John was standing with two of his disciples, and as he watched Jesus walk by, he said, "Behold, the Lamb of God." The two disciples heard what he

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1 John was standing with two of his disciples, and as he watched Jesus walk by, he said, "Behold, the Lamb of God." The two disciples heard what he said and followed Jesus. - Jn 1:35-37 Mother of Good Counsel Parish and School January 14, 2018

2 Mother of Good Counsel Parish & School ~ January 14, W. Lisbon Ave. Milwaukee, WI ~ Main Number: website: mgcparish.org ~ Parish FAX: ~ School FAX Weekend Masses: Sat. 5:00 PM, Sunday 10:00 AM, Misa Noon ~ Weekday Masses: Tuesday & Sat. 8:15 AM, Thursday 8:45am Individual Reconciliation after Saturday morning Mass. Exceptions noted on calendar. Calendar for the week of January 14 2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time Sunday, January 14 ~ 10:00am Mass 12:00pm Spanish Mass ~ MGC Church 1:00pm Spanish Speaker ~ Paulik Hall 1:30pm Speaker Series ~ Church Monday, January 15 ~ 7:30am No School ~ MLK Day 8:00am Parish Office Closed ~ MLK Day 6:30pm Addictions Prayer Group ~ Parish Living Rm 7:00pm AA/Al-Anon Meeting ~ Paulik Hall Tuesday, January 16 ~ 8:15am Mass 9:00am Bible Study ~ Parish Living Room Wednesday, January 17 ~ 6:00pm Alderman Murphy Meeting ~ Paulik Hall Thursday, January 18 ~ 8:45am Mass 2:15pm School Choir Practice ~ Church 5:00pm Practice: Bell Choir 6:45pm Practice: Adult Choir 8:00pm Men s Basketball ~School Gym Friday, January 19 ~ 11:30am Early Dismissal ~ School Saturday, January 20 ~ 7:30am The Rosary 8:15am Mass followed by individual Reconciliation 5:00pm Mass of the Anticipation Sunday, January 21 ~ 9:00am Faith Formation ~ Parish Living Room 10:00am Mass 12:00pm Spanish Mass ~ MGC Church 1:00pm Sheepshead Banquet ~ Paulik Hall 6:30pm Confirmation Class ~ Parish Living Room Linen Ministry pickup for January 21 ~ Ann Lappen Our Parish Mission Statement Mother of Good Counsel is a Catholic community committed to the teachings of Jesus Christ through Worship, Ministry, Stewardship, and Outreach. Milwaukee Westside Catholic Parishes MGC, St. Catherine, and St. Sebastian United in: God, Community, Mission, and Vision Parish Office Hours Monday - Thursday: 8 to Noon, 1 to 4 Friday: 9 to Noon Sunday, January 14 10:00AM Leonard Mangan Tuesday, January 16 8:15AM Souls in Purgatory Thursday, January 18 8:45AM For MGC Parish Saturday, January 20 8:15AM Colleen Jacobson Saturday, January 20 5:00PM Bob Beaumier Sunday, January 21 10:00AM Mary L. Smeaton Remember your loved one with a Mass intention Thy Word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path. Readings for the Week of January 14, 2018 Sunday: 1 Sm 3:3b-10, 19/Ps 40:2, 4, 7-8, 8-9, 10 [8a, 9a]/1 Cor 6:13c-15a, 17-20/Jn 1:35-42 Monday: 1 Sm 15:16-23/Ps 50:8-9, 16bc-17, 21 and 23 [23b]/ Mk 2:18-22 Tuesday: 1 Sm 16:1-13/Ps 89:20, 21-22, [21a]/Mk 2:23-28 Wednesday: 1 Sm 17:32-33, 37, 40-51/Ps 144:1b, 2, 9-10 [1]/ Mk 3:1-6 Thursday: 1 Sm 18:6-9; 19:1-7/Ps 56:2-3, 9-10a, 10b-11, [5b]/Mk 3:7-12 Friday: 1 Sm 24:3-21/Ps 57:2, 3-4, 6 and 11 [2a]/Mk 3:13-19 Saturday: 2 Sm 1:1-4, 11-12, 19, 23-27/Ps 80:2-3, 5-7/Mk 3:20-21 Next Sunday: Jon 3:1-5, 10/Ps 25:4-5, 6-7, 8-9 [4a]/1 Cor 7:29-31/Mk 1:14-20

3 Good Steward Weekly Report Week 28 Weekly YTD Budgeted January 14 ~ Desauni Simmons January 15 ~ Madelyn Miller January 16 ~ Shayia Alexander January 17 ~ Navaya Walker 01/07/18 01/07/18 Week 28 Envelopes $5,027 $130,506 $126,538 Offertory $204 $8,872 $7,808 School $140 $3,852 $4,038 Totals $5,371 $143,230 $138,385 Ahead of budget $4,846 Those who serve January 20 & 21 Saturday, January 20 ~ 5:00pm Servers: D. Koth Lectors: R. Konzal & M. Konzal Eucharistic Ministers: R. Konzal, M. Konzal, M. Gundrum, M. Cook Sunday, January 21 ~ 10:00am Servers: W. Heffernan & A. Heffernan Lectors: K. Sullivan & L. Sullivan Eucharistic Ministers: K. Sullivan, L. Sullivan, M. Bowen, B. Boeding, L. Fischer, B. Grothe ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Weekdays, Tuesday, January 16 ~ D. Koth & E. Gleesing Thursday, January 18 ~ N. Cross & K. Berthold Happy Birthday to our MGC Kids and Teens January 18 ~ Antonio Calahan January 19 ~ Mariah Coleman SCRIP Volunteers for January 20 & 21 Saturday ~ S. Dauer & P. Sovey Sunday ~ L. Brzakala & K. Miller SCRIP can also be purchased at the Parish Office Monday-Thursday 8am-3pm. There s a great selection of Scrip cards. You can use these cards for every day purchases, groceries, gas, restaurants, and they also make great gifts. Help support the good works of MGC. PASTORAL STAFF: MGC Main Number Parish Director: Deacon Andy Meuler...x125 meuler@mgcparish.org Parochial Vicar: Fr. Reed Christopher Mungovan SDS cell or ext 103 for messages only reedcmungovan@hotmail.com Deacon Dean Collins dcollins@wi.rr.com Director of Faith Formation: Richard Mason...x107 mason@mgcparish.org Director of Music: Marco Melendez... x117 melendez@mgcparish.org Business Manager: Sue Puls... x105 puls@mgcparish.org Director of Facilities: Adolfo Delgado... x168 delgado@mgcparish.org Parish Secretary: Theresa Boeckeler...x102 boeckeler@mgcparish.org SCHOOL STAFF Principal: Regina Shaw... x119 shaw@mgcparish.org School Secretary: Barb Berthold... x118 berthold@mgcparish.org Director of Extended Care: Denise Schienke.. x123 schienke@mgcparish.org Cafeteria Director: Lisa Klug....x122 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Trustees Mary Moritz & Bob Ninnemann Pastoral Council Chairperson: Ed Kovochich St. Vincent DePaul: x155 Eucharistic Minister to the Homebound Mary Betzwieser Other Ministries: Contact the Parish Office at x102 or the School Office x118. For a more complete listing of our ministries check our website at mgcparish.org. In Loving Memory God has called to Himself the following Parishioner Howard Neidert Let us pray as a community of faith that he may experience the joy and peace of eternal life. Our deepest assurance of prayer in this difficult time for his family.

4 From the Desk of Deacon Andy Dear Friends, I ve often had discussions with others regarding what it means to be Catholic --- perhaps you have also. My first response is that we Catholics follow the gospel of Jesus Christ, especially his command to love God and to love our neighbor, what he identified as the two greatest of all commandments. But then the discussion goes on and usually gets into the essentials of our Catholic faith. The question of what is essential and what is not essential to Catholic belief is most certainly an age-old question, existing from the early days of the Church. And in response to that question, the Church developed various Creeds over the years. The Creed that we usually recite at our weekend Masses today is the Nicene Creed, based on an early baptismal creed and essentially developed at the Council of Nicaea in the year 325. As we probably don t always think about what we re saying when we recite the Creed, I thought it would be worthwhile to spend the next few weeks going over it point-by-point. This should serve as a good review of our beliefs and help us re-focus our thoughts on the essentials of our faith before we head into Lent. We begin by proclaiming, I believe in one God, the Father almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all things visible and invisible. Our belief in one God is the basis for everything else we believe. That belief in God is a free choice for each of us, an act of fundamental trust. In a world torn by suffering and strife, when many question the existence of God, our belief in God is based on our following of Jesus Christ, who called God his Father and who preached that God was near to us and so loved us even more than any parent could love his children. Jesus taught us that God s glory shone through the darkness of evil and he staked his own life on God s ultimate victory over sin and death. In stating that God is the maker of all things, we proclaim God as not only our Creator, but as creator of everything else in the world as well. By stating this we really answer the question of why we are here and what the ultimate meaning of our life is, and that is to return to the Father. The story of Creation in Genesis teaches us that God made us to be happy in this world and to live in communion with him and with each other. Believing in God is saying that life has meaning and we believe in the eternal destiny and sacred dignity of every human being. Our discussion of the Creed continues next week. Peace, Deacon Andy Prayer Group The Praying For Those With Addictions Prayer Group will resume on January 15th at 6:30 pm in the MGC parish living room. Anyone interested in joining is welcome!. We are continuing with the book by Anne Costa, Praying for Those with Addictions: A Mission of Love, Mercy, and Hope. The next lesson will be the start of chapter six: The Remedy of Joy. Please feel free to join us as the content of the prayer group lesson is not necessarily based on the previous lesson. Each prayer group meeting we also pray the Chaplet of Divine Mercy for our loved ones suffering from addiction. The meeting lasts approximately 1 hour with time for socializing afterwards. Looking forward to seeing you and joining in prayer with you! For more information regarding the format of the prayer group, to acquire a copy of the book and sign up, please contact: Meg Bowen at (414) or megbowen@wi.rr.com. Tax statement acknowledgement letters will be sent out by January 31, 2018 If you have questions please contact Sue Puls, Business Manager at ext 105

5 Mother of Good Counsel Parish Pastoral Council Meeting Minutes December 5, 2017 In Attendance: Parish Director Deacon Andy Meuler, Fr. Reed Mungovan, Deacon Dean Collins, Ed Kovochich, Kevin Sullivan, Meg Bowen, Mary Moritz, Kathy Mymudes, Phil Koth, Arlie Albrecht, John July, Richard Mason, John Bowen (guest speaker). I. Opening Prayer: Parish Director Deacon Andy Meuler II. III. IV. Approval of November 7, 2017 meeting minutes. Parish Director Report: - The Cluster Mass at St. Catherine's was well attended. 15 minute talks related to grief, death/dying, funeral planning were available after Mass and fellowship. - Masses for the Feast of the Immaculate Conception will be at 7pm on Dec. 7 and at 8:45 am on Dec A Penitential Rite will take place during Mass on Dec.9 and 10 with Confession available after Mass. - Anointing of the Sick will take place during Mass on Dec. 16 and Our Lady of Guadalupe Mass on 12/12 at 7pm with Fellowship after Mass. - As part of the Westside Catholic Parishes commitment to enrich the prayer and liturgy of our parishes, the book Prayer: Our Deepest Longing by Ronald Rolheiser, OMI is being given to each parishioner for their contemplation. It will then be used for discussion groups at each parish during Lent Committee Reports: Finance: - The asphalt work in the back parking lot was completed for $ The heat exchange unit was replaced in the school gym for $10, A pump in a heating unit was repaired for $ School: - The school is eagerly awaiting Marco to start up a Children's Choir. - Parking, pickup and drop off are still huge safety issues. The police are now ticketing people. Their presence is effective, but they cannot be at MGC unless they are responding to a call. - The school will be getting 4-6 new students by mid-january % parent attendance for conferences!! - Mary Poppins Jr. is the school musical which will take place March ECP has hired 2 new staff, but still need more. - The committee for the Seton project is Regina Shaw, Pam Welch-Gniot, and Mary Jo Albrecht. - The1% Prayer Challenge will be presented to the 5-8th graders on Dec.5th. - State Report Card for MGC School exceeded expectations. - Breakfast with Santa was well attended and went smoothly. The Dompke family was instrumental in organizing the fun event. Human Concerns: - The Thanksgiving Food Drive for St. Vincent de Paul was a success. Enough food was collected to share with St. Catherine's. - The Advent Giving Tree has 150 ornaments: 2 gifts for each student. Gifts must be returned by Sunday Dec. 17th. - UNISON is the newly created umbrella organization created by the merger of Interfaith with SET Ministries, which is an intergenerational non-profit organization. Sherman Park/ Northwest Interfaith will keep its title as one of the regions of UNISON. How the merger will impact the offering of support/services will be shared as the integration of the two organizations progresses. - Operation Rice Bowl will continue to be one of MGC's Lenten programs. The 25% of collected proceeds from ORB which is allotted to the participating parish has been recommended to be used for the 2018 Confirmation candidates Living Well project. - The next Human Concerns meeting is scheduled for January 9, at 10:00 in the parish living room. Faith Formation/Religious Education: - There are currently 42 students in the religious education program. - 8 new altar servers have been trained. - The Confirmation candidates are continuing to volunteer at the Southside Meal Program. - A Youth Mass is scheduled for December 17th at 6 pm. - The parish kitchen was checked by Adolfo and all the major appliances are functioning: the ovens, stove, dishwasher all work. The kitchen can be used for food prep for gatherings.

6 con t - The Tuesday Morning Bible Study Group toured Congregation Shalom. All who attended the tour were appreciative of the opportunity to further their understanding of Jewish faith and how intimately our faiths are connected. - Grief counseling offered by appointment by lay Salvatorian Anna Gillett Kaurich: Prayer and Worship: - The 1% Prayer Challenge was presented to the 5th-8th graders this morning by Richard Mason and Ed Kovochich. It was received enthusiastically by the students. - A beautiful statue of Our Lady of Guadalupe was set up by families attending the Spanish Mass in honor of her feast day on December Attendance at the 12:00 Sunday Spanish Mass is overall increasing. - Adoration continues to be offered on the first Wednesday of the month at 6pm with Confession available. - Praying for Those with Addictions Prayer Group will take a break from Dec. 18th until January 15th due to the holidays and a scheduling conflict with another meeting. It will resume on January 15th at 6:30 pm in the parish living room. V. Old Business: - The Parish Directory project will resume after the Christmas holidays. - Our Maintenance to Mission goals are being realized. Accessibility to Paulik Hall and improvements made in the church restrooms and Paulik Hall restrooms have allowed those with handicaps improved ability to participate in parish activities. Opportunities for spiritual growth continue to unfold. VI. VII. New Business: - Developing the Parish Ambassador/Usher program was discussed to include safety preparedness, basic medical emergency response training. Deacon Dean Collins and Phil Koth will explore development of this program. - The MGC Parish Survey, which was developed and presented by parishioner John Bowen, was reviewed by the pastoral council. The question, "Are you a parish member?" was suggested to be added. Dissemination of the survey will be completed electronically as much as possible, with other options such as through the mail, passing the survey out after Masses being considered. It is hoped that the survey will be ready to be given out by Ash Wednesday, which is Feb. 14th. - The Spirituality of Stewardship Inventory Checklist was completed by the council. Closing Prayer: Father Reed Mungovan WHAT IS UNISON, INC? In November 2017, Interfaith Older Adult Programs and SET Ministry, Inc. merged to form UNISON a Milwaukee nonprofit organization that now will be reaching beyond creating and running programs focused solely on seniors (62+) to fostering intergenerational connections to increase the self-sufficiency and wellbeing of not only older adults but also of children and families in the community. The name UNISON reflects two nonprofit organizations coming together to support and enrich neighborhoods by linking generations to create trust and stability helping to break the cycle of poor health, neglect, poverty, poor interpersonal relations with residents of all ages in Milwaukee. MGC belongs to one of UNISON s regional divisions retaining its name: Sherman Park/Northwest Interfaith with the same Director, Neidra North, and the same location and phone number: St. Margaret Mary Parish, (414) Our Sherman Park/Northwest Interfaith sponsors the Valentine s Day Begonia Sale, this year on the weekend of Feb This year we are joining Grandville Interfaith and Wauwatosa Interfaith to sponsor a fund-raising lunch on Monday, Jan. 22 from 11:30am to 2:30pm at ABV Restaurant, at Mayfair Collection. A percentage of all proceeds during this event will be donated to the 3 UNISON Neighborhood Outreach programs Sherman Park/Northwest, Grandville, and Wauwatosa Interfaith. Needless to say, MGC Parishioners are invited to bring all their family members, relatives, and friends to join them for lunch ABV Restaurant is owned by Bartollata so you know the food is good.

7 Speaker Series: Sunday, January 14, 2018 from 1:30-2:30pm at Mother of Good Counsel MGC will present our third of six in our speaker series. Evangelization will be presented by Bishop Jeffery R. Haines Bishop Haines was ordained a priest in the Archdiocese of Milwaukee in 1985 after completing studies at St. Francis de Sales Seminary. In 1996 he was appointed pastor of St. Francis Cabrini in West Bend. In 2011 he was appointed Rector of the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist in Milwaukee. Most Reverend Haines was named Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee by Pope Francis on Jan. 25, Additionally, Bishop Haines was three times elected moderator of the Archdiocesan Council Of Priests of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee, and currently is a member of the College of Consulters. Ensuing Lectures, all held on Sundays from 1:30-2:30 p.m. February 11, 2018 "A Personalized Approach to Lent" with Br. Silas Henderson, SDS March 18, 2018 "Hildegard of Bingen, Doctor of the Church: A Renaissance Woman" with Sister Karlyn Cauley, SDS April 22, 2018 "Evangelization" with Bishop Joseph Perry, Archdiocese of Chicago Military Prayer list Air Force; Louis Cruze, nephew of Robert & Mariza Konzal Senior Chief Petty Officer U.S. Coast Guard Kenneth Seefeld, grandson of Elaine Seefeld Army Ranger First Lieutenant Christopher Wiesneski, an MGC Graduate & son of Paul and Judy Wiesneski Marine Sergeant Dwain J. Burke, nephew of Brenda Beaumier Army Ranger Master Sergeant James Cook, son of Mary & Michael Cook Air Force Sergeant Kurt Buckawiecki, grandson-in-law of Mary & Arthur Kreitzer Special Forces Army Sergeant Joshua Kohut, an MGC Graduate & son of Kathy Kohut Army Sergeant Coleman Harrington, an MGC Graduate & son of Kevin and Kathy Harrington Air Force Captain Brian Kass, nephew of Kathy Mymudes Army Sergeant Bradley Dompke, Godson of Tony and Gail Dompke Marine Master Sergeant David John Winter, son of Joan M. Winter and John F. Winter Please keep them and all people affected by war in your Prayers and thoughts! Parish Collaborative is providing A Meal for Guest House Shelter for Men Wednesday, January 24, PM The Guest House currently provides shelter for 86 adult men. It is the largest publicly funded emergency shelter in Milwaukee. We need volunteers to donate or prepare food and or serve for this one night commitment. This is an opportunity to help others as a Parish Collaborative family. If you are interested in donating food or your time, please Linda Swiderski at soundfiddler@aol.com or Tony Burkart at burokart55@aol.com for specifics. Thank you for volunteering/donating for this worth while evening of service. We will be preparing and serving a chili dinner. PRAYER LIST Please remember in your prayers: Anne Bauer, Brenda Beaumier, Lou Betzwieser, Valerie Bradford, Rose Brindel, Richard Bowd, Grace Callen, Kathy Chovanec, Mary Joan Dally, John Dolan, Harold Dallapiazza, Elaine Fernando, Ron & Arlyne Fleissner, Chrissy Fleissner, Mary Gebert, Ginny Hack, Mary Ann Halter, Ed Kovochich, Art & Mary Kreitzer, Theresa Nadolski, Kris Nehrbass, Ken Prengel, Joel Rivera, Janet Schlicht, Mary Uhlenkamp, Paul Willmering If you know of someone who needs or would appreciate a visit from Fr. Reed please call ext 103.

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