Pastor: Fr. David Timmerman

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1 Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time August 14, 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. 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 Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Mon. Aug. 15 8:30 a.m. (St. Mary) James Wobig Tues. Aug. 16 8:30 a.m. (St. Mary) Don Rolling Wed. Aug. 17 8:30 a.m. (St. Mary) Frank Hines Thurs. Aug. 18 8:00 a.m. (St. Joseph) Stella Plywacz Fri. Aug. 19 8:00 a.m. (St. Joseph) Roseann Wellnitz Sat. Aug. 20 Sun. Aug. 21 4:00 p.m. 5:30 p.m. 9:00 a.m. 10:30 a.m. (St. Mary) Deceased Members of Jarzynski & Stabler Families (St. Joseph) Merrill Moore (St. Mary) Joe & Marian Williams (St. Joseph) Ward Mehring & St. Joseph & St. Mary Parishes Monday, August 15 Thursday, August 18 Revelations 11:19a; 12:1-6a, 10ab Ezekiel 36:23-28 Psalm 45:10bc, 11, 12ab, 16 Psalm 51:12-13, 14-15, Corinthians 15:20-27a Matthew 22:1-14 Luke 1:39-56 Friday, August 19 Tuesday, August 16 Ezekiel 37:1-14 Ezekiel 26:1-10 Psalm 107:2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9 Psalm: Deuteronomy 32:26-27ab, 27cd-28 Matthew 20:34-40 Matthew 19:23-30 Sunday, August 21 Wednesday, August 17 Isaiah 66:18-21 Ezekiel 34:1-11 Psalm 117:1, 2 Psalm 23:1-3a, 3b-4, 5, 6 Hebrews 12:5-7, Matthew 20:1-16 Luke 13:22-30

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 Stewardship: A Way of Life Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time Do you think I have come to give you peace on Earth? No, I tell you, but rather division. Luke 12:51 Living a stewardship lifestyle means stepping out of our comfort zone when needed. Many of us like to play it safe, not cause waves, stay in the middle of the road. In today s world we are called to be informed and take a stance for life, marriage and religious liberty. WORD OF LIFE: The Church always advances between the cross and the resurrection, between persecutions and the consolations of the Lord. This is the path: those who take this path do not go wrong. Pope Francis Homily on the Feast of St. George April 23, 2013

4 August Altar Care: St. Theresa Circle Tues. Aug. 16 6:30 p.m. CCW Meeting Thurs. Aug. 18: 7:00 p.m. Knights of Columbus Fri. Aug :00 a.m. Mom s Play Group Sat. Aug. 20 8:00 a.m. Cenacle Prayer Group Rosary All are welcome to attend. BACK TO SCHOOL PROJECT: backpacks and tags Must be turned in to the display in the vestibule by Sunday, August 21. If this is not possible, please contact Melanie at Thank you! All Ronald & Nancy Cournaya who are moving here from Geneva, IL. August 7, 2016: Averly Marie Dieter daughter of Aric & Crystal August 7, 2016: Vaughn Michael Adams son of Brian & Ashly OUR PASCAL CANDLE WILL BURN IN MEMORY OF PHYLLIS BARRETT Marian Jacob, Celestine Stegeman, Carol

5 August 20//August 21 Extraordinary Ministers 5:30 p.m. Jane Ogle & Roland Breunig 10:30 a.m. Chris Severson & Leslie Skertchly Lectors 5:30 p.m. Bonnie Shell 10:30 a.m. Doug Kotecki Mass Servers 5:30 p.m. Sophia Osborn, Ethan Richardson & Kathleen Reilly 10:30 a.m. Kellan Schmidt, Emma & Peyton Fox Greeters 5:30 p.m. 1. John Shell 2. Dona Pratt 3. Marge Hollenberger 10:30 a.m. 1. Brian Kachlic 2. Ted & Mary Syverson 3. George Hatzinger Collection from last Sunday August 7, 2016 Envelopes $3, Offertory Total $3, PARISH DINNER NEWS: The sign-up boards for the parish dinner are now in the vestibule. They offer many chances to work for a short time for a very worthy cause and have a great time doing it! We are looking for waitresses, hostesses, bussers, pie donations, salad makers, to name a few. See the sign up board for other opportunities. Or, consider donating a basket for our basket raffle. They can be any theme. Some theme ideas are already posted on the board and you can sign up for one of them. If you prefer to do something different, put your theme on the board and sign up. If you want to donate money and don t want to shop, just call Mary Barrett at and she will shop for you. PLEASE NOTE: BASKETS MUST BE COMPLETED AND BROUGHT TO THE CHURCH BY AUGUST 26TH. DON T FORGET TO PURCHASE YOUR RAFFLE TICKETS THE GRAND PRIZE IS $2, YOU HAVE TO BE IN IT TO WIN IT!!!

6 August 20/21 Reader One 4:00 p.m. Rick Elbert 9:00 a.m. Kent Shea Reader Two 4:00 p.m. Val Crofts 9:00 a.m. Mary Kapheim Commentator 4:00 p.m. Pat Mosher 9:00 a.m. Don Roberts Musician 4:00 p.m. Lisa Meyers 9:00 a.m. Lisa Meyers Cantor 4:00 p.m. Sharon Swanson 9:00 a.m. Mary Jo Knueppel Servers 4:00 p.m. Grace Crofts 9:00 a.m. Jaime Scherdin, Justin Scherdin Ryan Scherdin, Ashley Wagner Extraordinary Ministers 4:00 p.m. Mary Elbert*, Mari Anne Warren, Sue Gavigan 9:00 a.m. Pat Starr*, Tom Scherdin, Mary Ann Arnold Ushers 4:00 p.m. Barbara Anderson, Steve Schuh, Molly Harris, Jonathon Crofts 9:00 a.m. Milt Wendler, Tom Reed, Tom Westrick, Steve Wagner, Bill O Leary *Denotes Check-In Person Sat./Sun. Aug. 13/14: Pastoral Council & Trustee elections during mass. Camillus Ministry Blood Pressure screening in the parish office following mass. Ark Library is open following mass. Mon. Aug. 15: 1:00 p.m. St. Margaret s Circle meets with Elaine Homan. Tues. Aug. 16: 5:00 p.m. Confessions 7:00 p.m. Pastoral Council in the Ark. Fri. Aug. 19: 8:30 a.m. St. Monica s Circle will meet at Abibs Restaurant with Rosemary Schafer. THANK YOU!! A special thank you to all the volunteers that worked and brought food to the many funerals that we had last week. You provided a special service to each of the families in their greatest time of need. Don t forget to pickup your dish from the parish kitchen!

7 Collection From Last Week (August 7, 2016) Weekly Budget Needs 9, Envelopes 6, Offertory ACH Auto-Debit 2, Surplus Fiscal Year-To-Date Contributions YTD Budget Needs 56, YTD Envelopes & ACH 43, YTD Offertory 3, Deficit -9, Collection from last year (August 9, 2015) Envelopes 6, Offertory ACH Auto-Debit ARK LIBRARY: The Ark Library is open this weekend following all Masses. Browse through the many books and videos that our Ark Library has to offer. August 7, 2016: Henry Matthew Kuczynski, son of Trent & Steph. August 7, 2016: David Anthony Pullara, son of Joey & Amber. BLOOD PRESSURE SCREENING: Camillus Ministry blood pressure screening is held this weekend in the parish office after all Masses. Heartfelt sympathy to the family and friends of those who recently died: Dr. Ed McNichols James McCarthy This week the Traveling Chalice will be in the home of Bill & Mary Ellen Please pray for Vocations

8 In a recent article in the July 28 issue of the Catholic Herald, columnist Fr. Tadensz Pacholczyk addressed the practice of cremation in our Catholic funeral practice. I thought it would be good to emphasize some of his points. For Catholics, cremation is considered an acceptable form of handling the human body after death, although as noted in the Order of Christian Funerals, does not enjoy the same value as burial of the body The Church clearly prefers and urges that the body of the deceased be present for funeral rites, since the presence of the body better expresses the values which the Church affirms in its rites. In a 2000 pastoral letter to the faithful in the LaCrosse Diocese, Cardinal Burke pointed out problematic practices that have cropped up with cremation. With the growing practice of cremation, there has also developed a certain lack of care for the cremated remains of the dead. Those who are arranging the funeral rites should see that the cremated remains are interred or entombed at the earliest possible time. It is NOT PERMITTED to scatter remains over a favorite spot or keep them in one s house or place other than a cemetery. Also the cremated remains of one person may not be mixed with the cremated remains of another deceased person or divided up into other vessels or pieces of jewelry. We have an obligation to respect the remains of the dead, even in their ashen state. Another reason to bury cremains in the earth or inter them in a mausoleum is to establish a particular place where people can come and pay their respects or pray for the soul of the deceased. The burial site serves as a point of reference and connection to the embodiment of that individual. By keeping a loved ones ashes at home on a shelf or in a closet or attic easily becomes a way to downplay their human dignity, tempting us to treat the remains as just another item to be moved around like other trinkets. It can be helpful to encourage family members and others who are involved

9 with cremains to think about askes in a manner similar to how we would think about a full body. Would we keep a casket and corpse at home for a few weeks? If not, then we shouldn t do the same with someone s ashes. The sacred memory of our departed family and friends calls us to carefully attend to their remains with authentic and objective gestures and respect. ~~Fr. Dave THANK YOU!!! On behalf of the Milton Food Pantry, I would like to give a huge thank you to everyone who contributed either school items or a monetary donation for our school supply distribution. St. Mary s response was unbelievable. Your participation helped to save the Pantry in both money and time shopping. In the past, it would cost us as much as $ just for supplies. This year we hwill have spent ZERO! Thanks to your generosity, our students will have all their needed school supplies and a certificate for a new pair of shoes. What a nice way to give these students a great start for a successful school year! Thanks again! Gail Slepekis Milton Food Pantry Chairman CODE: 7AH4V4 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!

10 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

11 NEWS FROM ST. JOSEPH PARISH PASTORAL COUNCIL: The second part of our new mission statement is clearly broken down into 3 big ships equal in importance and encompassing in our purpose. There is much that each of us can learn and grow in our faith. We have so much that can be done for ourselves and for others. We are as much a part of this community as we are a part of the world. Lastly, we have so much we can enjoy and love from one another. Please join us in the journey Bon Voyage! Part 2 of 2: The meaning behind our mission statement Worship, Stewardship, & Fellowship We are a community of worship drawn together by our love of God, with a desire to enrich and support the faith and prayer life of those around us. Our members are encouraged to be involved in our parish by sharing their time, treasure, and talents. Every individual has something to contribute, and their participation is essential for the health of our community. We inspire our members to get to know, respect, and love one another as Jesus taught us. We are a congregation of Catholics who employ God s love to build up our members and look out for those in need. St. Joseph 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 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 mask 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 have been sent. If you did 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.

13 MILTON SENIOR LIVING: On Saturday, August 27, Milton Senior Living is hosting a picnic for their residents. They have asked for 4 volunteers to assist the residents with their dinner trays and general conversation. The events begins at noon and most likely will be finished by 2:00 p.m. If you are available and would like to help, please call Vicki at NATURAL FAMILY PLANNING CLASSES: Janesville: Main NFP Class, Sept 9 7:30 pm Monona: Postpartum NFP Class, Sept 9 7:00 pm Monona: Premenopause NFP Class, Sept 11 2:00 pm Questions call or nfp@straphael.org Register for any class at: 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

14 Saint Mary Faith Formation Registration Preschool Seeds Ministry (9:00 a.m. Sundays) Fr. Dave calls the children to gather and hear the gospel story in the Parish Center. Starts September 18! Incredibles Family Formation (10 11:30 a.m. 2nd Sunday) Families gather for a fellowship meal, games, breakout sessions and conclude with a family project and huddle. Prayer: The Faith Prayed Starts September 11! Elementary Super Saints in Training (Tuesday & Wednesday 4:00 5:15 p.m.) Children experience the Faith coming to life in a castle, a tent, a ship, along a river or in the Garden of Eden or around a campfire! Starts September 13/14! Youth Truthinators Starts September 11! Middle School (grades 7 & 8) meet on the 2nd Sunday from 6 7:30 p.m. High School (grades 9-11) meet on the 2nd Sunday from 10-11:30 a.m. or 6-7:30 p.m. Online tuition payment thru Pay Pal!! Register by September 11 and save $25: Questions? Contact Sabrina at or sabrina.elsen1@gmail.com Love Begins Here Missionary: Spencer Hammer (4 Yrs) One project that stood out: The painting we did for an elderly couple. It was amazing when we finished she hugged us and was so thankful. Best experience: My best experiences during LBH were getting to help people and getting to know other people from other cities and towns. Challenges my Faith: By giving me lots of time to pray and understand what s important in my faith. Love Begins Here Missionary: Hayden Lee (1st yr) One project that stood out: Priming a school because it was the one day we saw other people. Best experience: The ending dance party. Challenges my Faith: It may sound cliché but we had to make friends with people we have never seen before.

15 I. He who sees me sees the Father (cf. Jn. 14:9) The Revelation of Mercy (#1) We begin our look at Pope John Paul II s seminal work on mercy, Dives in Misericordia. It was issued as an encyclical, which is a specific category of papal document and considered as a kind of letter concerning some aspect of Catholic doctrine. Encyclicals are typically given Latin titles based on its first few words. In this case, it begins with St. Paul s words to the congregation in the city of Ephesus, pointing out the generosity of God s plan of redemption from transgressions and sins that makes us newly created people in Christ: But God, who is rich in mercy, out of the great love with which he loved us even when we were dead through our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ by grace you have been saved (Ephesians 2:4-5) Teaching documents released from the Vatican often have numbered sections to use as a reference. They are usually called paragraphs even if the content is lengthy. Dives in Misericordia also has titled divisions to further categorize the material. That is what you see at the top of the page. Let s start, then, with paragraph #1. Rather than the master and slave type of relationship experienced throughout the Old Testament, Jesus reveals God to us as a Father and further declares himself to be an image of His Father. Pope John Paul II uses this to state his goal in this introductory portion. He wishes to build upon this truth expressed unchangingly throughout the Gospels and Church Tradition up to, and including, the teaching of the Second Vatican Council ( ) and his preceding encyclical, Redemptor Hominis. Specifically, he identifies the Church s mission as both concentrated on us as humans and on God as the central aspect to our existence. The world of today at best wants to separate mancenteredness and God-centeredness even putting them at odds with each other and at worst eliminates God altogether in favor of touting human achievement through our own hard work alone. Only by approaching the Father and His love and developing a more mature relationship can we understand who we are as humans. Only then can we see that Christ fully reveals man to himself and brings to light his most high calling.

16 HOLY NAME SEMINARY ALUMNI: As we approach the Grand Opening of Holy Name Heights on August 18, a group of alumni and former faculty are attempting to find as many Holy Name Seminary Alumni as possible for the grand opening and other events. If you are a Holy Name Seminary Alumnus, please consider going to the following site tinyurl.com/j7qgh4q and take a brief survey, or call and let Jill Driscoll know that you would like to be added to an alumni list. Also, please lass this on to any Holy Name Alumni that you know!! KATIE LEDECKY Olympian Gold Medalist My Catholic faith is very important to me. It always has been and it always will be. It is part of who I am and I feel comfortable practicing my faith. It helps me put things in perspective. I do say a prayer or two before any race. The Hail Mary is a beautiful prayer and I find that it calms

17 Dulia This is what we mean when we say veneration. It is honor paid to the saints and angels in heaven. This is what we are doing when seek their intercession with God. Venerating the saints does not detract from the glory given to God, since whatever good they possess is a God-given gift. Why do you Catholics worship Mary and the saints? Worship is reserved for God alone! Have you ever heard this or a similar accusation? The questioner is correct: God alone is to be worshipped. We as Catholics make the distinction, however, between worship and veneration. The Church teaches that there are three types of honor which are due to those who are holy. They are technical terms with Greek names, so strap those seatbelts tight and let s go along for a ride! Latria This is what we mean when we say worship. This is adoration which is due to God alone. It is reverence directed exclusively to the Holy Trinity. Hyperdulia This falls substantially below latria, but is higher than dulia. It is special veneration due to the Blessed Virgin Mary. We give her this high honor because she is unique amongst all God s creation. She has a role, particular only to her, in the mystery of Redemption, and receives exceptional gifts of grace from God which make her preeminent among the saints. Finally, it is good to understand that the dulia we give to the saints and hyperdulia which we give to Mary is ultimately honor given to God. So, in the end, God gets all the glory anyway. Paul Schultz

18 HOPE HAVEN: A Catholic Charities Company, Hope Haven provides effective and affordable residential alcohol and drug treatment in Madison for over 40 years. North Bay Lodge can accommodate 20 residents and provides both primary and transitional treatment for adult men and women. A client usually stays in primary treatment for 6 weeks, costing $154 per day, which includes room, all meals and treatment. Once a client is ready to move on to transitional treatment, they may continue the process at North Bay Lodge or relocate to Chris Farley House. Transitional treatment cost $100 per day at either facility and includes room, all meals and treatments. Hopehavenhelps.org. Contact Fran Augustine, Hope Operations Director at or faugustine@ccmadison.org DEEPEN YOUR FAITH WITH THE CATHOLIC HERALD Issue of August 18: The Catholic Herald this week includes a special Senior section that addresses issues pertinent to senior Catholics. Plus, this week s Catholic Herald also features a retreat section, including information on places and methods of reflection. Learn more about your Catholic faith by reading the Catholic Herald. If you do not subscribe but wish to receive the Catholic Herald in your home, contact your parish office. Chris Farley House is a men s only transitional treatment resident for up to 16 individuals. A client usually stays for 2-3 months and receives weekly direct service, counseling and help finding a job and stable housing if needed. If you have questions or would like more information, visit

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