Welcome to our parish! As pastor, I hope we can enrich your experience as much as you enrich ours. Fr. David Ruby PRAYER FOR MOTHERS Heavenly Father, from the beginning you have chosen to entrust the human person to mothers in a special way. We thank and praise you for the gift of mothers; for their tenderness, care and compassion, for their intuition and encouragement, for commitment and sacrifice. Bless all mothers this day. Keep, strengthen and refresh them in your loving care. May they be blessed by our open-hearted love and gratitude. Amen. Monday, May 14 Father Dave on Retreat this Week-(Monday thru Friday) Morning Prayer-8:00 am-fc Book Club Meeting-10:00 am-sb AA Meeting-7:00 pm-sb Tuesday, May 15 Alpha Series-9:00 am-sb Scripture Class-8:30 am-sb Pray the Rosary-12 noon-bh Christian Service & Responsibility Meeting-4:30 pm-sb Friday, May 18 Flying Solo-11:00 am-lost Moth Gallery and Village Café-EH Saturday-Sunday, May 19-20 Home Missions-Our Own Needs Collection Sunday, May 20 CHIP Program- Transportation Options in Northern Door County -4:00 pm-first Baptist Church Sister Bay Bishop s Appeal Stella Maris Parish Assessment $50,103 Received to date from 190 parishioners $42,035 Total needed to meet assessment $ 8,068 Mark Palmer/Kelly Potts Saturday, May 26, 2018-2:00 pm-baileys Harbor For Online Giving to our parish, please go to www.stellamarisparish.com and click on Giving to the Parish Electronically on the front page. Stella Maris Mission Statement Stella Maris Catholic Parish prayerfully unites people in the love of Jesus guided by our patron, Mary. Stella Maris Vision Statement We invite all to journey as disciples. By sharing the Gospel, responding to Jesus' love and the gifts God has given us, we welcome all to grow in faith and in our parish life. Website: www.stellamarisparish.com The Ascension of the Lord-May 13, 2018
2 Welcome to Stella Maris in Baileys Harbor, Egg Harbor, Fish Creek, Jacksonport, Sister Bay & Washington Island NEW FEAST DAY FOR MARY! Pope Francis has designated the Monday after Pentecost as the obligatory Memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the Church. This year, the new feast day will fall on May 21 st. This is not a holy day of obligation but rather an opportunity to celebrate Mary as the true Mother of the Church. Our Blessed Mother was with Jesus throughout his earthly life and ministry, as well as at the foot of the cross when he died and with the Apostles after her Son s resurrection and ascension into heaven. Join us for a special Mass celebrating Mary on Monday, May 21 st, at 9:00 am in Egg Harbor! Notice: If you have an announcement to be read at Mass regarding your church activity, please send an email to Mary Gomoll at marygomoll@gmail.com. Pilgrimage The National Shrines of St. Maximilian and St. Therese, the Little Flower, In Libertyville and Darien, IL Monday-Tuesday, September 10-11, 2018. $249 includes tours, transportation, lodging and meals. Attend Holy Mass and tour Museums at both Shrines. Learn about St. Maximilian Kolbe s life and heroic death in Auschwitz. Learn about St. Therese of Lisieux and see the largest collection of her memorabilia outside of Lisieux, France, including a life-size replica of her monastery cell. Also visit the beautiful Baha itemple. See www.marytown.com, www.saint-therese.org, https://www.bahai.us/bahai-temple/ Call Penny Biwer at St. Joseph Church in Sturgeon Bay at (920) 743-2062. Reservations by July 27. Limit is 25 people. Conversation Partners You or someone you know may be trying to learn English to help with their work or with their children at school. Language proficiency takes consistent exposure, study and practice. Conversation Partners, a Stella Maris ecumenical program, responds to this need by providing English language practice. An English speaker is paired with a learner to help the learner practice and improve their English. The partners usually meet 1 ½ hours per week at their convenience using donated materials to facilitate learning. There is no cost and no need to be a trained teacher to do this. We currently have 19 learners and are always looking for more teaching and learning partners. How can you help? Become a teaching partner. Become a learning partner. Refer someone you know who could use English practice. Donate money for teaching materials. For more information contact: Becky Nash (920) 421-3332 pastoralchurch@dcwis.com or Panfila Jauregui (920) 421-1071 panfilajauregui@icloud.com. Christian Service & Responsibility If you are in financial need, Stella Maris needs to help you. Please call the parish office or speak with Father Ruby Be courageous witnesses to Christ in the places where you live and work. Tweet from Pope Francis THANK YOU so very much to all those who donated items to our recent Adopt-a-Soldier program for care packages sent to 75+ Door and Kewanee military. YOU ARE INVITED to view the very important documentary, The Raising of America, on May 16 at 6 pm at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Door County church, 10341 Hwy 42 in north Ephraim. Why are so many children in the richest country on the planet faring so poorly? This 1-hour film interweaves discoveries from neuroscience with the stories of families and communities doing all they can to provide the nurturing environments to all babies and young children need to thrive while too often hindered by social conditions. And when parents are pressed by lack of time, money and resources, babies pay the price. The consequences may last a lifetime. Improving conditions for families with young children is perhaps the most prudent investment any nation can make. WHERE DO YOUR DONATIONS GO? Last fall, $1,000 was sent to Catholic Relief Services for Hurricanes Harvey and Irma relief. $500 given to Special Olympics-Door County enabled those with intellectual disabilities the tools they need to increase their selfconfidence and improve their health. CAN YOU HELP? August 4, Altrusa of Door County will sponsor their annual Back to School Fair at the Sturgeon Bay High School. Volunteers are needed to help a child collect their school supplies. If you would be interested in volunteering or would like more information please contact Altrusa at: BTSvolunteers@aol.com. Thank you for considering this request.
Parish Life & Upcoming Events The Ascension of the Lord May 13, 2018 3 RESPECT LIFE- We can all help encourage our government and other institutions to support life. They must always aid and support mothers and children and never offer to pay for the destruction of life as a solution to the challenges women face. The call to uphold women s dignity and well-being and that of their unborn children, is one and the same. USCCB Secretariat of Pro-Life Activities THE MAY FOOD item being collected is canned vegetables for the CARE 24/7 Food Pantry, a ministry of Stella Maris. Donations can be left at the Fish Creek and Baileys Harbor sites. BOOK CLUB MEMBERS (and others): Our next meeting will be at Sister Bay Site, May 14th at 10:00 am. We will discuss: "The Glass Castle" by Jessica Shattuck, "The LateHomeComer" by Kao Kalia Yang and Fr. Mauthie's book, "Once In Love, Always in Love". Be prepared to discuss and choose our next "READS". Any questions, please call Jim Stollenwerk at (920) 854-5640. SENIOR HEALTH AND WELLNESS DAY at the Northern Door YMCA will be held on May 16th from 8:00 am-12 Noon. Come for classes, presentations and screenings (including cholesterol and skin cancer). Call the Y at (920) 868-3660, to make screening appointments. Call Door Tran (920) 743-9999 to arrange for a ride. FLYING SOLO-Time for a little spring fun! Join the Flying Solo Society, single, divorced or widowed men and women for support, camaraderie and fun at 11:00 am on Friday, May 18 at the Lost Moth Gallery, 7975 WI-42, Egg Harbor. Then we will head to nearby Village Café for lunch at 11:30 am. Questions? Call Becky Nash at (920) 421-3332. DIOCESAN BOOKS-If you would like to own a little bit of our Green Bay Diocesan history including Stella Maris Parish, please stop by the office to see these beautiful coffee table books in celebration of our Diocese's jubilee year. They are selling for $30. Or simply stop in the back of church after Mass the 3rd Sunday of the month to view them and purchase one for your home. "TRANSPORTATION", a Community Health Information Program, will be held on Sunday, May 20th at 4:00 pm at the First Baptist Church in Sister Bay. Kim Gilson from Door Tran will discuss the transportation options offered to residents of Door County. Come hear how your transportation needs can be addressed. PARKINSON'S SUPPORT GROUP-Sister Bay, Stella Maris Parish. We are excited to announce that a monthly Northern Door Parkinson's support group will meet at our Sister Bay location from 12:30 pm-2 pm on the Third Monday of each month. For further information contact Bonnie Mirkiewicz at (920) 421-4997. SMOKE ALARMS-the American Red Cross will be sponsoring a free smoke alarm installation event. Our goal is to reduce fire related death & injuries by 25%. To make this event happen we need the help of volunteers. On Saturday, May 26 th, we will be passing out door hangers to inform residents how they can receive a free smoke alarm. On Saturday, June 2 nd we will have teams of three do the actual installation, safety education & documentation. If you would like to be part of this event, keep these dates open. For questions, contact Ron Maloney (920) 559-6386, maloneyron@yahoo.com. KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS are having their annual Porkie Pancake Breakfast on Sunday, May 27 from 9-11 am at our Baileys Harbor site. Join us for homemade buttermilk pancakes, porkies & ham. Cost is $7- adults, $5 for 6-12 years and 5 and under free. Proceeds go to their scholarship fund.
5 The Ascension of the Lord-May 13, 2018 Worship and Music Column AS WE NEAR PENTECOST, A PRAYER FOR THE COMING OF THE HOLY SPIRIT Come, Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your faithful and enkindle in them the fire of your love. Send forth your Spirit and they shall be created. And you shall renew the face of the earth. Amen. Come, Holy Spirit The first movement of this prayer is to ask for the Holy Spirit to come to us. A lot goes into preparing our hearts to ask for the Holy Spirit to come, not the least of which is to acknowledge that there is a Holy Spirt and that we feel something missing without the presence of the Spirit in our lives. This is the Spirit Jesus promised to send us so that we would not feel orphaned. This is the Spirit that transformed the first disciples from people afraid and locked in to the upper room. Fill the hearts of your faithful This is a request for a heart filled with the Spirit. This isn't asking, "Give me a little bit of your Spirit." This is a bold request. We are asking that we might be filled - and therefore, transformed by the Spirit. No hesitation, no doubt, no fear, no judgment, no wrangling, no selfishness can remain. Fill us. Fill me. Enkindle in them the fire of your love Our prayer gets even more specific. We desire the love which only the Spirit can bring. We know it is a fire and we ask for it. It is a purifying fire. It burns away all that is in the way. And, it warms whatever is cold. This fire brings a new vitality and courage. And, fire can be shared with others, without being diminished. Set our hearts on fire. Set my heart on fire. Send forth your Spirit and they shall be created Paul tells us, " So whoever is in Christ is a new creation: the old things have passed away; behold, new things have come. [ 2 Corinthians 5:17] We are asking the Spirit to make us a new creation. This is more than a new beginning or a fresh start. We are asking for a transforming renewal. Our lives can be new with the Spirit filling our hearts. Give us/me your Spirit and make us/me new. And you shall renew the face of the earth When we are on fire and renewed by the Spirit, we can become one with that Spirit's activity of renewing the whole world. We can be the fire that ignites other fires. We can work to bring reconciliation, healing, true justice and renewal for all the people on the face of the earth. Let me be part of your Spirit's fire for all God's creation. Let us pray for the Holy Spirit to come to us and to our communities. Taken from Creighton On-line Ministries Liturgies of the Week **New Schedule** Saturday, May 12-The Ascension of the Lord Fish Creek 4:00 pm-dr Members of Stella Maris Egg Harbor 6:00 pm-dr Joan Peterson Sunday, May 13-The Ascension of the Lord Baileys Harbor 8:00 am-dr Raymond & Bernice Kaminski Sister Bay 10:00 am-dr Don Steller Jacksonport 12:00 pm-dr Antonia Sheridan Washington Island 1:00 pm-ah Michael Metz Monday, May 14-St. Matthias, Apostle Fish Creek 8:00 am Morning Prayer Tuesday, May 15 Sister Bay 8:00 am-ah Lucille Schmidt-Spencer Wednesday, May 16 Egg Harbor 8:00 am-ah Christ Child Society Thursday, May 17 Sister Bay 8:00 am-ah Winona Smith Friday, May 18 Baileys Harbor 8:00 am-ah Christopher & Mark Howell Saturday, May 19-Pentecost Sunday Fish Creek 4:00 pm-dr Jerome & Alice Dickmann Egg Harbor 6:00 pm-dr Members of Stella Maris Sunday, May 20-Pentecost Sunday Baileys Harbor 8:00 am-dr Robert Baumann Sister Bay 10:00 am-dr Joyce Stvan Jacksonport 12:00 pm-dr Judy Anschutz Washington Island 1:00 pm-ah James Smith DR=Fr. David Ruby, AH=Fr. Art Heinze Readings for the Week of May 13 Sunday: Acts 1:1-11/Ps 47:2-3, 6-7, 8-9 [6]/Eph 1:17-23 or Eph 4:1-13 or 4:1-7, 11-13/Mk 16:15-20 Monday: Acts 1:15-17, 20-26/Ps 113:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8 [8]/Jn 15:9-17 Tuesday: Acts 20:17-27/Ps 68:10-11, 20-21 [33a]/Jn 17: 1-11a Wednesday: Acts 20:28-38/Ps 68: 29-30, 33-35a, 35bc-36ab [33a]/Jn 17:11b-19 Thursday: Acts 22:30; 23:6-11/Ps 16:1-2a and 5, 7-8, 9-10, 11 [1]/Jn 17:20-26 Friday: Acts 25:13b-21/Ps 103:1-2, 11-12, 19-20ab [19a]/ Jn 21:15-19 Saturday: Morning: Acts 28:16-20, 30-31/Ps 11:4, 5 and 7 [7b]/Jn 21:20-25 Next Sunday: Vigil: Gn 11:1-9 or Ex 19:3-8a, 16-20b or Ez 37: 1-14 or Jl 3:1-5/Ps 104:1-2, 24, 35, 27-28, 29, 30 [cf. 30]/Rom 8:22-27/Jn 7:37-39 Extended Vigil: Gn 11:1-9/Ps 33:10-11, 12-13, 14-15/Ex 19:3-8a, 16-20b/Dn 3:52, 52, 53, 55, 56 or Ps 19:8, 9, 10, 11/ Ez 37:1-14/Ps 107:2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9/Jl 3:1-5/Ps 104:1-2, 24, 35, 27-28, 29, 30 [cf. 30]/Rom 8:22-27/ Jn 7:37-39 Day: Acts 2:1-11/Ps 104:1, 24, 29-30, 31, 34 [cf. 30]/1 Cor 12:3b-7, 12-13 or Gal 5:16-25/Jn 20:19-23 or Jn 15:26-27; 16:12-15 Liturgical Publications Inc
The Ascension of the Lord-May 13, 2018 6 Pastor Reverend David Ruby pastorsm@dcwis.com Egg Harbor Office (920) 868-3241 PO Box 49, 7710 State Hwy 42, Egg Harbor, WI 54209 E-mail: churchoffice@dcwis.com Fax (920) 868-1481 Web site: www.stellamarisparish.com Office hours: (Mon-Fri) 8:00-12:00 & 12:30-4:30 Pastoral Associate Becky Nash pastoralchurch@dcwis.com (920) 421-3332 Bookkeeper/LoSEC (Local Safe Environment Coordinator) Jim Slomski bkchurch@dcwis.com Receptionist/Secretary/Bulletin Editor Lorie Orthober churchoffice@dcwis.com Normal Bulletin Deadline - Tuesday, 9am Faith Formation Coordinator-Linda Cummer cummerlinda@gmail.com (920) 421-2195 Maintenance Coordinator-Jim Charles maintchurch@dcwis.com (920) 493-4089 Faith Community Nurse-Bonnie Mirkiewicz nursesm@dcwis.com (920) 421-4997 Wedding Coordinator-Burnie Cerra ma8cer@aol.com (920)868-3393 Secretary Trustee-Michelle Piatek piatmch@aol.com Treasurer Trustee-Richard Dannhausen hrdannhausen@gmail.com Pastoral Team Leadership Chair-Paul Lisspliss@newwis.com Finance Council Chair-Peg Berezewski mberezewski@robertmorris.edu Deacon David Kowalski-inoiamdjk@yahoo.com Health & Wellness Committee livinghealthyisaprayer@gmail.com Please cut out this coupon and present it next time you Patronize One of our Advertisers. Thank You for advertising in the Stella Maris Parish church bulletin. I am patronizing your business because of it! Parish Membership Stella Maris Parish is delighted when new people want to join our parish and gladly welcomes them into our faith community. Contact the parish office. Infant Baptism The baptism of new babies and young children revitalizes our faith community. Please contact the parish office to make arrangements for baptism. Adult Initiation The Catholic Church is always enriched whenever any adult chooses to be Catholic. Adults wishing to be baptized, or baptized adults wishing to be confirmed, the RCIA program is available. Reconciliation God s great mercy is something to be celebrated. Ritually we Catholics experience God s unconditional love in the sacrament of reconciliation. Our pastor is available for this sacrament on the 1st Thursday of the month from 5:00-6:00 pm at our Baileys Harbor site (except holidays) and by appointment. Sacrament of Matrimony A faith-filled wedding is a joyful time for the couple and the parish. Our parish wants to have all weddings here be the best possible. The couple must meet with the pastor before a date can be reserved. Please contact the parish office at least 12 months in advance to begin preparation. Ministry to the Sick Everyone needs extra compassion and care when his or her health is not at its best. As a parish, we try to meet that need. Communal anointing Masses take place twice yearly, with individual anointing done when requested. Parishioners in the hospital, nursing home or other institution are encouraged to notify the office to arrange for visits or communion. Devotions MORNING PRAYER: Monday-8:00 am, Fish Creek SCRIPTURE CLASS: Tuesday mornings after the 8:00 am Mass in Sister Bay. Please join us for a closer look and discussion on the Acts of the Apostles. Visitors are always welcome. ROSARY: Tuesday-Noon in Baileys Harbor. Rosary for Life-2nd Tuesday of month, Noon, Baileys Harbor RECONCILIATION: Usually the 1st Thursday of the month from 5-6 pm in Baileys Harbor or by appointment. Offertory Contrib. May 5-6, 2018 Actual Budget Stewardship Envelopes $ 3,481.00 $ 6,500.00 ACH $ $ WeShare $ 320.00 $ 500.00 Offertory $ 2,050.00 $ 1,500.00 Totals $ 5,851.00 $ 8,500.00 2017/18 Actual YTD $537,446.00 2017/18 Budget YTD $576,500.00 2016/17 Actual YTD $543,658.00 Total Attendance last week-593