SAINT MARGARET MARY CATHOLIC PARISH & SCHOOL stmmp.org 414-461-6073 3970 North 92nd Street Milwaukee, WI 53222 PASTORAL STAFF Administrator: Fr. Patrick Nelson, SDS ext. 182 Email: frpatn@stmmp.org cell: 414-581-2397 Deacon: Frank Pemper: 262-385-5696 Email: deaconfrankpe@yahoo.com Director of Administrative Services: Vicki Harder ext. 104 Email: vharder@stmmp.org Director of Music: Neal Bardele cell: 414-530-2508 Email: nealb@ameritech.net Director of Buildings & Grounds: Chris Matchett ext. 126 Email: cmatchett@stmmp.org Director of Faith Formation: Dave Liccione ext. 106 Email: dliccione@stmmp.org Administrative Assistant: Mary Blinkhorn ext. 100 Email: mblinkhorn@stmmp.org Archdiocese of Milwaukee: archmil.org PASTORAL COUNCIL OFFICERS & TRUSTEES Chairperson: Anne McKiernan 414-232-7260 Vice-Chairperson: Colleen Krentz..414-430-5553 Secretary: Krystal Burke Trustee-Treasurer: Nancy Bonesho Trustee Secretary: Cheryl Vosswinkel SCHOOL 3950 N. 92nd Street 53222 Phone: 463-8760 Fax: 463-2373 Principal: Mrs. Nilda Cordova... 108 stmms.org Email: ncordova@stmms.org Older Adult Program Northwest Interfaith Office: 414-466-8858 Ms. Niedra North St. Vincent de Paul intake office: 414-462-7837 Weekday Masses: Monday- Friday: 8:15am Wednesday:10am (only during the school year) & 7pm Weekend Masses Saturday: 5:00pm Sunday: 9 & 11am & 7pm SACRAMENTS BAPTISM: Please contact the parish center to arrange. MARRIAGE: Preparation sessions with a pastoral staff member begin no later than six months prior to the wedding date. MINISTRY TO THE SICK: The Sacrament of Healing & Strength is for persons who are seriously or chronically ill, or facing major surgery. Please ask Father after Mass if you are interested. RCIA: If you are interested in becoming Catholic and the RCIA process, contact Faith Formation Director Dave Liccione at 414-573-9292. RECONCILIATION: Wed. 12-1pm & 6-7pm & Sat.: 4 4:45pm ADORATION CHAPEL: Open from 6am-12am. Please call the parish center for the key pad code. St. Margaret Mary Parish is committed to developing and sustaining an intimate relationship with Jesus Christ and proclaiming the reign of God. January 6, 2019 Epiphany of the Lord
Welcome to St. Margaret Mary Parish 2 (continued from previous column) From A Grateful Heart Your light has come, the glory of the Lord shines upon you. See, darkness covers the earth, and thick clouds cover the peoples; but upon you the LORD shines, and over you appears his glory EPIPHANY As described in Wikipedia Epiphanies are relatively rare occurrences and generally follow a process of significant thought about a problem. Often they are triggered by a new and key piece of information, but importantly, a depth of prior knowledge is required to allow the leap of understanding. In common usage an Epiphany is that A ha moment when our thoughts final bring together many varying ideas into one thought. A break-though, if you like! The idea of a child fulfilling the promises of God to send a Savior King (Zechariah 9:9) is a fulfilled in this new born child in Bethlehem. But, the prophets seemed to be foretelling of a warrior-king, not a humble, poor and helpless babe in a small village like Bethlehem. Never forget that the God who is love made you out of that love and has given you to this world as His gift. Your uniqueness is like secret knowledge that only you possess. To use your gifts is God s gift to us all and to avoid them is to leave the world broken and struggling with a missing and necessary piece of God s plan. Let this Christmas time be for you a time of Epiphany for you to see that God is with us and you. The Church is God s vehicle for all the gifts we need to be to each other and this struggling world. As the definition, from Wikipedia says, you that rare occurrence in someone else s life that can be significant, important and a leap of some understanding. We are all meant to fulfill the purpose of others by interacting and loving this world into the knowledge of the Kingdom of God in our midst. Emmanuel God is with us! Merry Christmas to you! Let us work for Peace on Earth for everyone! For peace comes to those who obey God s command to Love for it is those on whom his favor rests! May the Heart of The Savior Bless you! Fr. Patrick Nelson, SDS These wise men are called Magi. This word denotes one who has secret knowledge and wisdom of mysteries undiscovered. It is the same word that gives us the present word: magic! However, they are not magicians but, wise! They have read the prophets and seen the coming together of the real life events of nature that confirm for them the promises of a Savior-king in Bethlehem. These wise men have had an EPIPHANY! Many hopes, thoughts, writings and natural events have come together and they have put the pieces together like a jigsaw puzzle of many related pieces. Our lives can be just like that! Many pieces of events, prayers, hopes, knowledge and our journeys can come together to give us great insight into God s design for our lives. We all have a purpose in this world and it is not a selfish purpose but, a useful and helpful addition to the lives and times of those around us. WE CAN EACH MAKE A DIFFERENCE FOR EACH OTHER. (continued next column) Fr. Pat will administer the Sacrament of the Sick for anyone in need at the end of each weekend mass this weekend, January 5th & 6th.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 3 January 6, 2019 Sunday: Is 60:1-6/Ps 72:1-2, 7-8, 10-11, 12-13 [cf. 11]/Eph 3:2-3a, 5-6/ Monday: Monday, January 7 8:15am: Jill Brent + Tuesday, January 8 8:15am: Blanche Bruder + Wednesday, January 9 8:15 am: Jill Brent+ 10am: St. Margaret Mary School 7pm: Gertrude Brown+ Thursday, January 10 8:15am: Eva & Hanna Sander s Birthday Friday, January 11 8:15am: The Holy Souls in Purgatory Saturday, January 12 5pm: Cynthia Kubis Sunday, January 13 9am: Connie Mueller + 11am: Mary Ann Jusiel + 7:00pm: The Intentions of Fr. Pat Nelson Mass Intentions for 2019 The mass intentions book for 2019 is open. Please stop by the parish center to choose your dates. There are many available. Remembering our friends & loved ones at the altar of God is an act of mercy. Mt 2:1-12 1 Jn 3:22 4:6/Ps 2:7bc-8, 10-12a [8ab]/Mt 4:12-17, 23-25 Tuesday: 1 Jn 4:7-10/Ps 72:1-2, 3-4, 7-8 [cf. 11]/Mk 6:34-44 Wednesday: 1 Jn 4:11-18/Ps 72:1-2, 10, 12-13 [cf. 11]/Mk 6:45-52 Thursday: 1 Jn 4:19 5:4/Ps 72:1-2, 14 and 15bc, 17 [cf. 11]/Lk 4:14-22a Friday: 1 Jn 5:5-13/Ps 147:12-13, 14-15, 19-20 [12a]/Lk 5:12-16 Saturday: 1 Jn 5:14-21/Ps 149:1-2, 3-4, 5 and 6a and 9b [cf. 4a]/Jn 3:22-30 Next Sunday: Is 40:1-5, 9-11/Ps 104:1b-2, 3-4, 24-25, 27-28, 29-30 [1]/ Ti 2:11-14; 3:4-7/Lk 3:15-16, 21-22 Video Series: Join Sister J udene Studer for the next session and discussion in the Blessed Mother video series. It will be held at Blessed Savior Church, on 85 th and Villard, on Wednesday night, January 9 from 6PM-7:15PM. Bible Study: Would you like to grow closer to Jesus and learn more about the Bible? Join Mr. Joe Ratke for our next dual parish Bible study semester course focusing on the Gospel of Luke, beginning Thursday night, January 10 from 6:30PM-8PM at the Blessed Savior Parish Office living room on 86 th and Villard. Speaker series coming! Join us after 5PM Mass on Saturday, January 19 for our first guest. Lisa Richardson, Community Events Coordinator for St. Anne s Salvatorian Campus, will be giving a one hour presentation in Sampon Hall entitled Embracing Gratitude With A Sense of Humor. Hospitality will be offered. Community Service Opportunity: Would you like to put your faith into action and practice the Corporal Works of Mercy? Join members of both Blessed Savior and St. Margaret Mary for our next dual parish community service day on Saturday, January 19 from 10:30AM-2:30PM. We will be helping and visiting with elderly residents of St. Anne s. Activities will include helping take down Christmas decorations, visiting, and playing bingo. Contact Faith Formation Director Dave Liccione to learn more about any of these events. Keepin the Faith at St. Camillus St. Camillus is in need for volunteers to help with transporting (pushing wheelchairs) our assisted living residents to Mass and from Mass on Sundays at Guardian Angel and Our Lady of Guadalupe Chapel (located on Campus). As you can imagine, many of our residents have an extremely strong faith, but are unable to transport themselves to Mass. We are excited to say that we have such great attendance to the services, that our Staff needs help!! The residents would greatly appreciate the assistance of being escorted to Mass and also having someone to sit next to during the Mass! Both of these Masses are at 10:30am, so commitment would be from 10am until 12pm on Sundays. DEVOTIONS MONDAY-FRIDAY: Rosary 7:30AM MONDAY -FRIDAY: Rosary with Adoration 3:00PM TUESDAY - Mother of Perpetual Help Devotions After 8:15 AM Mass FRIDAY - Litany of the Sacred Heart after 8:15AM Mass Way of the Cross with Adoration 3:00PM
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 4 Servers all ages: boys and girls 4 th grade and up, high school & adult. We can also use your talents for: Sacristans, ushers, greeters, lectors, and Eucharistic ministers. Thank you so much for your generous donations to the St. Margaret Mary Giving Tree project. Your gifts were delivered by St. Vincent de Paul Santas to 19 families from our school and immediate neighborhood in time to go under the tree on Christmas Eve. A total of 65 children and 23 adults were touched by your holiday generosity. Thank you from the St. Vincent de Paul Conference of St. Margaret Mary. Pastoral Council members: we need at least 2 more. Your duty is to help discern, plan and carry out our parish goals for now and into the future. Hospitality helpers: to assist with and provide weekend hospitality after the masses, the third weekend of each month. Cantors: If you have some vocal ability and enjoy singing at Mass, please consider joining St. Margaret Mary's music ministry as a cantor. Please contact Neal Bardele (nealb@ameritech.net) or contact the parish office. 5/6: Sacrament of the Sick after all Masses & Blood Pressure readings after all Masses 6: Charter Member/Senior brunch after 11am Mass 13: Feast of the Baptism of the Lord 19 & 20: Hospitality after 5pm, 9 & 11am masses Second Collection for St. Vincent DePaul Conference 21: Martin Luther King Kr. Day 27 Feb.3: Catholic Schools Week We are a parish family. There are times when we are no longer able to come to church on a regular basis whether due to sickness or physical ailments. We have a program for the care of the sick & homebound. At this time we are particularly interested in those who might be in need of this ministry. Please contact Mary at the parish center, 461-6073 or Deacon Frank at 262-385-5696. Prayer Shawl Ministry Share Your Love Give that ill or homebound man, woman or child a Prayer Shawl which was blessed in church. It is a hug of love and concern from St. Margaret Mary Parish. Call Karen Valente at 464-3298. REMINDER! Charter Member & Senior s Christmas Brunch When: Sunday, January 6, 2019 Time: Following the 11am Mass Where: Fr. Sampon Hall Who: Charter Members AND/OR over the age of 65 REMINDER: THIS IS A RESERVATION REQUESTED EVENT. Welcome to our Faith Community! Eleanor Rae Ellis BLOOD PRESSURE SCREENINGS WILL BE AVAILABLE AFTER ALL MASSES THIS WEEKEND.
5 The Gift of Forgiveness To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner was you. I don t know who Lewis Smedes is but those are his wise words. It is important to remember that forgiveness is not granted because a person deserves to be forgiven. Instead, it is an act of love, mercy and grace. I recently had a caregiver share with me that she has been caring for her aunt for some years. Though she s doing all she can for her, she doesn t find joy in giving of herself because her aunt is not a nice person. Her aunt says unkind things to her, is never grateful for the assistance but instead constantly complains. It s never enough! Despite that, she feels guilty because she wants to be a cheerful giver. Her words to me were what kind of a person am I that I can t give of myself joyfully when I know my aunt really needs my assistance? I m there for her, and will continue to be so, but not with a kind heart. I responded by telling her about the person I was looking at. I saw a good person, with a kind heart and caring intentions. I said many people are caring for someone who is appreciative, that they love and want to support, and that helps to fuel them in their caregiving. Obviously she doesn t have that. So despite the lack of respect and gratitude from her care recipient, she continues to give. That takes a special person. Forgive Yourself If we see someone who is giving of themselves but not getting gratitude in return, we have empathy and wonder how they do it. But when we are the ones in that situation we are less forgiving of ourselves. No one can beat us up better than ourselves. That act of love, mercy and grace I previously spoke of is something that we should give to ourselves as well. Forgiveness is giving up the possibility of a better past. I encourage you to accept your state of being human, then move on and allow yor giving heart a chance to flourish without judgement. Adele Lund Director Community & Business Relations Laureate Group 414-659-2343 www.laureategroup.com