July 29, 2018 Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

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1 July 29, 2018 Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Masses Saturday 4:00 pm Sunday 9:00 am Mon., Wed., Friday- Church Hours Monday-Friday 10 am - 4 pm Wednesdays 10 am - 8 pm Confessions Saturdays 2:15 pm - 3:30 pm Wednesdays 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Eucharistic Adoration Wednesdays 9:00 am - 8:00 pm Devotions Rosary before each Mass Mondays Perpetual Help Novena Fridays Sacred Heart Novena Baptism Call to make arrangements Preparation session is required. Marriages Call parish office 9 months before your desired wedding date. Prayer Network (920) Church & Museum Tours Every Second Sunday after 9 am Mass or by Appointment (920)

2 July 21st - July 22nd, 2018 Sacrificial Giving Not available due to Early Bulletin Submission Readings for the Week of July 29, 2018 Sunday:..2 Kgs 4:42-44/Ps 145:10-11, 15-16, [cf. 16]/Eph 4:1-6/Jn 6:1-15 Monday:..Jer 13:1-11/Dt 32:18-19, 20, 21 [cf. 18a]/...Mt 13:31-35 Tuesday:...Jer 14:17-22/Ps 79:8, 9, 11 and 13 [9]/...Mt 13:36-43 Wednesday:..Jer 15:10, 16-21/Ps 59:2-3, 4, 10-11, 17, 18.[17d]/Mt 13:44-46 Thursday: Jer 18:1-6/Ps 146:1b-2, 3-4, 5-6ab [5a]/...Mt 13:47-53 Friday:.Jer 26:1-9/Ps 69:5, 8-10, 14 [14c]/Mt 13:54-58 Saturday:...Jer 26:11-16, 24/Ps 69:15-16, 30-31, [14c]/Mt 14:1-12 Next Sunday:..Ex 16:2-4, 12-15/Ps 78:3-4, 23-24, 25, 54.[24b]/Eph 4:17, 20-24/Jn 6:24-35 ALTAR SERVER BOWLING PIZZA PARTY! All Altar servers are invited to join Fr. Joe & Dan for a bowling pizza party on Wednesday, August 8th 11 am - 1 pm at Ashwaubenon Lanes. Please sign up at the Greeters Desk and provide your shoe size. This will help expedite the check in process and leave more time for bowling. See you then! SAVE THE DATE! For Saturday, December 1st for the Holiday Bazaar. We will be doing baskets again so watch the bulletin for further details. ROSARY IN THE GARDEN Join us on Tuesday evenings at 6:15 pm in the Rosary garden behind Cathedral Church (weather permitting) as we pray and celebrate life at all its stages. Gearing Up for the School Year! School might be out for the summer, but the GRACE teachers, leaders and staff aren t exactly on break. During the summer months, the GRACE team spends time advancing its skills, attending conferences and prepping for the new school year. Summers are exciting for GRACE as we prepare for another great year ahead! Enjoy your summer. We re looking forward to seeing you when school starts! 2018 SEMINARIAN COLLECTION KICKOFF AUGUST 4 & 5 Hope for the Future Help them Today! The Gospel this weekend reveals Jesus desire to feed his people and perform a miracle of multiplication. We can each partake in his work by being generous with our Annual Seminarian Collection: Hope for the Future, Help them Today. An important letter will arrive in your mailbox this week asking for your help. Next weekend is the kick off of this annual collection. Your donation provides tuition, room and board, insurance, a small stipend for our seminarians and will support the Vocation Office s efforts to call forth more candidates. The total annual cost for our seminarian programs is around $1,000,000. As friends and followers of Jesus, we support each other. In order to make your gift today visit: To learn more about the Seminarian Collection or vocations to the priesthood, contact Fr. Schuster or Fr. Mleziva in Vocations at (920) or , ext. 8316, or vocations@gbdioc.org. You can also visit Please be generous! DIOCESAN HISTORY BOOKS If you haven't purchased your Diocesan History Books yet you are in luck they are still available. These books were prepaid and we need your help to defer the cost to the parish. Purchase your book today. through the office or at Cathedral Book & Gift The glossy hard cover is $35. The illustrated book is $15. Write checks to: St. Francis Xavier Cathedral. Thank you to those who have purchased a copy! The next Diocesan 150 th Jubilee Mass will be celebrated for Couples celebrating or who have celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary and their families on August 5th at 4 pm here at Cathedral, followed by a special reception. Couples celebrating or who have celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary and their families are all welcome to this special liturgy with Bishop Ricken! As seating is limited (first-come, first-served basis) please RSVP today for complimentary tickets visit Cathedral s website at and click on the 150th Jubilee logo or by calling

3 HABEMUS SACRISTA Congratulations to Parishioner Caitlyn Trader who has accepted the position of Cathedral Bishop Sacristan. More info to follow in next weeks bulletin. CHANGE OF MUSEUM HOURS! Effective immediately the museum will only be open the second Sunday of each month or by appointment. This change coincides with the once a month church tour currently scheduled for the second Sunday of each month after the 9 am Mass. HOLY MATRIMONY Congratulations to Andrew Wenig & Marissa Cherek who were married on July 21st. God Bless Y ou! SNOW BLOWER FOR SALE Ariens snow blower used by our parishes $350 or best offer For information and to see it please call Michael Klatt at First come, first served! LAST CHANCE CATHEDRAL & ST. JOHN S BULLFROGS GAME Join Fr. Joe and fellow parishioners of Cathedral and St. John s for a Bullfrog game on Tuesday, July 31st at 7 pm. (Gate opens at 6:05 pm) Tickets are $20 for adults and $15 for children (under 21). Includes the game and all you can eat on the Private Beach Club Deck with games for the kids. Put your name in a drawing for a chance to throw the first pitch! (Drawing to be held after the 10:45 am Mass on July 29th.) Purchase your ticket vouchers at the office. See you then! Deadline to purchase tickets is Monday, July 30th 3 pm 131 S. Madison Street, Green Bay, WI Hours of Operation Monday - Friday: 9:30 am - 5 pm; Saturday: 10 am - 4 pm or info@cathedralbookandgift.com FAITH FORMATION REGISTRATION & SACRAMENTAL PREPARATION Registration is now in progress for children in grades 1-12 from Catholic Day, Home, and Public Schools and for those preparing for the sacraments of First Confession, First Holy Communion and Confirmation. If a student will be preparing for a Sacrament in 2018 or 2019, he/she must register at this time. The registration form can be downloaded from the parish websites. Details for registering can be found on the registration form. For questions call REPORTING SEXUAL ABUSE If you know of an incident of sexual abuse of a person who is now under the age of 18 by a priest, deacon, employee or volunteer, PLEASE IMMEDIATELY CALL THE CIVIL AUTHORITIES AND THEN THE DIOCESE. If the person was abused as a minor but is now an adult, please contact: The Office of Safe Environment Diocese of Green Bay or (toll free) We always encourage you to report the incident to civil authorities. YOU MATTER TO US THERE IS HOPE! ECUMENICAL SERVICE PROJECT We are looking for volunteers for an ecumenical service project for several of our area public elementary schools. The project is called City Serve School Care Day and will be on Wednesday August 29 th, 2018 from 8AM to noon. We need volunteers to help with everything from bulletin boards, classroom decoration and arrangement to clean-up and sorting and distributing supplies and textbooks. City Serve is an ecumenical group that helps local churches impact our community with the love of Christ through different denominations coming together to serve others. Some of the schools we will be helping are Sullivan Elementary, Jefferson Elementary, Fort Howard Elementary, Elmore Elementary, Nicolet Elementary and Early Childhood Center. If you are interested in signing up to help or in receiving more information please visit If you have any questions you can also contact the Ecumenical Officer of our Diocese, Maximus Cabey at Mcabey@gbdioc.org.

4 Museum open every second Sunday of each month 10 am until noon Saint Francis Xavier Cathedral Parish 139 S Madison St Green Bay, WI Parish Office: Credo Faith Formation: New Office Hours Mondays Noon - 4:00 pm (Starting June 4th) Tuesday - Friday 9:30 am - 4 pm Fax: cathedral.sfx@gmail.com Website: Weekday Church Hours: Monday & Friday 7:30 am - 4 pm Tuesday & Thursday 10 am - 4 pm Wednesday 7:30 am - 8 pm The Most Reverend David Ricken Rector and Pastor: Reverend Joseph Dorner Deacons: Rev. Mr. Thomas Mahoney Rev. Mr. Conrad Kieltyka Office Manager: Sonia Hitt Office Assistant: Jan Phillips Faith Formation Coordinator: Connie DeMeuse Maintenance Custodian: Michael Klatt Parish Sacristan: Dan Vanden Avond Cathedral Bishop Sacristan: Caitlyn Trader Music Director: Rachael Verhaagh Bookkeeper: Vicki Matuszak St. John the Evangelist 413 Saint John Street, Green Bay, WI Liturgical Schedule Tuesday: - Mass Thursday: - Mass Saturday: 5:30 pm - Mass Sunday: 10:45 am - Mass Saturday 4:00 pm Sunday 9:00 am Monday Wednesday Friday Saturday 4 pm Sunday 9:00 am 4:00 pm Mass Intentions July 28 The Living & Deceased Members of St. John the Evangelist Parish and St. Francis Xavier Cathedral July 29 Sylvester Jankowski (Anniversary of Death) July 30 Fred & Jane Berg August 1 Fred & Jane Berg August 3 Doris Steeno August 4 Helen Fermonich August 5 Living & Deceased Members of the Kasperek & Manske Families Jubilee Mass for Couples celebrating or Who have Celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary CALENDAR OF EVENTS Sunday... July 29th 10:30 am. Haas Baby Baptism Monday.. July 30th 5 pm.nfp Session-BWC Tuesday.. July 31st Joint Parish Bullfrogs game at Joannes Stadium Beach Club Deck (opens 6:05) Game begins 7:05 pm $20 (adults) $15 (Children 21 & under) includes meal & beverages Purchase your ticket voucher in the Office Wednesday...August 1st 6-7:30 am... That Man is Y ou Session-BWC Thursday...August 2nd 5 pm..mass-order of Malta Friday...August 3rd 5 pm.....wedding Rhsl Saturday...August 4th 1 pm......taylor Archibald & Tyler Root Wedding Sunday...August 5th 4 pm 150th Jubilee Mass Here at Cathedral-For Couples who are celebrating or who have celebrated their 50th Wedding Anniversary Reception to follow in BWC Tuesday... August 7th 6:45 pm. K of C Meeting-Gehl

5 GOSPEL MEDITATION JULY 29, TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Have you ever wanted to be part of something bigger? Even the most independent among us likes to make changes and have an impact on others. In this Sunday's Gospel reading, Jesus demonstrates one of his most iconic miracles - the multiplication of the loaves. It is a sign of the institution of the Eucharist, when we are fed not by bread but by the Body of Christ. In the stories of ancient pagan gods, mighty deeds were done entirely under the gods' own power. Mortals may have offered sacrifices to start the chain of events, but they played little role in the miraculous works themselves. Jesus is entirely different. The multiplication of the loaves is a prime example not only of Jesus' power over nature, but of the way he equips his disciples. First, Jesus asks Philip a question "to test him." Jesus has seen the crowds and "he himself knew what he was going to do," but he wants his disciples to start thinking about the problem and its solution. Andrew offers a suggestion, though he isn't confident in it. "There is a boy here who has five barley loaves and two fish; but what good are these for so many?" Jesus honors Andrew's suggestion, takes the offered loaves, and delegates the Apostles to bring order to the crowd. When the crowd has been fed, the Apostles "gather the fragments left over." In the process, they discover with wonder that bread has been produced in super abundance. In the sacraments, God works through simple matter to make grace real in our lives. He works in and through us as well. Are you facing problems that could have spiritual solutions? Is there a need in your parish or community that you could meet? Whatever our hesitancies, Jesus honors our simple loaves and fishes. He invites us to participate in his generous work of redemption, just as we are. EVERYDAY STEWARDSHIP You sit down at a restaurant and order drinks and an appetizer. Then you order an entrée with a salad. When all of that has been consumed, you order a dessert. You leave after having had a good time, but your pants don't fit so well now. You are so full you regret ordering all those courses. Your eyes were bigger than your stomach. You ordered what you wanted and not what you needed. In our daily lives, we find ourselves wanting many things. We desire outcomes and good fortunes that we think will make all the difference. However, oftentimes when we receive these things, we only find ourselves wanting more. Worse yet, if we do not get them, we can see our lives as incomplete. God always provides what we need. It may not be what we want. Our eyes can deceive us into believing that what we receive is not enough to fulfill us. If we trust in God and seek to only live with what sustains us rather than dive into excess, we will find that we are happier, healthier, and at peace. No one should ever make himself or herself feel overcome by too much of anything. God knows what we need even if we cannot see it for ourselves. ~Tracy Earl Welliver, MTS