February 17, 2019 Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time

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1 February 17, 2019 Sixth 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 - 7:30 pm Eucharistic Adoration Wednesdays 9:00 am - 8:00 pm Devotions Rosary before each Mass Mondays Perpetual Help Novena Fridays Sacred Heart Novena Fridays During Lent: Stations of the Cross Alternating between Cathedral and St. Johns Baptism Call parish office 2 months prior to expected due date. Preparation session is required. Marriages Call parish office at least 9 months prior to desired wedding date. Prayer Network (920) Church & Museum Tours Second Sundays after 9 am Mass or by Appointment (920)

2 Readings for the week of February 17, 2019 Sunday:..Jer 17:5-8/Ps 1:1-2, 3, 4, 4, 6 [40:5a]/1 Cor 15:12,.16-20/Lk 6:17, Monday:..Gn 4:1-15, 25/Ps 50:1 and 8, 16bc-17, [14a]/Mk 8:11-13 Tuesday:..Gn 6:5-8; 7:1-5, 10/Ps 29:1a and 2, 3ac-4, 3b and.9c-10 [11b]/Mk 8:14-21 Wednesday:...Gn 8:6-13, 20-22/Ps 116:12-13, 14-15, [17a]/Mk 8:22-26 Thursday:..Gn 9:1-13/Ps 102:16-18, 19-21, 29 and [20b]/Mk 8:27-33 Friday:...1 Pt 5:1-4/Ps 23:1-3a, 4, 5, 6 [1]/Mt 16:13-19 Saturday:.Heb 11:1-7/Ps 145:2-3, 4-5, [cf. 1]/...Mk 9:2-13 Next Sunday: 1 Sm 26:2, 7-9, 12-13, 22-23/Ps 103:1-2, 3-4, 8, 10, [8a]/1 Cor 15:45-49/Lk 6:27-38 A Biblical Walk Through The Mass Will be coming to Cathedral and St. John s Thursdays during Lent March 14th - April 11th Please watch the bulletin for updates & registration! STATIONS OF THE CROSS February 9th & 10th, 2019 Sacrificial Giving $ 4, Offertory Collection......$ On-Line Giving.... $ 1, Total...$ 6, Building Maintenance $ St. Vincent de Paul.....$ Mary Garden......$ An average of $10, weekly collection is needed to meet the budget. For online contributions Go to and click the Online Giving logo. FYTD Budgeted Income $ 334, FYTD Actual Income $ 325, Balance $ (8,737.85) Fridays during Lent 5:30 pm March 8th at Cathedral March 15th at St. John s March 22nd at Cathedral March 29th at St. John s April 5th at Cathedral April 12th at St. John s ST. VINCENT DE PAUL In 2018 SVdP Conference visited 213 local families helping 516 people. With these visits the assistance consisted of mental and emotional assistance, household furniture, clothing, bus passes, gas cards and laundry vouchers. Cathedral Parish has provided over $28,500 in support of which $3,500 came directly from your contributions. Most important is that we bring them the good news that Jesus loves them. Thank you for your continued support! HELP STOCK THE HOMELESS SHELTERS! Cathedral will be participating in the annual Help the Homeless Brown County collection February 17th - March 10th. Items requested are cleaning supplies, paper products and personal hygiene items. The items can be placed in the boxes located in the Bishop Wycislo entry. Thank you for your continued generosity! The 2019 Spring 40 Days for Life campaign begins on Ash Wednesday. Join other members of St. Francis Xavier Cathedral to peacefully pray in the public right-of-way outside Planned Parenthood at 2605 S. Oneida Street in Ashwaubenon on Tuesdays from 5 pm - 6 pm or Saturdays 11 am - Noon. (March 6th through April 14th). For more information about this peaceful prayer vigil to end abortion or if you plan to take part, contact Vonda at (920) or visit 40daysforlife.com. MEN FOR ALL SEASONS CONFERENCE A Call to Holiness Featuring: Bishop Ricken, Dr. Greg Battaro, Steve Markel, Dr. Teresa Stanton Collett and Dcn. Dave De Young, St. Pius X Catholic Church, Appleton WI Saturday, March 2, 2019 Register on-line at

3 ANOINTING OF THE SICK MASS! Sunday, February 17th during the 10:45 am Mass at St. John s. To help with preparations please call St. John s office to register: WELCOME NEW MEMBERS! Nicholas & Lindsay Semenas & Family God Bless You! PARISH PANTRY NEEDS! Items needed: Cereal, soup, tuna, vegetables/fruit in cans, crackers (saltines and graham), peanut butter, jelly/jam, box macaroni and cheese, dry pasta or rice, canned baked beans or stew, fruit roll-ups, cookies, granola bars, sweet treats, cans of prepared pasta, spaghetti or macaroni, box of prepared meals, pancake mix, and maple syrup. Please no, expired food, perishable items or glass jars ~Dignity of Life Committee YOUNG ADULT CATHOLICS Building disciples. Building community. Are you a young adult looking to meet other young adults and grow a deeper relationship with Jesus? From free social events to ministry, TITLETOWN CATHOLIC has it all! Open to all young adults (18-39) in the Green Bay area and throughout the diocese! Join our Flocknote to receive updates about upcoming events: TitletownCatholic or Facebook: Titletown Catholic or titletowncatholic@gmail.com Catholic Education Is Affordable! GRACE offers many tuition support options that your family may benefit from, including tuition payment plans, GRACE tuition assistance, SCRIP tuition reductions, school and parish support, private scholarships and multi-child discounts. Additionally, GRACE participates in the Wisconsin Parental Choice Program to offer Catholic education tuition -free to families who meet the state eligibility requirements. Learn more about the tuition assistance options that exist at GRACE by visiting gracesystem.org. 131 S. Madison Street, Green Bay, WI Business Hours Monday - Friday: 9:30 am - 5 pm; Saturday: 10 am - 4 pm or info@cathedralbookandgift.com

4 Join us for a Church and Museum tour every second Sunday at 10:15 am or by appointment! Saint Francis Xavier Cathedral Parish 139 S Madison St Green Bay, WI Parish Office: Youth 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 Youth Faith Formation Coordinator: Connie DeMeuse Grades (1-12) and Catechesis of the Good Sheperd (Ages 3-5) Adult Faith Formation Coordinators: Ann Kieltyka & Jan Phillips 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 4:00 pm Sunday 9:00 am Mass Intentions February 16 Metodio Reyes February 17 Bob Kozak (Anniversary of Death) February 18 Christina Mary Zerba February 20 Marian Jadin February 22 Conrad & Frances Lotto February 23 John & Doris Vanness February 24 The living & Deceased Members of St. John the Evangelist Parish and St. Francis Xavier Cathedral Calendar of Events Sunday...February 17th 10:45 am Anointing of the Sick During Mass at St. John s Monday...February 18th 7 pm..reboot Team Meeting-BWC Tuesday.....February 19th 9 am. Teach My People to Pray Holy Hour at St. John s Thursday...February 21st 9:30 am...alpha Session-St. John s 6 pm..alpha Session-Cathedral-BWC Sunday...February 24th 9 am.white Mass 10:15 am...st. Gianna Molla Guild Speaker-BWC Thursday...February 28th 9:30 am...alpha Session-St. John s 6 pm..alpha Session-Cathedral-BWC Monday...March 4th 6 pm.... SVdP Monthly Meeting-FFC Tuesday...March 5th 6:45 pm......k of C Monthly Meeting-FFC Ash Wednesday March 6th 8: 30 am Mass at St. John s 6 pm Mass at Cathedral Adoration concludes at 5 pm & No Confessions! Thursday...March 7th Last Alpha Session 9:30 am.. NO Morning Alpha Session at St. John s 6 pm... Combined Alpha Sessions at Cathedral-BWC Friday...March 8th 5:30 pm.....stations of the Cross at Cathedral

5 February 17, th Sunday in Ordinary Time What an audience Jesus has in today's Gospel! "A great crowd of his disciples and a large number of people from all over Judea and Jerusalem and the coastal region of Tyre and Sidon." Disciples, pagans, and devout Jews gathered together to hear Jesus speak in the Sermon on the Mount. All of these people had something in common. God was someone to be bargained with, and if God liked you, you were rewarded with good fortune. This Sunday, Jesus tells us a different story. "Woe to you who are rich? who are filled now? who laugh? when all speak well of you. Blessed are you who are poor? you who are now hungry? when people hate you and when they exclude you and insult you." Jesus completely flips the script on what it means to be blessed by God. What he proclaims as "woe" are states of life we often strive for, and "blessed" are the states we work hard to avoid! Jesus is concerned with the kingdom of God and the world to come, not the typical structures of power and privilege. The word "now" appears often in these statements. Why? If you are well "now," that's beside the point. To be rich in this life has no direct bearing on your immortal soul. If you're struggling "now," that's not an indication that God has forgotten you or that - in light of eternity - you're worse off than someone else. In fact, it could be an indicator that you're enduring something that will bring you to a place of greater, eternal joy in the future. This Sunday, consider your priorities. Who do we reject as not blessed, and thereby inflict woe upon ourselves? When we encounter difficult situations in our own lives, do we see them as opportunities to remember God and lean on His mercy and\ grace? Everyday Stewardship: When I was a child, I often thought of the Church as something mystical and supernatural. I wasn't wrong in my understanding of the Body of Christ, for surely the Church has these characteristics. However, even though we speak about the foundation of all we are as Church being the "mystery of Christ,"Jesus became a man so that supernatural element could break into the natural world in a profound way. What we once could not see, we now see. What we saw as a God in a distant place now dwelt among us. It is one of the aspects of Catholicism that I have grown to appreciate the most as I have matured: for a Catholic, the supernatural is natural. The communion of saints is heavenly and earthly at the same time. The Beatitudes instruct us about this reality. Pope Francis reminds us that holiness is "not about swooning in mystic rapture." Holiness is about living in the real world and doing extraordinary things with our ordinary lives. Our stewardship way of life consists of actions in the natural world that have extraordinary repercussions. Do not ever take your simple actions of generosity and love for granted. As disciples called to a life of stewardship, we participate in something more profound than what we can see. We are blessed to be called to follow Jesus, and we bring blessing to all those with whom we choose to share ourselves. ~Tracy Earl Welliver, MTS