2ND SUNDAY OF EASTER APRIL 23, 2017 M S St. Bruno Parish is a community of people sharing a common faith in the teachings of the Catholic tradion. We come together to worship God and to spread the Good News that Jesus gave us. Through celebrang Chrisan unity, we provide emoonal support and pracce the works of mercy. Schedule of Liturgies Weekday Monday 8:00 a.m. Wednesday 8:45 a.m. Weekends Saturday 4:00 p.m. Sunday 10:30 a.m. Hispanic Mass 4:30 p.m. 1st, 3rd & 5th Sunday Reconciliaon 1st & 3rd Saturday 3:00 p.m. or appt. Parish Office Hours: 8:30 a.m. 4:00 p.m. MF Phone: 2629652332 Address: 226 W. Oawa Avenue Dousman, WI 53118 Email: stbruno@wi.rr.com Website: www.stbrunoparish.com
A Message from Fr. Dan DEVINE MERCY SUNDAY On the Second Sunday of Easter of the Jubilee Year 2000, at the Mass for the canonizaon of St. Fausna Kowalska, Pope John Paul II proclaimed to the world that from now on throughout the Church this Sunday will be called Divine Mercy Sunday. Pope John Paul had acvely promoted the message of St. Fausna. In his 1980 encyclical on God s mercy, Rich in Mercy, he developed a scriptural and doctrinal basis for our faith in the mercy of God. By linking the revealed truth about God s mercy to one of the most solemn Sundays aer Easter itself, he illumined the fact that the liturgy already proclaimed the divine mercy. The truth has been embedded for two millennia in the worship of the Church. Once again we see an illustraon of the ancient saying, The law of faith is the law of prayer. On the Second Sunday of Easter, the responsorial psalm and Gospel for Cycles A, B and C center on the theme of mercy. In Psalm 118 we sing three mes, His mercy endures forever. The Gospel, from John 20:1931, begins with the risen Christ appearing to the apostles on Easter night. Jesus calms his disciples by saying and giving them Peace. He shows them the scars of his Passion, his wounded hands and side. His glorified body retains the evidence of his saving work through his suffering, death and resurrecon. He fills them with joy and again says to themand produces in them Peace. Then he breathes on them and explains what the divine breathing means with the words, Receive the holy Spirit. Whose sins you forgive are forgiven them, and whose sins you retain are retained. He gives the apostles the power of God s mercy for the sinner, the gi of forgiving sins from God s treasury of mercy. The other texts speak of healing and give the assurance there is nothing to fear. You might have seen the image of Jesus standing with one hand outstretched in blessing, the other clutching the side wounded by the spear, from which proceed beams of falling light, red and white in color. An explanaon of these colors was given to Sister Fausna by Jesus himself saying, "The two rays represent blood and water." [7] This has been aributed to the "blood and water" referenced in the Gospel of John, (John 19:34) and which is also menoned in the op- onal of the Chaplet. The words Jesus I Trust in Thee He gave her a chaplet to be recited and said that it was appropriate to pray the chaplet at three o'clock each aernoon (the Hour of Great Mercy). God Bless, Fr. Dan BORN TO ETERNAL LIFE Ronald J. Werowinski Eternal rest grant onto them O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon him. BANNS OF MARRIAGE Il Rachel Foote & Harrison Barton Easter Egg Hunt SUNDAY Come join us Sunday, April 23rd, aer the 10:30 a.m. Mass, for our Annual Easter Egg Hunt. Kids ages up to 12 are welcome to join in. Bring a basket or bag to collect eggs in, and meet us in the Gathering Place right aer Mass. Presented by the Stewardship Commiee Guatemalan Student Sponsorship APRIL 2223 & APRIL 2930 Please prayerfully consider connuing to sponsor a student or becoming a new sponsor for the deserving young men and women from our sister parish, St. Agusn in Chahal, Guatemala. Members of our Mission Team will be available aer Masses to help with your sponsorship and answer any quesons. Catholic Quotes Words to Inspire the Faithful To the servant of God... every place is the right place, and every time is the right time.--st. Catherine of Siena FINANCE CORNER UPDATE Parish Support: March 25March 31, 2017 Stewardship Offering (envelopes/electronic, etc.)10,360.00 Offertory$633.00 Children s Offertory$4.75 Stock Donaons$0.00 Total$10,997.75 Budget Updates for Fiscal Year: July 1, 2016June 30, 2017 Budgeted Contribuons*$753,187.00 Received Contribuons*$657,034.43 Difference(97,152.57) ****** Parish Support: April 1April 7, 2017 Stewardship Offering (envelopes/electronic, etc.)10,373.00 Offertory$319.00 Children s Offertory$3.00 Stock Donaons$0.00 Total$10,695.00 Budget Updates for Fiscal Year: July 1, 2016June 30, 2017 Budgeted Contribuons*$768,994.24 Received Contribuons*$667,728.83 Difference(101,265.41) ****** Parish Support: April 8April 14, 2017 Stewardship Offering (envelopes/electronic, etc.)$7,417.23 Offertory$474.62 Children s Offertory$3.00 Stock Donaons$0.00 Total$7,894.85 Budget Updates for Fiscal Year: July 1, 2016June 30, 2017 Budgeted Contribuons*$784,801.49 Received Contribuons*$675,620.68 Difference(109,180.81) *Includes All weekly/monthly offerings Mortgage Countdown$661,090.59 P 2.. S B P
SCHOOL HAPPENINGS EVERYONE IS INVITED! Join us on Friday, May 12, at 7:00 PM, for the always entertaining Middle School Play. This years producon is "We'll Be Right Back, Aer This Murder!" The talented students, along with their Director, Mr. P., and Set Director, Mrs. Tasch, have been working hard to put this masterpiece together. Best part The Event is FREE, for the FAMILY, and will have FOOD (cake recepon to follow)! We look forward to seeing you! THE SCRIP PROGRAM Are you looking for an easy way to help out our parish school? Get your gi cards through our Scrip Program! One stop shop aer Mass! Quesons, Contact Eva Stuart: stbrunoscrip@gmail.com FOR YOU...BE THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD "Resisting Happiness" These books were given as a gi aer Easter masses. If you didn't get a copy, please pick one up today in the Gathering Place. As Father said, Pass it on when you have finished reading it. FORMED.org Enter the parish code: 274255 Through our parish, we all have access to movies, Catholic study programs, audio presentaons, and access to ebooks. Great Catholic content all in one place. PARISH ELECTIONS NOTICE FOR TRUSTEETREASURER NOMINATION Nominaons are being accepted. Addional forms are in the Gathering Place. This is a twoyear term and nominaons close May 5, 2017. Direcves regarding elecon of Trustees are contained in the Parish Corporate ByLaws. Parishioners who are considering accepng a nominaon for the posion of Trustee must be educated about the posion. The following is a summary of the corporate ByLaws regarding elecon of Parish Trustees: Candidates must be praccing members and at least 25 years old. The pastor may nominate one candidate for each posion open. Addional candidates must be nominated in wring with signatures of ten or more parish members. (see insert) Nominaons must be completed and announced at the weekend masses prior to the elecon. If there is only one nominee for the posion, nominaons are closed and the nominee is declared elected. Elecons are held every two years by wrien ballot before and aer designated weekend masses. The person who receives the highest number of votes will become the Trustee subject to the approval of the Archbishop. If you have the basic qualificaons to serve in the role as parish trustee treasurer, please consider nominang yourself. All nominees must submit a form with 10 signatures, a biography and picture to be used in the bullen to Fr. Dan, frdvolkert@wi.rr.com by May 5, 2017. Nominaons for PASTORAL COUNCIL MEMBERS Will begin THIS Weekend Some of the characteriscs helpful to this ministry are listed here. (Realize that no one comes in the door fully able to see themselves as parish leaders.) 1. Ability to collaborate. Members are seekers and lead with paence. 2. Deep love for the parish & its mission. Believers who lead with joy. 3. Willingness to grow in holiness. Model Chrisan living & lead with faith. 4. Desire to serve. Servant leaders who lead with humility. 5. Broad vision. Change agents who lead with courage. 6. Connuous learner. Good listeners who lead with respect. 7. Sense of stewardship. Members empower others, lead with wisdom. So begin praying! Do you have leadership skills that would benefit out Parish Council? ON THE PASTORAL COUNCIL? This weekend, the parish community will be seeking nominaons for the Pastoral Council. Here are some quesons and informaon nominees need to consider! Do you have a deep love for the parish? Are you being called to serve the parish in this way? As a bapzed Catholic, we are all called to serve Christ and the Church. Each of us is responsible to listen and respond to that call. So how do you recognize if you are being called to be part of the Pastoral Council? Somemes you hear the call very plainly in prayer. At other mes, you may hear the call voiced by others. ( I think you would do well on our Pastoral Council. ) Or maybe you can see yourself more acve in the parish, and this would be a natural extension of your service to the parish. Perhaps you see the need, and see yourself as capable of being of service at this me. ( If not me, who? If not now, when? ) The Pastoral Council needs to reflect diversity. Single & married adults, the elderly, young adults, school & faith formaon parents, minories, charter & new parish members, etc., all need representaon on the council. Whose concerns and needs could you represent? Prayerfully consider how you would like to respond to God s call. Do you have any of these characteriscsability to collaborate, deep love for the parish & its mission, a willingness to grow in holiness, the desire to serve, a broad vision, willingness to learn, and a sense of stewardship? The confidence needed to respond to this call is given as a gi from the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit provides the courage we need, if we only call upon that Spirit. Trust the Spirit! A 23, 2017.. P 3
WHAT IS YOUR CATHOLIC IQ? This is Devine Mercy Sunday and Catholics are encouraged to offer forgiveness and reconciliaon to all. It is based on visions recorded from what saint?: A) St. Catherine Laboure B) St. Bernadee Soubirous C) St. Fausna Kowalski D) St. Angela Merici April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month Every year, the Archdiocese of Milwaukee observes this important time with various inspirational and educational programs. We also designate one speciic sevenday period as Safe Environment Week. This year,safe Environment Week will beapril 30 May 6and the theme is: "Serve with Love." Only those who serve with love are able to protect. Pope Francis words offer a hopeilled and inspirational message for all of God s children. Seeing the image of God in every person, young or old, and serving them in concrete ways helps us protect and maintain environments that are safe for all. As a faith community we have been commissioned with this great responsibility toserve WITH LOVE. SAVE THE DATE: Women of Christ Conference November 4, 2017 New Horizons Weekend of Healing for Separated/Divorced FridaySunday, May 57, 2017Schoensta Retreat Center This healing weekend is designed to help each parcipant embark upon a new phase of life. It is an opportunity for divorced persons to pause and examine their lives their strong points and weaknesses, their hurts, disappointments, joys and frustraons. It is a weekend of involvement. The cost of $150.00 includes five meals and lodging for the enre weekend (financial assistance is available). Registraon deadline is Fri, April 28th. For more informaon, contact Ali at 4147582241 or website: hp://www.johnpaul2center.org/nazarethproject/ SeparatedandDivorced.htm St. Paul Parish Office Help: A DAY FOR WOMEN FIRSTFRUITS is a women s day of spiritual renewal. Come for all or just part of the day. Enjoy inspiring prayer and worship music, dynamic workshops and meaningful conversaons. Or come for some quiet "you me to reflect and refresh. AtFIRSTFRUITS,a feast of opportunies awaits to help you grow spiritually, deepen your personal relaonship with God, and empower you to live a more Spirit led life. May 1516 at St. Anthony on the Lake, Pewaukee. See firsruits.info for more informaon. We are looking for a dynamic person to connue this tradion of excellent customer service. This posion is part me24 hours per week with a start date of midjune 2017. The ideal candidate will be proficient in data base soware such as Parish Data Soware & Microso Office Suite.Sharing in Catholic values and praccing your faith will be vital to this role as well.addional dues include but not limited to parish record keeping, Sacramental reporng, deposits, & mailings. Three to five years of business or parish experience preferred but not necessary. Please send your resume to Sherri Meyer atsmeyer@stpaulgenesee.net. CALENDAR OF EVENTS THIS WEEK Monday, April 24: 8:00 a.m. Mass/Church 6:307:30 p.m. Girl Scout Mtg/Family Room 6:307:30 p.m. Prayer & Worship Mtg @ St. Paul 7:009:00 p.m. Adult Basketball/Gym 7:30 p.m. Alcoholics Anonymous /Staff Work Room Tuesday, April 25: 8:00 a.m. Mass/(St. Paul Church) 1:00 p.m. Bible Study /Three Pillars Learning Center 2:009:00 p.m. Adoraon/Chapel 6:309:00 p.m. Pastoral Council Mtg @ St. Paul Wednesday, April 26: Administrave Professionals Day 8:45 a.m. Mass/Church 7:009:00 p.m. Choir Rehearsal/Church Thursday, April 27: Bullen due for May 7 9:0011:00 a.m. Prayer Shawl Ministry /Family room 6:007:30 p.m. Pickle Ball/Gym Friday, April 28: Arbor Day 8:45 a.m. Mass/(St. Paul Church) 10:30 a.m. Rosary & Devoons/ Three Pillars Chapel Saturday, April 29: 4:00 p.m. Mass/Church 4:00 p.m. Guatemala Student Sponsor Weekend/Gathering Place Sunday, April 30: 10:30 a.m. Mass/Church 10:30 a.m. Guatemala Student Sponsor Weekend/Gathering Place 4:40 p.m. Hispanic Mass/Church UPCOMING ST. BRUNO EVENTS May 1218St. Bruno Book Fair! May 14Mother s Day! June 6Grief Support Group, Tues 6:308:30 p.m. through 7/25 June 1216Vacaon Bible SchoolRegistraon materials are available on the Parish website www.stbrunoparish.com DUE MAY 12th Aug. 12St. Bruno Annual Golf Oung! Oct. 1St. Bruno Annual Turkey Dinner! UPCOMING ST. PAUL EVENTS Apr. 25 or 27LAST CHANCE TO SIGN UP! CPR/AED Cerficaon at Wales Genesee Fire Dept. 68 pm No Cost, call Parish Office to register, 2629683865 BEYOND OUR PARISH Apr. 30See the SEMINARY St. Francis de Sales Seminary is opening its doors this spring to all who whish to meet our seminarians and see this beauful Catholic icon! Bring family & friends! May 2St. Alphonsus Parish, Mass of Atonement for Sexual Abuse, 7pm 6060 W. Loomis Rd, Greendale WI 53129 May 6Magnificat Breakfast Event 9a.m. Hilton Garden Inn, 11600 West Park Place, Milw. Inspiraonal event will feature fellowship, prayer, music and talks by wellknown, Catholic guest speakers Anna Nuzzo and Nancy Salerno. We will also celebrate a May crowning in honor of our Blessed Mother. Cost: $15 by 4/29 www.magnificatwb.com May 12St. Theresa, Eagle, Last Fish Fry of the Season, 4:307pm Jul 2123Schoensta Retreat Center, Waukesha A conference for women 1835. Registraon open now: sgyusa.com/bloom2017conference P 4.. S B P
THE WORD OF THE LORD M, A 24, 2017 Acts 4:2331, John 3:18 T, A 25, 2017 1 Peter 5:5b14, 1 Corinthians 1:23a24b W, A 26, 2017 Acts 5:1726, John 3:1621 T, A 27, 2017 Acts 5:2733, John 3:3136 F, A 28, 2017 Acts 5:3442, John 6:115 S, A 29, 2017 Acts 6:17, John 6:1621 S, A 30, 2017 Acts 2:14, 2223, 1 Peter 1:1721 Luke 24:1335 www.usccb.org/nab/ WHAT IS YOUR CATHOLIC IQ? The answer is : C St. Fausna Kowalski (19051938) was a Polish nun who had visions of Jesus much of her life. In one, Jesus had one hand raised in blessing and his other hand resng on his heart. She said Jesus asked her to have the image painted and to include a prayer that said, Jesus, I trust in you. ST. BRUNO BOOK CLUB Next meeng of the Book Club Tues., May 9th at9 AMSt. Bruno Family Room. We always welcome new members."even if you haven't read the book, come to share with us and you'll probably want to come back!" The book for MAY is: A Light in the Wilderness By Jane Kirkpatrick History comes alive in this real life tale of a freed slave who travels to the Oregon Territory in the late 1840 s Masses for homebound Catholics Sundays: 5:30 a.m. on WITI, Channel 6 9 a.m. on WCGV, Channel 24 Brew City Catholic (the young adult ministry of the Arch. of Milw) Invites young adults (1839) To check out our upcoming events: Global Mission Encounter, a summer service trip to the Dominican Republic. Hike the Camino with Fr. Luke Strand & Bishop Donald Hying this July/August Space is limited, Register soon! For more info and to register, visit: www. brewcitycatholic.com M, A 24 8:00 a.m. Gloria Vogl T, A 25 Mass at St. Paul 8:00 a.m. W, A 26 8:45 a.m. Ed & Rose Igl T, A 27 8:00 a.m. Prayer with Communion/Chapel LITURGICAL PRAYER MASS/DEVOTION TIMES Weekend Mass Times: Saturday 4:00 p.m. Sunday 10:30 a.m. We pray the Rosary at 7:40 a.m. when there is 8:00 a.m. Mass. The Our Lady of Guadalupe Chapel is open 24/7 for private prayer. Eucharisc Adoraon is every Tuesday from 2:009:00 p.m. in the Chapel. ST. VINCENT DE PAUL 2nd Sunday of Easter In the Gospel today, Jesus stands in the midst of us and says: Peace be with you! During Mass we turn to each other and say Peace be with you! As you put your gi into the St. Vincent de Paul box you say Peace be with you! to those who are poor and hungry. The Catholic Study Club: The Catholic Study Club: We welcome women belonging to any Catholic parish in Waukesha Spirituality Study Service County to aend our May Crowning Mass on May 9 th at 11:00am at St. Mary Church, Waukesha. Following mass, luncheon and installaon of officers will be held in the St. Mary Community Room. Luncheon reservaons are required and due by May 1 st, please call.marilee Burczyk, 2623523532 April 28th ST. PAUL MASS SCHEDULE: Saturday: 5:30 p.m. Sunday: 9:00 a.m. Weekdays: Tues 8:00a.m. & Fri 8:45a.m. F, A 28 Mass St. Paul 8:45 a.m. S, A 29 4:00 p.m. Dorothy White S, A 30 10:30 a.m. William Reddy LIVE THE LITURGY INSPIRATION FOR THE WEEK Breathing is necessary for living. Without air and the ability to breathe, we would die. It is no wonder then that Jesus breathed on the disciples and gave them the Holy Spirit. As our physical breath is essenal to physically live, the Holy Spirit is essenal to personally and socially live. Jesus shows his friends that God is within them, sustaining them with his gis and providing them with the fullness of life and love. We take God's role in our lives for granted and we give ourselves more credit than we ought. Much of what we treasure and accomplish every day is due to God's inner presence moving and acng within us calling us to new life. A SPECIAL THANK YOU Thank you to all of you who helped with the Environment from Lent to Easter! What a prayerful seng you help create! ~ Art & Environment Commiee ADVERTISER OF THE WEEK Please support our Adverser of the Week, J & J Construction See their full sized ad in this bullen. A 23, 2017.. P 5
CHURCH INFORMATION PARISH STAFF/RESOURCES S P: Fr. Dan Volkert Parish Phone2629652332 Emergency9208385740 EMailfrdvolkert@wi.rr.com D Tom Filipiak2623922516 Cell Phone2623661505 EMailtommysings@mail.com John C. Mezydlo6028851642 EMailjmezydlo@lakelandautogroup.com Joe Senglaub2624427888 EMailjoe.senglaub@siionline.com S P Ben Holzem2629652291 EMailben.holzem@stbrunoparishschool.com P C C Sco Vandenhouten2624703094 EMailvans@wi.rr.com B M Steve Spiegelhoff2629652332 x103 EMailstevespiegelhoff@wi.rr.com L M M Mark Mrozek2629652332 x105 Emailmarkstbrunos@gmail.com A M Mary Kral2629652332 EMailmarykral4@gmail.com Y M Bill Snyder2629652332 EMailb.snyder@wi.rr.com C F M Amy Golden2624028229 EMailaldgolden@gmail.com H C C Bey Igl2629652332 EMailiglm@centurytel.net P A A Chrystal Arno & Sue Solberg (Bullen Editor)2629652332 Shared EMailstbruno@wi.rr.com C Paul Tabat2629653453 M Kurt Hendrick2629652332 T C U: S. B P O 226 West Oawa Avenue, Dousman, WI 53118 Parish Office Phone2629652332 Parish Office Fax2629654749 Parish Websitewww.stbrunoparish.com Parish Emailstbruno@wi.rr.com School Office Phone2629652291 School Websitewww.stbrunoparishschool.com EMail (School Secretary)Tammy.Price@stbrunoparishschool.com WELCOME! If you are a visitor to St. Bruno Parish, or are new to our area, we welcome and thank you for praying with us. We are a church family and care about each other, our church, our community and our world. You are invited to become a member of the St. Bruno Parish Family. New Parishioners can register on the weekend of the third Sunday of the month, or call the Parish Office at 2629652332. SACRAMENTAL LIFE & ASSISTANCE INFORMATION M T E Saturday: 4:00 p.m. Sunday: 10:30 a.m. Hispanic MassFirst, Third, & Fih Sundays at 4:30 p.m. R Saturday: 3:00 p.m. or by appointment B To arrange Bapsm, please contact Mary Kral at least one month in advance, at 2629682276 x202, or 2629652332 or marykral4@gmail.com. M Please contact the Pastor at least six months before the ancipated wedding date. At least one of the pares must be a registered, praccing Catholic member of our parish community. A S We encourage parish members to celebrate the Anoinng of the Sick for healing and strength at the me of serious illness or before surgery. C S Parish members bring Holy Communion to the homebound. If you are unable to aend Mass for a few weeks because of health or weather, please call the Parish Office. D H H If you need occasional help with errands, companionship, transportaon or meals, contact Rita Mezydlo at 6028850299 or rmezydlo@sbcglobal.net. P N If you or someone you know is in need of prayer, we have a group of parishioners at St. Bruno s who would like to pray for your special needs. Call Donna at 2629653224, or Ruth at 2629652329. S. V P (SVDP) Contact the Parish Office for assistance from SVDP: 9652332 THE ENDOWMENT FOR ST. BRUNO We have established a permanent endowment fund for the future of our church and school. We invite a contribuon in honor of family members, friends, or in memory of a loved one. Informaon and contribuon envelopes are in the Gathering Place. P 6.. S B P