ST MARY & SONS OF ZEBEDEE St. Mary Lomira, St. John Byron, St. James Oak ield

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1 ST MARY & SONS OF ZEBEDEE St. MaryLomira, St. JohnByron, St. JamesOakield SEPTEMBER October 22, 13,

2 TO SONS OF ZEBEDEE & ST. MARY PARISH OAKFIELD, BYRON & LOMIRA WISCONSIN MASS INTENTIONS Saturday, October 21 Son s of Zebedee, St. John s 4:00 PM Arline Holand Sunday, October 22 Sons of Zebedee, St. James, Oakield 8:00 AM Madonna Schaefer St. Mary s Lomira 11:00 AM Jan Serwe Monday, October 23 Tuesday, October 24 Sons of ZebedeeSt. John s Byron 8:00 AM Wednesday, October 25 Sons of ZebedeeSt. James, Oakield 8:00 AM Thursday, October 26 Hope Nursing Home 1:00 PM For the Residents Friday, October 27 St. Mary, Lomira 8:30 AM For the Parishioners Saturday, October 28 St. Mary s Lomira 4:00 p.m. William (Willie) Bach and John Breka Sunday, October 29 Sons of Zebedee, St. James, Oakield 8:00 AM Orville Ruplinger Son s of Zebedee, St. John 11:00 AM Julie Adams *Please note the Mass changes. Combined Collections Program By now you should have received in the mail a request for your participation in this year s Combined Collection program. This program offers us a wonderful opportunity to help people in need through ive important efforts. 1. The Catholic Relief Services Collection beneiting Catholic Relief Services, The Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc, Migration and Refugee Services, the Holy Father s Relief Fund, and the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops Department for Justice, Peace and Human Development. 2. Catholic Home Missions Appealsupporting missions in Appalachia and the Deep South, the Southwest, the mountain West, and Dioceses of the Caribbean and the Paciic. 3. Collection for the Works of the Holy Father: Peter s Penceassisting the Pope in maintaining the Administration of 700 million Catholics and special needs in the Third World Countries. 4. World Mission Sunday (Propagation of the Faith) supporting and sending missionaries and seeking world peace and justice. 5. The Church in Central and Eastern Europe funds the restoration and renewal of the church in Europe. After praying and relection on these vital Catholic efforts, please give generously. Fr. Michael 2 Twentyninth Sunday in Ordinary Time October 22, 2017 Repay to Caesar what belongs to Caesar, and to God what belongs to God. Matthew 22:21 READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Rom 4:2025; Lk 1:6975; Lk 12:1321 Tuesday: Rom 5:12, 15b, 1719, 20b21; Ps 40:710, 17; Lk 12:3538 Wednesday:Rom 6:1218; Ps 124:1b8; Lk 12:3948 Thursday: Rom 6:1923; Ps 1:14, 6; Lk 12:4953 Friday: Rom 7:1825a; Ps 119:66, 68, 7677, 93 94; Lk 12:5459 Saturday: Eph 2:1922; Ps 19:25; Lk 6:1216 Sunday: Ex 22:2026; Ps 18:24, 47, 51; 1 Thes 1:5c10; Mt 22:3440

3 Mass Volunteers Saturday, Oct. 28, 4:00 p.m. St. Mary s Lomira ServersMegan Sterr ReaderRose Metke Eucharistic Sandy Vercauteren, Anna Reinders, Ruth Lehner UshersMinister Needed GreetersScharschmidt Family Mass Volunteers Sunday, Oct. 29, 8:00 am St. James, Oakield ServersMinister Needed ReaderKatie Deaver Eucharistic MinistersGary Collien, Mary Binning UshersSteve Kirwood, Jeremy Kautzer Committee Calendar ST. MARY AND SONS OF ZEBEDEE PASTORAL COUNCIL MEETING St. Mary Pastoral Council Meeting, Thursday, Nov. 2, 6:30 p.m. St. Mary s Human Concerns Meeting, Tuesday, Oct. 24, 6:30 p.m. St. Mary s church hall. Synod Implementaon Team Meeng Thursday, October 26 at 6:30 p.m.in the hall at St. John s in Byron. Mass Volunteers Sunday, Oct. 29, 11:00 am St. John s Byron ServersMinister s Needed ReaderGeorge Macias EucharisticLoreen Kuslits UshersJames Sukowatey GreetersEd Feucht Family Contributions for St. Mary Week of Oct. 1415, 2017 Membership$1, Offertory$ Building & Grounds75.00 Vigil Lights$26.00 Stipends$70.00 Total$2, Stewardship Commiee All that we have is a gi from God. The Synod Implementaon Team is looking for people who are willing to share their gis of me and talent as we begin the process of forming a Stewardship Commiee in our parishes. You are invited to aend a meeng on Thursday, October 26, 2017 at 6:30 p.m. in the hall at St. John s in Byron. We will be meeng with Barb Vite, the Director of Stewardship for the Archdiocese. She will help us begin this process. Contact Lisa Sheahan at or lisasheahan@charter.net if you are interested in aending. 3 Register now for the 9th annual WOMEN OF CHRIST CONFERENCE. It will be held Saturday, November 4, 2017 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Washington County Fair Park, West Bend. This year s theme is Consider It All Joy. The conference will offer great encouragement to persevere in our confused, chaoc culture and authencally witness to the joy of being a Catholic woman. Four terrific speakers will inspire: Jeff Cavins, Fr. Larry Richards, Leah Darrow, and Donna Marie Cooper O Boyle. Confession and Adoraon are available all day, concluding with Mass celebrated by Archbishop Jerome Listecki. Lunch is included. For more informaon, pick up a registraon form in the back of church. Contact Lisa Sheahan at or lisasheahan@charter.net by October 27 to register and ensure a reduced group rate for our parish of $35/ person.

4 Religious Education Ofice CLASSES: Grades 16 will meet Monday, October 23 from 6 pm 7:15 pm. Grades 111 will meet Wednesday, October 25 from 6:30 pm 8:30 pm. Remember to bring your backpacks and Gospel Weeklies! YOUTH FELLOWSHIP: October 25 th at 6 pm! Please join us for Music, Food, Catholic Trivia & Fun! We have about 30 students attending. Looking for a parish volunteer or 2 to assist families with the November 8 th meal (egg casserole/bake, French toast bake, etc.) If you are interested, please contact the DRE. FAMILY FAITH EVENING: Next Family of Faith Evening with be December 2 nd : The focus will be Hope as we begin the season of Advent! Anyone who wants to participate on a committee to plan/prepare for this event, please contact the DRE. OCTOBER YOUTH COMPASSION: LAST WEEK TO BRING IN ITEMS!! In honor of St Francis of Assisi s feast day on October 4, SM & SOZ religious education program will be collecting items for the FDL Humane Society. Please visit their website for a list of items needed: pdf Drop off your items prior to class or Mass by October 27 th. Donated items will be gathered and taken to the FDL Humane Society on October 27 th. NEWSLETTER: See what is going on in our family faith formation program! Visit: click on newsletters, then click on October issue! VOLUNTEERS: Faith: The Next Generation Pass It On! PARISH VOLUNTEERS who do not have children and are not catechists in religious education to assist with Family Faith Formation Saturdays: December 2, February 10 & April 7. If you are willing to lend a hand serving food, setting up, or helping with preschool and toddlers, please contact the DRE. VOLUNTEERS WHO ENJOY BAKING: Looking for assistance with this year s upcoming events (Catechist trainings and Sacrament preparation) November 20, January 13 th, January 22 nd, March 3, March 14th & April 23. YOUTH RETREAT OPPORTUNITIES: Oct. 2829, 2017 at Holy Hill Arise Milwaukee presents...the Summit: HS Retreat Get ready to make the climb and encounter Christ on the Summit! This weekend is perfect for high school teens who want to go deeper in their faith and learn how to share that faith with others. Cost: $75. Financial aid available. Contact DRE for more information. Summer Youth Mission Trip 6/25 7/2 Grades 712 For more information please contact the DRE. Donations of St. Mary s Press Catholic Youth Bible for classrooms (15 needed) Donations for December 2nd compassion project Baskets of Hope (need laundry & household paper products/cleaners, supplies) Small prizes (i.e., $5.00 gift cards, 2liter soda, for grades 710, etc.) FACEBOOK: We are can be found on Facebook. Search St. Mary and Sons of Zebedee Religious Ed Program and support us by clicking LIKE. Please contact Lesa Staehler, DRE, or lstaehlerdre@gmail.com with any questions. SONS OF ZEBEDEE CHILI SUPPER On Saturday, October 21, Sons of Zebedee will be holding its annual Fall Chili Supper. It will be at St. John s in Byron from 4:307:30 p.m. Adults $7.00, Children $4, (10 years old and under). Carry outs available. The meal will include chili, fresh bread, crackers, cheese beverages, desserts and good company! We will be having a Rafle, with Packer Tickets included in the Rafle, plus other prizes. *Please note the Mass will be at 4:00 p.m. at Sons of ZebedeeSt. John s Site. There will be an 11:00 a.m. Mass at St. Mary s on Sunday. 4 REMEMBRANCE MASS On the weekend of Nov. 4/5 we will be lighting a candle for all deceased parishioners from both parishes who recently passed away last year. Invitations have been sent, but if you have not received an invitation, you are more than welcome to come and light a candle in their honor. CONFIRMATION PRAYER SPONSORS We are asking parishioners to call Lesa, our DRE and she will give you a name to help sponsor(pray, send a card) to our conirmation students There will also be someone after church on Oct and they will help you with choosing a student for conirmation. REMEMBRANCE CARDS Cards will be in back of church during the month of November for your special intention, or remembrances.

5 29th Sunday of Ordinary Time When Jesus said, repay to Caesar what belongs to Caesar and to God what belongs to God, he was not telling us that we should be dividing up our lives. These words of Jesus do not solve the problem of Church and state. They don t create an artiicial separation in our livesone part of us obeying the government and another part obeying God. When Jesus asks for a coin, he also asks, Whose head is this, and whose title? The coin, of course, bears Caesar s head, and belongs to Caesar. Humans, on the other hand bear the image of God. They belong to God. Humans bear God s image, and wherever they live and operatewhether in the social, economic, political, or religious realmthey belong to God. Their primary loyalties are always to God. We don t change our deepest convictions when we leave the church building and enter city hall. In those situations in which governments start acting as if they were God, we owe no obedience or loyalty to them. Just exactly when that happens is not always clear, but in some situations it is very clear. Whenever governments act as if they, and not God, have authority over life and death, then the government is clearly wrong. When the ruling powers say that it is right to kill the unborn, take the lives of the elderly, put prisoners to death, then we no longer owe allegiance to such government in those matters. Whenever people are not treated with the dignity, which they possess as children of God, we need to be a voice crying for justice. This is so because in all of these cases the ruling powers are denying that each human person is created in the image and likeness of God. Peace PAPER DRIVE St. Mary s Parish will no longer have a Paper Drive in the Fall and Spring. Brian from Southwest Auto Iron & Metal in Lomira, located on the corner of Water and Main Streets, will set up an account for St. Mary s. You can take your papers to his recycling business and he will give the credit to St. Mary s. PERPETUAL CARE FUND St. Mary s Cemetery needs your help! The only money we receive right now is from the sale of lots. Over the years that balance has accumulated to a savings of approximately $30,000. With these funds, we have to maintain upkeep of the grounds, lawn mowing, snow removal and tree removal. We split the mowing and snow removal with the St. Mary s Parish 60/40. But with costs going up over our budget the last few years, that money is going out much faster than it is coming in. So the Cemetery committee would like to build up a Perpetual Care Fund. If we could get enough money in it, it would be able to sustain the upkeep of the grounds on interest alone, therefore insuring our grandparents, mothers, fathers, brothers, sisters and children s plots. But we need your help to have this taken care of for years to come. Please help us get this started and consider a substantial donation to get us at a sustainable amount for the care of our families deceased members who are gone but count on us to look after their plots. Please give a serious consideration to a gift towards our Perpetual Care Fund. Thank you and God Bless, St. Mary s Cemetery Committee

6 SATURDAY, November 4, :00 p.m. St. Mary s Fall Fest Homemade by Ladies of St. Mary s Turkey/Gravy, Beef Tips, Mash Potatoes, Green Bean Casserole Fruited JellO Salad, Rolls, and butter Homemade Desserts Carry outs will be available We are asking parish members to make a homemade dessert or please donate $10.00 Adults $10, Children (512) $5, 4 and under free Dinner tickets will be available at the ofice and after weekend Masses Advance ticket purchase gives you a chance to win a prize. Many other fun events: Big Money Rafle $ per ticket or 4 for $75 Silent Auction Basketslarge variety, 50/50 RafleEvery hour a winner. KC Sponsored Pizza Sale To order, See a Lomira/Theresa KC Knights member PickupSaturday Nov 4th, 2017 at 10:00amnoon St. Theresa s School Hall, behind St. Theresa Church, Theresa, WI If you care to call in an order Lomira Call Mike at Theresa and Mayville Call Don at BrownsvilleCall Scott at Campbellsport, Leroy, Knowles, Byron, Ashford and St. KilianCall Dave at Cost: Deluxe$6.50 each Sausage and Mushroom, Sausage, Sausage and Pepperoni, Pepperoni, Canadian Bacon$5.50 each Cheese$5.00 each All Pizzas made fresh with Grande cheese! Beef JerkyOriginal, Pepper Jack and Hot$5.50 Per Package

7 Parish Offices St. Mary 699 Milwaukee St. Lomira, WI Phone(920) Fax(920) HoursMW F 8:30 am2:30 pm or by appointment Sons of Zebedee W5882 Church Rd, Fond du Lac, WI Phone(920) HoursTTh 8:002:00pm or by appointment web pagewww.sonsofz.org Parish Staff St. Mary Pastor, Rev. Michael Petersen(920) pastorsofz@excel.net Parish SecretaryAdministrator Marisa Gassner StMaryLomira@gmail.com DRE Lesa Staehler lstaehlerdre@gmail.com Parish BookkeeperDennis Faber Sons of Zebedee Pastor, Rev. Michael Petersen(920) pastorsofz@excel.net Parish SecretaryMarisa Gassner (920) zebedee@excel.net DRE Lesa Staehler lstaehlerdre@gmail.com PASTORAL COUNCIL St. Mary Pastoral Council ChairpersonRalph Langenecker Trustees: Anna Reinders, Ron Tagliapietra Sons of Zebedee Pastoral Council ChairpersonGeorge Macias Trustees: John S. Pelletier, Thom Cox Other Council Members: Bob Pelletier, Jim Pelletier, Steve Wessing, Charlene Pettit, Dawn Macias, 0Dawn Kuechenberg. Prayer Network Marisa Gassner Parish Ofice Liturgy Schedule Weekdays See inside bulletin. Webpage(bulletin online) or Reconciliation By appointment. Sacraments Anointing of the Sick*: Anytime on request please call parish ofice. Baptism: Celebrated during the Masses. Preparation class required. Call the parish ofice. Marriage: Arrangements must be made at least 6 months in advance. Preparation classes and an Enrichment Day for the Engaged required. Do not be disappointed. All weddings must be scheduled with the pastor prior to other scheduling. *The Federal Privacy Regulation HIPPA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) prohibits all hospitals from informing churches of a patient s presence unless the patient gives permission for the hospital to do so. If you are admitted to a hospital and would like a member of the clergy or a caregiver to visit you, please notify the hospital or call the parish ofice. Food Pantry The food pantry is open at United Methodist Church in Lomira on the 2nd and 4th Saturday of each month from 10:0011:00 am. The Oakield Food Pantry is open Wednesdays from 4 6pm. By appointment call Prayer Shawl Ministry Jane Langenecker Will Donation Your generosity to your parish will beneit future generations of your parish. Bulletin Deadline The deadline is Tuesday 12:00 noon. Stmarylomira@gmail.com Archdiocese of Milwaukee MISSION STATEMENT SONS OF ZEBEDEE We, the people of Sons of Zebedee Parish, Ss. James and John, are committed to deepening our faith, and the faith of others through faithfully sharing in the Eucharist. Through this Holy Meal, we hope and pray to fulill our Baptismal calling as we strive to continue the mission and ministry of Jesus Christ. MISSION STATEMENTST MARY We as members of St. Mary are an active faith community dedicated to living the Gospel through our worship and Catholic Education. We share our love of Jesus Christ through service to others, both locally and world wide.

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