Saint Mary of the Immaculate Conception & St. Joseph Catholic Church

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1 Saint Mary of the Immaculate Conception & St. Joseph Catholic Church St. Mary Parish 837 Parkview Dr. Milton, WI Second Sunday in Ordinary Time January 20, 2019 Pastor: Fr. David Timmerman St. Joseph Parish 590 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 Music Coordinator: Doreen Houge Liturgy Coordinator: Lisa Meyers Phone: Fax: Website: Parish Administrator: Theresa Slein Coordinator of Religious Education: Paul Jozwiak Director of Facilities & Maintenance: Jon Peterson

2 Masses This Week Sat. Jan. 19 Sun. Jan. 20 4:00 p.m. 5:30 p.m. 9:00 a.m. 10:30 a.m. (St. Mary) Daniel Wendler (St. Joseph) Travis Prater (St. Mary) Fern Reed (St. Joseph) The Holy Family Jesus, Mary & Joseph Mon. Jan. 21 No Mass Tues. Jan. 22 8:30 a.m. (St. Mary) Mary Margaret Carroll, Deceased Members of the Eiteuner Family Wed. Jan. 23 8:30 a.m. (St. Mary) Jonathon Allen, Betty Saunders Thurs. Jan. 24 (St. Joseph) No Mass 11:00 a.m. (St. Mary) Funeral: Rick Hall Fri. Jan. 25 8:00 a.m. (St. Joseph) William Slein Sat. Jan. 26 Sun. Jan. 27 4:00 p.m. 5:30 p.m. 9:00 a.m. 10:30 a.m. (St. Mary) Pauline Imbesi (St. Joseph) Bishop Robert Morlino (St. Mary) St. Mary & St. Joseph Parishioners (St. Joseph) Marilyn Murray Confessions (all are welcome to attend at either parish): St. Mary on Tuesday from 5:00-6:00 p.m. St. Joseph every Saturday following mass Also by appointment with Fr. Dave Readings for Week of January Monday, Jan. 21 Thursday, Jan. 24 Hebrews 5:1-10 Hebrews 7:25 8:6 Psalm 110:1, 2,3,4 Psalm 40:7-8a, 8b-9, 10,17 Mark 2:18-22 Mark 3:7-12 Tuesday, Jan. 22 Friday, Jan. 25 Hebrews 6:10-20 Acts 22:3-16 Psalm 111:1-2, 4-5, 9 and 10c Psalm 117:1bc, 2 Mark 2:23-28 Mark 16:15-18 Wednesday, Jan. 23 Sunday, Jan. 26 Hebrews 7:1-3, Nehemiah 8:2-4a, 5-6, 8-10 Psalm 110:1,2,3,4 Psalm 19:8, 9, 10, 15 Mark 3:1-6 1 Corinthians 12;12-30 Luke 1:1-4; 4:14-21

3 Pray for the Sick Please keep these parishioners and family members in your prayers: Dorothy Bomkamp Dakota Frank Daniels Aaron Ellis Anna Furlano Tracy Guenther Mary Hagen Jim Holterman Hans Horrigmo-Cook Bill Hupp Don Hying Jim Jenkins Marion Kaiser Theresa Kingsbury Kathleen Knight Loren Krueger Scot Nelson Bob Pakes Kathy Rand Barb Rogan Rob Rosa Gertrude Slein Kathy Trimberger Letitia Tyrrell Bob Urban Brett Urban Stewardship: A Way of Life 2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time To each individual the manifestation of the Spirit is given for some benefit. 1 Corinthians 12:7 St. Paul tells us that God has blessed each of us for a reason. How has God blessed you? Are you using your gifts according to God s plan? How are you helping to build God s kingdom here on earth? Remember that if you don t do the work God planned for you, no one else can do it. Live the life God has intended for you, feel His love, peace and joy! WORD OF LIFE: We are created to walk with and support one another; we don t need to fear reaching out in love. Help your friend experience the strength of God s message that resounds throughout time: Do not fear: I am with you (Isaiah 41:10). USCCB Secretariat of Pro-Life Activities What to Do When a Friend Is Considering Abortion,

4 St. Joseph Parish This Week at St. Joseph Sun. Jan. 20: 10:30 a.m. RE 4K/5K class 11:30 a.m. Sunday Donuts Noon Youth Group Wed. Jan. 23: 3:30 p.m. RE Grades 1-5 6:30 p.m. RE Grades ;30 p.m. RCIA at St. Joseph Thurs. Jan. 24: NO MASS Sat. Jan. 26: 8:00 a.m. Rosary Sun. Jan. 27: 10:30 a.m. RE 4K/5K class 11:30 a.m. Sunday Donuts Please keep these parishioners and family members in your prayers. S. Severson Dee Katie Ron Hatlen Joey Hamann Linda Hatton Jim & Mary Ann Rademacher Mary Linsley Sue & Jim Newcomb Roy & Marge Hollenberger Annette Nagle Wendy Oren Werner Last Pat Spray Diane Stearns Shannyn Olson Ron Webb Kay Harding Merrill Moore Betty Langer Lulu Eigenbauer Mark Jacob St. Joseph Parish January 26 & 27 Extraordinary Ministers 5:30 p.m. Barb Steponkus, Brian Timmerman 10:30 a.m. Leslie Skertchly, Chris Severson Lectors 5:30 p.m. Bonnie Shell 10:30 a.m. Holly Fox Mass Servers 5:30 p.m. Katie McCue, Matt McCue 10:30 a.m. Nolan Fox, Sylvia Fox, Samantha Aleson Greeters 5:30 p.m. 1. John Shell 2. Dona Pratt 3. Karen Morovits 10:30 a.m. 1. Sue Tronnes 2. Nancy Lietz 3. Linda Wolff Special thanks to this week s social hosts and sponsor of St. Joseph Donut Sunday Social: Jason & Missy Oswald Family

5 St. Joseph Parish TRAVELING CHALICE: This week the Traveling Chalice will be in the home of Brian and Ronna Timmerman. Special thanks to those who already signed up. Hosts are still needed. Please sign-up in the vestibule. MEALS ON WHEELS: Thank you to everyone that helped deliver Meals on Wheels December 10-January 6. Everyone s help was appreciated. Thank you to: George & Betty Stanek, Nancy Cournaya, Nancy Hesselman, Kathy & Rollie Amundson, Lisa Smithback, Jon Peterson, Michelle Kent, Ann Learn, Katie Berbridge, Mary Dassow & Amber Osmulski. Also, thank you to those that offered but not needed. That is a great problem to have. Mary Barrett CHRISTMAS BAKE SALE THANK YOU: The 6th grade RE class would like to thank all those who donated or bought baked goods at their Christmas bake sale. With your help the students were able to raise $ This will provide 4,581 meals to starving children. Thank you for helping our children make a difference in the lives of other children. Marjie Thomas RE YOUTH GROUP EVENT: St. Joseph Youth Group (all Middle School and High School students) will meet on Sunday, January 20. Join us from noon-2:00 p.m. for snacks, games and more! Financially Speaking Collection from January 6, 2019 Envelopes 3, Offertory Total 3, Collection from January 13, 2019 Envelopes 3, Offertory Total 3,920.00

6 St. Mary Parish January 26 & 27 Fourth Sunday of the Month Reader One 4:00 p.m. Val Crofts 9:00 a.m. Don Roberts Reader Two 4:00 p.m. Helen Dickinson* 9:00 a.m. Ron Kaiser* Commentator 4:00 p.m. Frank Bua 9:00 a.m. Lou Pins Musician 4:00 p.m. Lisa Meyers 9:00 a.m. Lisa Meyers Cantor 4:00 p.m. Mary Jo Knueppel 9:00 a.m. Michele Scherdin Servers 4:00 p.m. Jay Kjendle, Grace Crofts 9:00 a.m. Regan Scherdin, Justin Scherdin, Ryan Scherdin, Madison Fuhrman Extraordinary Ministers 4:00 p.m. Rob Dugenske, Peggy Mayfield, Val Pakes 9:00 a.m. Joe Sesek, JulieMary Kapheim, Nancy Heiman Ushers 4:00 p.m. Ron Yoss, Donald Reif, Ed Butler, Brian Cross, Ross Veitenheimer, Dennis Witek 9:00 a.m. Larry Kapheim, Roger Schrader, Barry Brandt, Harold Hanauska, Donnie Owens Sacristan 4:00 p.m. Dennis and Sandy Witek 9:00 a.m. *Denotes Check-In Person St. Mary Parish This Week at St. Mary Parish Sat./Sun. Jan. 19/20: Wisconsin Right to Life Collection after masses Sun. Jan. 20: 9:00 a.m. Seeds Ministry Tues. Jan. 22: 4:00 p.m. K-6 FF classes. 5:00 p.m. Confessions 6:00 p.m. Strategic Planning in center. Wed. Jan. 23: 4:00 p.m. K-6 FF classes. Thurs. Jan. 24: 11:00 a.m. Senior Stockbox distribution in center. 6:00 p.m. Optimist play practice in center. Sun. Jan. 27: 9:00 a.m. Seeds Ministry.

7 Financially Speaking Collection From Last Week (January 13, 2019) Weekly Income Needs 8, Envelopes 5, Offertory ACH Auto-Debit Deficit -2, St. Mary Parish Fiscal Year-To-Date Contributions YTD Income Needs 238, YTD Envelopes & ACH 213, YTD Offertory 18, Deficit -6, Collection from last year (January 14, 2018) Envelopes 4, Offertory ACH Auto-Debit NOTE: Weekly and YTD income listed above does not include non-offertory income (tuition, fundraising, memorials, etc.) In Sympathy Heartfelt sympathy to the family and friends of Rick Hall, who recently died. Calendar Raffle Winner: Week 3: Rosemary Schafer 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 Traveling Chalice This week the Traveling Chalice will be in the home of Brian and Sharon Cowan Please pray for Vocations

8 RETIREMENT CELEBRATION Sr. Lauretana Gorman In appreciation of her 62 years of consecrated religious life and nearly 24 years of service at St. John Vianney, all are invited to Sr. Lauretana Gorman s retirement celebration. The open house reception, located in the Commons at St. John Vianney, will last from 11:00 a.m. until approximately 1:00 p.m. on January 27. We hope you can join us to wish Sister well on the next phase of her life! AMAZON SMILE: Do you shop at Amazon.com? If so, consider supporting St. Mary Parish! We recently became a charity that you can support every time you make an eligible purchase on Amazon! It s simple: Go to our unique charity link: smile.amazon.com/ch/ You will be asked if you want to support St. Mary Parish. If you click YES, you will be taken directly to Amazon.com where you can shop to your hearts content!! Amazon donates 0.5% of the price of the eligible purchase to St. Mary Parish. THANK YOU to everyone at St. Mary who stayed to help take down the Christmas decorations in church last Sunday. A great crew and record time! A special thanks to the Freshman Faith Formation group that pitched in. Everyone s help was greatly appreciated!

9 REMEMBER THE ALAMO?!! PULL ON YOUR COWBOY BOOTS CAUSE FATHER DAVE IS TAKIN THE GANG SOUTH San Antonio, Texas & Eureka Springs, Arkansas Tour September 3-12, 2019 TOUR INCLUDES: Deluxe motor coach transportation, luggage handling, 9 Nights Lodging, 9 Continental Breakfast and taxes on all accommodations and attractions. Waco City tour (Chip & Jo The Fixer Upper ) Sixth Floor Museum South Fork Ranch Alamo IMAX Presentation Riverwalk Boat Cruise Institute of Texan Cultures San Antonio Shoe Company San Antonio city Tour Featuring San Fernando Cathedral UNESCO World Heritage Site Mission Concepcion Mission San Joes IMAX & ALAMO Riverwalk Cruise Mission San Juan Capistrano Great Passion Play with lunch & dinner Holy Land Tour & Backstage Tour PRICE PER PERSON: SINGLE $1,830 DOUBLE $1,330 TRIPLE $1,170 QUAD $1,100 Sign up and pay $100 deposit per person by July 1. MAKE YOUR RESERVATION TODAY!! Call Warco Transportation (608)

10 Solanus Casey: Priest, Porter and Prophet An amazing documentary film about the life of Father Solanus. Born Bernard Frances Casey on November 25, 1870 to Irish and German parents - farmers in Prescott, WI a boy who grew up with obedience, diligence, piety and deep faith defined by Catholicism. He was a humble, spiritual and loving man to all people. He had unwavering love for God in every situation. As a servant of God with divine healing and hope, he touched many lives with special attention to the sick and poor through his prayers, counsel, and unshakable faith which brought more than 20,000 people to his funeral in This film is a story of this priest s simple faith in God s love told through interviews of those who knew him. What? A showing of the film (complete with popcorn and refreshments) Solanus Casey: Priest, Porter and Prophet Where? St. Ann s Catholic Church (Stoughton) in Healy Hall When? Sunday, January 27, 2:30-4:30 p.m. Why? To grow your faith and join in fellowship & community A FANTASTIC STORY OF VIRTUE What a great documentary about a dedicated priest that did not receive awards in school but was a champion for God. Fr Solanus was a healer that God used triumphantly here on Earth. Grace J. Archdiocese of Edmonton Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

11 MEDICAL DECISION MAKING AND END OF LIFE ISSUES ST. PAUL, EVANSVILLE: On Sunday, January 27 at 11:30 a.m. in St. Paul s Catholic Church, Evansville in the lower level, Matt Von Rueden, Development Director for Pro-Life Wisconsin, will present information on end of life issues. Matt grew up in Milwaukee, attended Marquette University High School, and then went on to earn a BA in Theological Studies from Saint Louis University and a Masters in Theological Studies from Boston College. Matt has been involved in the pro-life movement all his life, but became particularly active in college where he served as the president of Students for Life at Saint Louis University. Some of Matt s speaking points will be: Food and hydration are not health care, they are basic means of survival for anyone. There is a steady movement towards less concern for providing the best medical care and more concern for cost containment. In The Euthanasia Society of America introduced... the Living Will as a step toward social and legal acceptance of euthanasia. Pro-Life Wisconsin's Protective Power of Attorney for Health Care (PPAHC) indicates (that) YOUR AGENT shall determine how to interpret the document and your wishes (instead of someone else). The PPAHC states "Nothing in this document shall authorize anyone to approve or commit any action or omission which will cause my death." The POLST - Physician s Order for Life -Sustaining Treatment, and how this will affect your living wills and your power of attorney for health care documents. The one hour talk will start with a light lunch of sub sandwiches, drink and dessert. Please consider bringing a small donation to cover the cost of the meal and speaker. Call Karen at to RSVP for the lunch. Pornography changes the way children and adults think about sex and marriage. A recent survey of American teens showed that they believe not recycling is now a worse issue than watching pornography. It s time to reclaim virtue and protect our young people from the tempting pull of inappropriate online content. Take a step to create a safe haven in your home by joining The Equipped 7-Day Challenge: A Digital Crash Course by texting SECURE to to receive seven days of ed digital tips!

12 Jayme Closs, the 13-year-old girl kidnapped for 88 days in northwestern Wisconsin after the murder of her parents, has been found alive. Prayers for her safe return were answered. But what about over fifty other missing and exploited children from the state? What about terminally ill children, those who follow through on suicidal thoughts, those enslaved by opioid addiction, or plead desperately not to be gay? What about the marriage that s falling apart, or those who have lost a child before birth, either through miscarriage or abortion. Where is the answer to these prayers? Why does President Trump even need to build a wall when God already has an impenetrable barrier, so it would seem, to block out our earnest requests? Didn t Jesus say, Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you (Matthew 7:7)? Of course, the promises Our Lord made in the Sermon on the Mount are not unconditional. It would turn prayer into magic. If every prayer was answered it wouldn't be just the Rams, Saints, Chiefs, and Patriots playing for the chance to advance to the Super Bowl today. Especially the Patriots. Or consider praying for a job. Only one person is going to land it. Does that mean the prayers of those other applicants went unanswered? As it is naïve to expect responsible parents to grant every wish of their children, a similar wisdom should be expected of our heavenly Father. Oh, there are plenty of explanations given: You didn t pray hard enough. You didn t have enough faith. You were asking for the wrong thing. Everything happens for a reason. Something better is coming. While these all might have an element of truth, it often feels of little consolation. The truth is, we may never fully understand God s perspective on this side of eternity. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, the Lord tells us in Isaiah 55:9, so are my ways higher than your ways, my thoughts higher than your thoughts. Jesus knew firsthand the experience of unanswered prayer. On the night before he died, Jesus pleaded repeatedly with God to be spared the suffering that awaited him. Father, if you are willing, take this cup away from me; still, not my will but yours be done. Maybe that last part is the key. Surrendering what you want to the will of God. An apostle s instruction in prayer would seem to confirm this: This is the confidence that we have toward him, that if we ask anything according to his will he hears us (1 John 5:14). Even when prayer doesn t seem to be answered, still the act of prayer is not wasted regardless of the divine response. By ending every prayer request with but let Your will be done in this situation we unite our suffering to the prayer of Jesus. Paul Schultz

13 WISCONSIN RIGHT TO LIFE BILLBOARD: The birth of one child, Jesus, changed the world. As we approach the celebration of our Savior s birth, I want to thank you for all you do to save the unborn, the handicapped, and the elderly. And, I would like to thank you for your prayers to end abortion, euthanasia, assisted suicide and other threats to life. Wisconsin Right to Life will have a billboard facing Culver s on Milton Avenue in Janesville beginning December 31 and ending February 24. The ad this year is directed at the working mom. Please pray that mothers in crisis will call the phone number HELP on the billboard, which connects to local pregnancy centers. If you would like to contribute to this billboard project, please send your donation to Wisconsin Right to Life, PO Box 1386, Janesville, WI On January 19 and 20, St. Mary s Outreach Commission members will be available after Mass at each Church entrance to accept donations for the Wisconsin Right to Life Billboard. Envelopes are available at each Church entrance through January. Thank you for your help in supporting life! Please pray for an end to all forms of abortion and for the sanctity of all human life from conception to a natural death! BE A PART IN MAKING HOLY MOMENTS!

14 First Communion Prep. We started the classroom videos and this week will be for lesson 3 in the Reconciliation books! The days are flying by.. Confirmation interviews begin this week...check your for a sign-up genius message. If you don t see one, contact sabrina at or sabrina.elsen1@gmail.com

15 pretending, and it s a way of lying to ourselves. Week 3: We Lie To Ourselves If we are going to move beyond the lies that our culture tells us, we have to stop lying to ourselves. And not only does God want us not to lie to other people, but he wants us not to lie to ourselves. He wants us to be rigorously honest with ourselves. And learning to be rigorously honest with ourselves is not as easy as it sounds. Think about the next twenty-four hours, how often you lie to other people, how often you lie to yourself, how often you tell other people the whole truth, how often you don t tell other people the whole truth, how often you hold back the whole truth about yourself and from yourself. We ve got to stop lying to other people. We ve got to stop lying to ourselves. from a series of reflections titled, Overcoming the Lie by Matthew Kelly, available in video format at Dynamic Catholic. Based on his book, The Biggest Lie in the History of Christianity, your free Christmas gift from St. Mary and St. Joseph parishes. Do you ever lie to yourself? We all tend to do it. We lie to other people, but we also lie to ourselves. And one of the biggest lies in our culture right now is that it s more important to be perceived to be something than to actually be something. When you look at all that s going on in social media, it s really a great game of pretending. We re pretending to be something other than what we are. We give people these shots, these instances in our lives, where we think, That s a fabulous moment. But that s not a whole life. That s not who we are. It's a game of

16 Madison All are welcome to join St. Joseph Knights of Columbus, as they march with their Council banner from St. Patrick Church to the Capital. St. Mary 837 Parkview Dr. Milton, WI St. Joseph 590 S. Saint Joseph Circle Edgerton, WI