Mother of Good Counsel Parish and School Madre del Buen Consejo Parroquia y Escuela December 30, 2018 30 de diciembre de 2018
Mother of Good Counsel Parish & School ~ December 30, 2018 6924 W. Lisbon Ave. Milwaukee, WI 53210 ~ Main Number: 414-442-7600 website: mgcparish.org ~ Parish FAX: 444-0408 ~ School FAX 442-0644 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 holiday calendar. Calendar for the week of December 30 The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary & Joseph Sunday, December 30 ~ The Holy Family 10:00am Mass 11:30am Spanish Rosary ~ Church 12:00pm Spanish Mass ~ Church Monday, December 31 ~ 5:00pm Bi-lingual Adoration ~ Church 7:00pm Misa Tuesday, January 1 ~ Solemnity of Mary 8:00am Parish Office Closed 10:00am Mass Wednesday, January 2 ~ 4:30pm Practice: Hand bell Choir ~ Church 6:00pm Adoration ~ Church Thursday, January 3 ~ 8:45am Mass 2:00pm SS Meal Program ~ Paulik Hall 2:15pm MGC Children s School Choir ~ Church 6:30pm Practice: Jubilate Choir ~ Church Friday, January 4 ~ Saturday, January 5 ~ 7:30am The Rosary 8:15am Mass followed by Individual Reconciliation 9:00am First Reconciliation Retreat ~ Church & PH 5:00pm Mass SS Meal Program Collection Sunday, January 6 ~ The Epiphany of the Lord 10:00am Mass SS Meal Program Collection 11:00am Fellowship Sunday ~ Vestibule 11:30am Spanish Rosary ~ Church 12:00pm Spanish Mass ~ Church Linen Ministry pickup for December 30 ~ Mary Moritz MGC Parish Office Closed Tuesday, January 1 2 19 Happy New Year! 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, Tuesday, Thursday: 8am to 3pm Wednesday: 8am to 2pm & Friday: 9am to Noon Sunday, December 30 10:00AM Kathleen Moranski Sunday, December 30 12:00PM For MGC Parish Monday, December 31 7:00PM For MGC Parish Tuesday, January 1 10:00AM Rudy Tamer Thursday, January 3 8:45AM Robert Fleissner Saturday, January 5 8:15AM William Van Valzah Sunday, January 5 5:00PM Therese Zahnke 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 December 30, 2018 Sunday: 1 Sm 1:20-22, 24-28/Ps 84:2-3, 5-6, 9-10 [cf. 5a]/1 Jn 3:1-2, 21-24/Lk 2:41-52 Monday: 1 Jn 2:18-21/Ps 96: 1-2, 11-12, 13 [11a]/Jn 1:1-18 Tuesday: Nm 6:22-27/Ps 67:2-3, 5, 6, 8 [2a]/Gal 4:4-7/Lk 2:16-21 Wednesday:1 Jn 2:22-28/Ps 98:1, 2-3ab, 3cd-4 [3cd]/Jn 1:19-28 Thursday: 1 Jn 2:29 3:6/Ps 98:1, 3cd-4, 5-6 [3cd]/Jn 1:29-34 Friday: 1 Jn 3:7-10/Ps 98:1, 7-8, 9 [3cd]/Jn 1:35-42 Saturday: 1 Jn 3:11-21/Ps 100:1b-2, 3, 4, 5 [2a]/Jn 1:43-51 Next Sunday: Is 60:1-6/Ps 72:1-2, 7-8, 10-11, 12-13 [cf. 11]/ Eph 3:2-3a, 5-6/Mt 2:1-12
PASTORAL STAFF: MGC Main Number 414-442-7600 Those who serve January 5 & 6 Saturday, January 5 ~ 5:00pm Servers: N. Boeding & B. Boeding Lectors: R. Houssaye Eucharistic Ministers: R. Houssaye & J. Koth Sunday, January 6 ~ 10:00am Servers: E. Gleesing & S. Heffernan Lectors: C. Amuhngwa & B. Heffernan Eucharistic Ministers: M. Moritz, B. Ninneman, S. Prueher, K. Sullivan, L. Sullivan, T. Rowan ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Weekdays Tuesday, January 1 ~ 10:00am Servers: Adult Servers Lectors: C. Amuhngwa & Sr. C. Thresher Eucharistic Ministers: M. Cook, M. Bowen, K. Sullivan, L. Sullivan, S. Bellot Thursday, January 3 ~E. Gleesing & A. Byfield Happy Birthday to our MGC Kids and Teens December 30 ~ Darius Birden January 3 ~ Charles Jackson December 31 ~ Yasmine Ealy-Luckett January 5 ~ Shelton Johnson Jessica Landers January 1 ~ Italie Jackson Navaeh Wood January 2 ~ Martha Benito Administrator: Fr. Reed Christopher Mungovan SDS 414-331-9687 cell or ext 125 for messages only reedcmungovan@hotmail.com Deacon Andy Meuler...x104 meuler@mgcparish.org Deacon Dean Collins... 262-782-0535 dcollins2809@gmail.com Director of Faith Formation: Richard Mason...x107 mason@mgcparish.org Director of Music: Linda July...x103 ljuly@mgcparish.org Business Manager: Sue Puls... x105 puls@mgcparish.org Finance Assistant: Kathy Mymudes..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 & Dan Scholz Pastoral Council Chairperson: Kathy Mymudes...262-227-1597 St. Vincent DePaul:..414-442-7600 x155 Eucharistic Minister to the Homebound Mary Betzwieser. 414-445-8766 Other Ministries: Contact the Parish Office at 414-442-7600 x102 or the School Office x118. For a more complete listing of our ministries check our website at mgcparish.org. SCRIP Volunteers for January 5 & 6 Saturday ~ S. Dauer & P. Sovey Sunday ~ K. Miller & T. Prueher SCRIP can also be purchased at the Parish Office MondayThursday 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.
Dear Friends in Christ, From the Desk of Father Reed C. Mungovan, S.D.S. This weekend we celebrate the Feast of the Holy Family. Fr. Francis Fernandez in his book series, In Conversation with God, writes about the Holy Family, A Christian home must be an imitation of the house of Nazareth: a place where there is plenty of room for God so that He can be right at the centre of the love that members of the family have for one another. Is our home like this? Do we dedicate to it the time and attention that it deserves? Is Jesus its centre? Do we live only for others? These are some questions we which we could ask in our prayer today, whilst we contemplate Jesus, Mary and Joseph on the feast that the Church dedicates to them. I love this idea of Christ being the center of our homes and the center of our lives. The questions that Fr. Fernandez asks are good questions that can help us to put Jesus first in our lives and to allow Jesus to be the center of our homes and the center of our lives. May God bless you, Fr. Reed Christopher Mungovan, SDS Holy Mary, Mother of Good Counsel, pray for us. MGC S BOOK OF THE GOSPELS Since the Second Vatican Council, the Church has recognized the many ways that Christ is present to us. These include the worshipping assembly, the priest ordained in persona Christi, the sacrament of the Eucharist in Holy Communion, and the words of Christ Himself spoken in the Gospels. That is why we say it is Christ Himself who speaks to us in the Gospels. For that reason, the Church has held the Gospels in higher esteem than the other books of Scripture. Thus, the Church ordains a particular minister (the deacon) to proclaim the Gospel which is sometimes accompanied by candles and incense for greater solemnity. The Gospel Book itself has therefore been accorded a higher degree of respect and ornamentation since the earliest days of the Church both in the East and the West. For over twenty years, MGC has had an ornate, brass cover for its Book of the Gospels. Given the time and the usage, this cover now needs to be refurbished as a fitting symbol of Christ s presence among us. Therefore, we are seeking a donation of $550 to accomplish this refurbishing of our Gospel Book. If you are able, a donation for this worthy purpose may be made by a check made out to Mother of Good Counsel Parish and sent to the parish office. Such donations will be acknowledged. Support a Culture of Life!!! The Crib Club Baby Shower and Women's Care Center Fundraiser kicks off Jan. 5th!! A representative from the Women's Care Center will speak at each Mass next weekend to share with us the Care Center's mission and how it touches hearts, saves babies, supports Moms, builds families, and educates parents. New baby items: clothing (up to 2 yrs.), diapers, supplies, toys, books are needed for the Crib Club Store. Envelopes for monetary donations to support a mother through Women's Care Center from pregnancy through the baby's 2nd year will be available at the end of the pews and in the pack-n-play display in church.
December 19, 2018 Dear MGC Parish Community, Mother of Good Counsel School A Catholic Preparatory School 3001 North 68 th Street Milwaukee, WI 53210 Phone: 414-442-7600 x118 Fax: 414-442-0644 Website: www.mgcparish.org This has been quite a week here at Mother of Good Counsel School. Yesterday our 8 th graders and I carried hundreds of donated food items over to the St. Vincent de Paul room, and then they carried 150 presents from the parish living room to my office. These gifts represent the generosity of the MGC parish members. For more than the 28 years I have been here, the St. Vincent de Paul Society has sponsored the Advent Giving Tree. Every November I send out a letter to our school families informing them that they have the opportunity to participate. This year 77 MGC students will each receive two gifts from the Giving Tree. Those gifts represent close to $2000.00!!! As our mission at MGC has changed from a school that served the children of the parish to one that serves children from all over the city, the need for these gifts has grown tremendously. I can assure you that if not for your kindness and generosity, many of our students would not know the joy of opening presents on Christmas morning. I am always amazed by the generosity on both sides of our campus. Many of the same families that donated food are the ones who will receive these gifts. While to some that might seem strange, it makes perfect sense to me. In Deuteronomy 6:17 it says Every man shall give as he is able, according to the blessing of the Lord your God which He has given you. I think it is important for our children to understand that scripture and to recognize that even if you can only give one can of vegetables it is our call as people of God to do so. From the bottom of my heart, I thank you for your generosity. I wish each of you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy and Blessed New Year! Faithfully, Regina Shaw Principal Don t just throw your Christmas tree out on the curb, be more environmentally correct by recycling it at: Mulchfest sponsored by Enderis Park Neighborhood Association Sat. Jan. 5, 2019 -- from 9AM to 12 noon Bring/drag your tree (and any other you find on the curb) to the Enderis Park Fieldhouse between 9am and Noon on Jan. 5 and watch the City of Milwaukee s chipper truck grind it into mulch. The city of Milwaukee uses this mulch on its boulevards for beautiful flower beds. Bring your kids/grandkids they love watching the chipper truck in action. Be sure to stop in the Fieldhouse for some free refreshments (coffee, hot chocolate, spiced apple cider and cookies). *If you can t make it to the park on Jan. 5 th, you can drop your tree off in the volleyball court on the East side of the Fieldhouse. **After 12noon on Sat. Jan., 5 PLEASE, NO MORE TREES IN THE PARK!!
Madre del Buen Consejo Parroquia y Escuela ~ 30 de diciembre de 2018 6924 W. Lisbon Ave. Milwaukee, WI 53210 ~ Numero de teléfono: 414-442-7600 Pagina de web: mgcparish.org ~ Parroquia FAX: 444-0408 ~ Escuela FAX 442-0644 Misa de fin de semana: sábado 5:00 PM, domingo 10:00 AM, domingo Misa de medio día 12:00M ~ Misa durante la semana: martes y sábado: 8:15 AM, jueves 8:45am Confesión individual después de la misa del Sábado en la mañana. Se avisarán cambios en el calendario. Nuestra Mision como Parroquia Madre del Buen Consejo es una comunidada católica comprometida a las enseñanzas de Jesús Cristo atravez de la eucaristía y oración, ministerio, apoyo económico y ayudando a otros. Horas de Oficina Lunes, martes, jueves: 8am a 3pm Miércoles: 8am a 2pm y viernes: 9am a medio día Equipo Pastoral: Número de teléfono: 414-442-7600 Administrador: Padre Reed Christopher Mungovan, SDS 414 331 9687 celular o extensión 125 para mensajes únicamente reedcmungovan@hotmail.com Parroquias Católicas de la parte oeste de Milwaukee: Madre del Buen Consejo, Saint Catherine, y San Sebastian unidos en: Dios, comunidad, misión y visión Las lecturas de la semana del 30 de diciembre de 2018 Domingo: 1 Sm 1, 20-22. 24-28/Sal 84, 2-3. 5-6. 9-10 [cfr. 5]/1 Jn 3, 1-2. 21-24/Lc2, 41-52 Lunes: 1 Jn 2, 18-21/Sal 96, 1-2. 11-12. 13 [11]/Jn 1, 1-18 Martes: Nm 6, 22-27/Sal 67, 2-3. 5. 6. 8 [2]/Gal 4, 4-7/Lc2, 16-21 Miércoles: 1 Jn 2, 22-28/Sal 98, 1. 2-3. 3-4 [3]/Jn 1, 19-28 Jueves: 1 Jn 2, 29 3, 6/Sal 98, 1. 3-4. 5-6 [3]/Jn 1, 29-34 Viernes: 1 Jn 3, 7-10/Sal 98, 1. 7-8. 9 [3]/Jn 1, 35-42 Sábado: 1 Jn 3, 11-21/Sal 100, 1-2. 3. 4. 5 [2]/Jn 1, 43-51 Domingo siguiente: Is 60, 1-6/Sal 72, 1-2. 7-8. 10-11. 12-13 [cfr. 11]/Ef 3, 2-3. 5-6/Mt 2, 1-12 Director de Formación: Richard Mason.extensión 107 Personal docente de la Escuela Directora: Regina Shaw.extensión 119 Sandy Delgado (de lunes a miercoles)...extension 120 (Para registrar ninos en la escuela) Domingo, 30 de diciembre 12:00PM Para todos los miembros de la parroquia Queridos Amigos en Cristo, Hoy celebramos la fiesta de la Sagrada Familia. Padre Francisco Fernández escribe, El hogar cristiano debe ser imitación del de Nazaret: un lugar donde queda Dios y pueda estar en el centro del amor que todos se tienen. Es así nuestro hogar? Le dedicamos el tiempo y la atención que merece? Es Jesús el centro? Nos desvivimos por los demás? Son preguntas que pueden ser oportunas en nuestra oración de hoy, mientras contemplamos a Jesús, a María y a José en la fiesta que les dedica la Iglesia. Me gusta mucho el pensamiento del Padre Fernández que Jesús debe ser el centro de mi vida y de mi casa. Podemos pedir a Dios, que Él nos ayude a poner Jesús en el primer lugar de nuestras vidas. Esta fiesta nos recuerda que nuestras familias son muy preciosas. Dios les bendiga, Padre Reed Christopher Mungovan, SDS Santa María, Madre del Buen Consejo, ruega por nosotros.
PRAYER LIST Please remember in your prayers: Donna Baughn, Anne Bauer, Brenda Beaumier, Lou Betzwieser, Valerie Bradford, Rose Brindel, Richard Bowd, Laura Brzakala, Kathy Chovanec, Mary Joan Dally, Harold Dallapiazza, Quirt Dallapiazza, Elaine Fernando, Ron & Arlyne Fleissner, Chrissy Fleissner, Ginny Hack, Mary Ann Halter, Ed Kovochich, Art Kreitzer, Mark Nadolski, Kris Nehrbass, Joel Rivera, Aaron Schlicht, Annette Swanson, Mary Uhlenkamp, Paul Willmering, Joseph & Barbara Zukowski If you know of someone who needs or would appreciate a visit from Fr. Reed please call: 414-442-7600 ext 125. Military Prayer list Navy Petty Officer Kyle Walcheske, nephew of Cathy Walcheske Air Force; Louis Cruz, 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 Sergeant Major James Cook, son of Mary & Michael Cook Air Force Sergeant Kurt Buckawiecki, grandson-in-law of Arthur Kreitzer Special Forces Army Sergeant Joshua Kohut, an MGC Graduate & son of Kathy Kohut 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! Contact us in the Parish Office if you have any family members or friends who are currently serving and we will add their names to our prayer list. All are welcome 12/30 ~ 10:00am Mass The Holy Family 12:00pm Misa 12/31 ~ 5:00pm Bi-Lingual Adoration 7:00pm Spanish Solemnity of Mary, The Holy Mother of God Vigil Misa 1/1/19 ~10:00am Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God Mass In Loving Memory God has called to Himself the following Parishioner Therese Zahnke Let us pray as a community of faith that she may experience the joy and peace of eternal life. Our deepest assurance of prayer in this difficult time for her family. Parish Collaborative is providing A Meal for Guest House Shelter for Men Wednesday, January 23, 2019~ 5:00 to 7:00 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, prepare food, and/or serve for this one night commitment. We are planning a "comfort meal" of meatloaf, mashed potatoes and vegetables. This is an opportunity to help others as a Parish Collaborative family. If you are interested in donating food, money or your time, please email Linda Swiderski at soundfiddler@aol.com or Tony Burkart at burokart55@aol.com for specifics. Charming Treasures Help at the St. Camillus Gift Shop! 10101 W. Wisconsin Avenue Wauwatosa, WI Charming Treasures a is a new gift shop that features both affordable items that will appeal to both our campus residents as well as families and visitors from the community. All of the proceeds from Charming Treasures go to the St. Camillus Foundation. We are seeking volunteers to help customers and run the cash register at St. Camillus. Requires background check and TB testing for all volunteers and will be provided at no charge by St. Camillus and must be 18 years or older. Please contact Lindsey Bartelt, Volunteer Coordinator, at 414-259-4610 or lbartelt@stcam.com for additional information.