & Grounds: Chris Matchett ext Director of Faith Formation: Dave Liccione ext Administrative Assistant: Mary Blinkhorn ext Archdiocese of Milwaukee: archmil.org PASTORAL COUNCIL OFFICERS & TRUSTEES Chairperson: Anne McKiernan Vice-Chairperson: Colleen Krentz Secretary: Krystal Burke Trustee-Treasurer: Nancy Bonesho Trustee Secretary: Cheryl Vosswinkel SCHOOL 3950 N. 92nd Street Phone: Fax: Principal: Mrs. Nilda Cordova stmms.org Older Adult Program Northwest Interfaith Office: Ms. Niedra North St. Vincent de Paul intake office: Weekday Masses: Monday- Friday: 8:15am Wednesday:10am (only during the school year) & 7pm Weekend Masses Saturday: 5:00pm Sunday: 9 & 11am & 7pm SACRAMENTS BAPTISM: Please contact the parish center to arrange. MARRIAGE: Preparation sessions with a pastoral staff member begin no later than six months prior to the wedding date. MINISTRY TO THE SICK: The Sacrament of Healing & Strength is for persons who are seriously or chronically ill, or facing major surgery. Please ask Father after Mass if you are interested. RCIA: If you are interested in becoming Catholic and the RCIA process, contact Faith Formation Director Dave Liccione at RECONCILIATION: Wed. 12-1pm & 6-7pm & Sat.: 4 4:45pm ADORATION CHAPEL: Open from 6am-12am. Please call the parish center for the key pad code. St. Margaret Mary Parish is committed to developing and sustaining an intimate relationship with Jesus Christ and proclaiming the reign of God. January 20, 2019 Second Sunday in Ordinary Time

2 2 Welcome to St. Margaret Mary Parish (continued from previous column) From A Grateful Heart There are different kinds of spiritual gifts and different forms of service - but the same God who produces all of them in everyone. To each individual of the Spirit of God is given for the benefit of all: to one the spirit wisdom; to another, the expression of knowledge; to another, faith; or healing; to another, mighty deeds; or prophecy; to another, discernment of spirits; to another, varieties of tongues; or interpretation of tongues. The same Spirit produces them all and He gives them to each individual as he wishes. Your talents and abilities may be limited, under-developed or unknown to you as of now. But, God has prepared each of us with some gifts that are needed in our community or parish. The Church belongs to Christ and he has promised to send the Spirit. That means that the Spirit of God is here and active! Yet, we hold the gifts of the Spirit and need to lend them to the task of building the Church where we are. God knows what is needed and has provided it - in YOU (in who you ARE)! That is why Jesus told his Disciples: (Matthew 5:14) You are the light of the world. A city built on a hill cannot be hidden. The gifts God gave us in the Spirit need to be discovered, developed and used by each of us for the good of others in our community. May the Heart of The Savior Bless you! Fr. Patrick Nelson, SDS 1 Cor. 12:4-11 Gifts of the Spirit St. Paul tells the first Christians in Corinth that they are all given God s Spirit in their Baptism and coming to the faith in Jesus Christ as Messiah and the only God. However, his biggest job after that is get the early community to understand that God sent his Son to unify the human race to work towards the intended Salvation of each person created by God. No one is to be lost or abandoned. The Salvation that Jesus brings is God s desire to unify all creation to himself and the Church has the job of continuing to complete that task on Earth until all people are aware of the Salvation offered in obedience to the Word of God (Jesus Christ). That is why Jesus formed his Church beginning with the 12 Apostles as the image of the new promise to Abraham of the 12 tribes of Jacob (Israel). This is The Church on Earth! Now every Church, just as every building project, requires an army of workers with specialized talents to get the job done well. The Church is no exception. Each of us is created by God and the Spirit of God works within us to provide for the needs to build the Church in every community or parish. This is what St. Paul is trying to tell the Corinthians. They each have what this community needs to build up the Kingdom of God where they find themselves. The Spirit knows what we need and provides it in the talents, gifts and abilities of each individual. (1 Kings 19:13) Just as when Elijah met God at Mount Horeb, not every gift of God comes in a grand way. Sometimes God comes in a soft breeze or in a gentle touch of a friend. Just as when I was discerning my call to the priesthood at the age of 47. I wanted a sign and what I got was the affirmation of others three times (Father, Son and Spirit). God has his own ways of communicating with us and if we are willing to listen we will hear him! (continued next column) Day of Prayer for the Legal Protection of Unborn Children Let us pray... Good and gracious God, you blew into our nostrils the breath of life. You are the One to whom we owe our very existence. Give us the courage to take that unpopular position of protecting those who have no voice, the unborn child in the womb to the person taking his or her last breath. The life you have given us is a gift beyond measure. Embolden us to speak the truth about protecting the child, the elderly, and the one without a voice in the public square. With thankful hearts, we ask all this of the One God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Amen.

3 Milwaukee, Wisconsin 3 Monday, January 21 8:15am: Rose Blazek + Tuesday, January 22 8:15am: Alice Brayall + Wednesday, January 23 8:15 am: Jill Brent + 10am: St. Margaret Mary School 7pm: Thursday, January 24 8:15am: Gertrude Brown + Friday, January 25 8:15am: Matthew Kubis + Saturday, January 26 5pm: Shirley Dobbe + Sunday, January 27 9am: Fr. Patrick Nelson, SDS + 11am: Agnes Tutkowski + 7:00pm: The Intentions of Fr. Pat Nelson Mass Intentions for 2019 The mass intentions book for 2019 is open. Please stop by the parish center to choose your dates. There are many available. Remembering our friends & loved ones at the altar of God is an act of mercy. CATHOLIC SCHOOLS WEEK JANUARY 27 FEBRUARY 2 LAUNCH YOUR AT ST. MARGARET MARY SCHOOL 3950 NORTH 92ND STREET MILWAUKEE, WI stmms.org Please keep our RCIA Candidates and Catechumens in your prayers. They include Adult Candidate Greg Huffer and Adult Catechumen Luis Martinez and student Catechumen Yedy. They will come into full communion with the Church at the Easter Vigil on April 20 th. Please remember those receiving First Reconciliation on February 2 too. OPEN HOUSE MEET OUR STAFF & TOUR OUR SCHOOL SUN. JAN PM WED. JAN PM God has called Kenneth Ukasick to eternal life. Please pray for him and his family and friends. Book Discussion for Catholic Sisters Week Sisters of the Divine Savior invite you to join a book discussion during National Catholic Sisters Week, March 8-14, Our book selection, Debby Irving s Waking up White, breaks the ice for honest conversation about race. We ll host two discussions at SDS Community House in Milwaukee, 4311 N. 100 th Street: Saturday, March 9, 10:00-11:30 a.m. or Tuesday, March 12, 1:30 3:00 p.m. RSVP and request a free copy of the book at: sistersofthedivinesavior.org/book Questions? Call (414) School Year Enrollment Begins Soon! Please encourage any of your family and friends with K4-8th grade school age children to come visit our school. Our Open House is on January 27 from 12 to 2:00 p.m. and on Wednesday, January 30 from 5:00-7:00 p.m. Tuition enrollment may be accepted at any time. The MPCP enrollment runs from February 1 - February 20. St. Margaret Mary School payment options include private pay tuition or through the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program "MPCP". Please call the school if you have any questions or would like to schedule a tour. See school website for school registration information: stmms.org. We Can t Wait to Meet You & Show You What Our School Has to Offer Your Child!

4 Milwaukee, Wisconsin 20: Hospitality after Sat. Speaker Series & Sun. 9 & 11am masses Second Collection for St. Vincent DePaul Conference 21: Martin Luther King Kr. Day 27 Feb.3: Catholic Schools Week FEBRUARY 1: First Friday Adoration in Church after the 8:15 am Mass 16/17: Hospitality after weekend masses 18: Blood Drive in Sampon Hall MARCH 6: Ash Wednesday: Lent begins St. Margaret Mary Speaker s Bureau Winter/Spring 2019 Sunday, February 10, PM to 7PM The Mission of the St. Francis Peace Makers Presenter: Deacon Steve Przedpelski, from SFPM Saturday, February 16, After 5PM Mass An Evening With The Saints Featuring St. Margaret Mary Presenter: Al McCauley, Pius XI H.S., History Professor Sunday, February 24, PM to 7PM How You Can Be More Saint-Like Presenter: Chad Griesel, Pastoral Associate at Old St. Mary s Parish Saturday, March 9, After 5PM Mass Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About The Beatitudes Presenter: Fr. Andrew Linn, Associate Pastor- St. Eugene & St. Monica Parishes 4 Sunday, March 24, PM to 7PM The Milwaukee Mission of the Capuchin Order Presenter: Capuchin Friar -from the Brother Booker Ashe House of Peace Sunday, April 7, PM to 7PM Including Everyone At God s Banquet: Bringing Hope To The People of Presenter: Sister MacCanon Brown, from the Homeless Sanctuary Saturday, April 13 - After 5PM Mass The 175 Year History of the Milwaukee Archdiocese Featuring the Founding Of St. Margaret Mary Parish and Fr. Raymond Vint Presenter: Fr. Steven Avella, Marquette University, Professor of History Pastoral Council members: we need at least 2 more. Your duty is to help discern, plan and carry out our parish goals for now and into the future. Hospitality helpers: to assist with and provide weekend hospitality after the masses, the third weekend of each month. Cantors: If you have some vocal ability and enjoy singing at Mass, please consider joining St. Margaret Mary's music ministry as a cantor. Choir reinstatement: Do you enjoy singing and/or play an instrument? St. Margaret Mary would like to enhance our Mass music and is exploring the possibility of creating a parish choir that, to start, would perform at one Liturgy per month. If you are an aspiring performer or are looking for a means of becoming more involved in the parish, Please contact Neal Bardele (nealb@ameritech.net) or contact the parish office. Servers & more: boys and girls 4 th grade and up, high school & adult. Sacristans, ushers, greeters, lectors, and Eucharistic ministers are also needed. Saturday, May 4 - After 5PM Mass 25 Fallacies about Life...Refuted Presenter: Fr. Cliff Ermatinger, Archdiocese of Milwaukee All Presentations Downstairs In Sampon Hall- Hospitality Will be Offered! Bible Study There is still time to join Blessed Savior/St. Margaret Mary Gospel of Luke Bible Study group led by Mr. Joe Ratke. The group meets every other Thursday night, through May, from 6:30PM-8PM at the Blessed Savior Parish Office on 86 th & Villard. The next gathering will be on January 24 th. For questions, contact Faith Formation Director Dave Liccione at /dliccione@stmmp.org.

5 5 January 20, 2019 Sunday: Is 62:1-5/Ps 96:1-2, 2-3, 7-8, 9-10 [3]/ 1 Cor 12:4-11/Jn 2:1-11 Monday: Heb 5:1-10/Ps 110:1, 2, 3, 4 [4b]/Mk 2:18-22 Tuesday: Heb 6:10-20/Ps 111:1-2, 4-5, 9 and 10c [5]/ Mk 2:23-28 Wednesday: Heb 7:1-3, 15-17/Ps 110:1, 2, 3, 4 [4b]/Mk 3:1-6 Thursday: Heb 7:25 8:6/Ps 40:7-8a, 8b-9, 10, 17 [8a and 9a]/Mk 3:7-12 Friday: Acts 22:3-16 or Acts 9:1-22/Ps 117:1bc, 2 [Mk 16:15]/Mk 16:15-18 Saturday: 2 Tm 1:1-8 or Ti 1:1-5/Ps 96:1-2a, 2b-3, 7-8a, 10 [3]/Mk 3:20-21 Next Sunday: Neh 8:2-4a, 5-6, 8-10/Ps 19:8, 9, 10, 15 [cf. Jn 6:63c]/1 Cor 12:12-30 or 1 Cor 12:12-14, 27/Lk 1:1-4; 4:14-21 DEVOTIONS MONDAY-FRIDAY: Rosary 7:30AM MONDAY -FRIDAY: Rosary with Adoration 3:00PM TUESDAY - Mother of Perpetual Help Devotions After 8:15 AM Mass FRIDAY - Litany of the Sacred Heart after 8:15AM Mass Way of the Cross with Adoration 3:00PM Schoenstatt Retreat Center in Waukesha This healing weekend is designed to help each participant embark upon a new phase of life. It is an opportunity for divorced persons to pause and examine their lives their strong points and weaknesses, their hurts, disappointments, joys and frustrations. It is a weekend of involvement. The cost of $ includes five meals and lodging for the entire weekend (financial assistance is available). Registration deadline is Wednesday, April 17th. For mor e infor mation or a r egistration form, please the Office for Marriage and Family Life at or visit the following website: Divorced.htm