April 3, 2016 2nd Sunday of Easter St. Joseph Parish A Ministry of the Capuchin Franciscans since 1877 www.saintjosephparish.org 404 W Lawrence St Appleton WI 54911-5817 Phone: 920-734-7195; Fax: 920-734-0227 Pastoral Staff Capuchin - Pastor, Fr. James P. Leary, O.F.M. Cap., Frjim@SaintJosephParish.org 920-419-8738 Deacon / Pastoral Associate, Mark Farrell; MFarrell@SaintJosephParish.org Deacon / Pastoral Minister, C.F. Dedman; CFDedman@SaintJosephParish.org Interparish Adult Enrichment, Carol Jensen; CJensen@StMaryParish.org... 739-5119 Music Director, Jill Rosenthal; JBeyer@SaintJosephParish.org Bookkeeper, Linda Baumruk; LBaumruk@SaintJosephParish.org Secretary, Barb Mauthe; BMauthe@SaintJosephParish.org MASS TIMES Saturdays: 4:00 p.m.; Sundays: 8:00 a.m., 10:00 a.m., 6:30 p.m. Weekdays: Mondays, Tuesdays, & Fridays: 12:05 p.m. Check bulletin for Holy Day Schedules. Office Hours Monday - Thursday: 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Friday: 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. St. Joseph Parish is a member of St. Francis Xavier Catholic School System 735-9380 Inter-Parish Religious Formation 738-7413 DRE, Coordinator K-4, Eucharist: Andrew Russell Coordinator 5-8/Reconciliation: Jennifer Schubring Youth Ministry 6-12, Coordinator 9-11, Confirmation: Peter Leitermann Celebration of the Sacraments Marriage: Active parish membership of 6 months is required before a wedding date may be set. Reconciliation: Saturdays from 9 until approximately 9:30 am or call for an appointment. Baptism: Please call the Parish Office 2 months in advance. Anointing of the Sick: Please call the Parish Office anytime.
S T. J O S E P H P A R I S H, A P P L E T O N, W I Fr Jim s Jottings Christ is Risen! Christ is truly Risen!! Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia! That s our cry today and throughout the Easter season. We cannot shout loud enough and often enough our belief in the Resurrection of our Savior Jesus Christ. Think about this! One common denominator that has run throughout our 150 years is the gift of our faith. People have come and gone. Money has been raised and spent. We ve lived through prosperity and depression. The world has been through war and peace. But year after year the parish has celebrated the life, death, and resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ. Just as we cry out Christ is Risen, so those early Germans cried out Heiligeis Osterzeit! May our faith continue to unite our voices as we proclaim Christ is Risen! Christ is truly Risen!! JUBILEE YEAR KICKS OFF this weekend Friends, our JUBILEE YEAR will kick off this weekend (April 2/3). Hopefully, you will have a look around at the historic artefacts and enjoy some refreshments. This weekend begins a year-long celebration of our 150 year history. A highlight of this year is our Jubilee T-shirts. They will be on sale beginning this weekend. We hope as many parishioners as possible will buy and wear these T-shirts, especially at our Jubilee events. May God bless us as we give thanks to Him for all that St Joe s has been for 150 years and will be for years to come! JUBILEE T-SHIRTS ON SALE This weekend we began selling our Jubilee T-shirts. If you didn t get one yet, they will be available in our parish office. Habitat for Humanity Thank you to some very kind and generous individuals who have helped us raise money for the building of two Habitat Homes this summer. You are a great witness to the commitment of St Joe s to providing for the homeless. Throughout the Lenten season we received gifts totaling $14,186. God reward your outstanding generosity! And thanks to all those who have volunteered to help with building the homes. Your time and participation are precious gifts. In early April our parish will be joining with 8 other Catholic parishes in Appleton to start construction. May God be praised in this outstanding effort. EASTER CANDLE thank you! Throughout the Easter season we place the Easter Candle prominently in our sanctuary. We light it at all of our liturgies and then will use it for funerals and baptisms during the year. Thank you to Kent & Annette Hovie who donated the candle in honor of Paul O. and Carol H. Gere. Please Pray For... Please pray for all our parishioners who are ill. Karla Brown & John Hallock & Dennis Captain, Please also remember our nursing home residents and shut-ins. Please remember to pray for our parishioners or family members of our parishioners who have died: Father of Heidi Potts Pancake Breakfast OOPS! We missed thanking everyone who came to our pancake breakfast in February. You helped make it a success with a profit of $1,152.68. An extra special belated thanks to Marty Graf and all the workers who gave a lot of their time and effort. God bless! BISHOP S ANNUAL APPEAL We are into this year s BAA that helps support the work of our Diocese. Thanks to everyone who has made a contribution so far. We hope that every registered parishioner will help us. If you lost the pledge form, there are some on the back radiators in church. So far 335 parishioners have contributed $65,390 towards helping us reach our target. Thanks again for your generosity and support. Donations of paper One of our parish needs is copy paper. If you know anyone who can donate such paper, we could sure use some. Thank you. Walk to Mary Saturday, May 7th - Register now to participate in the fourth annual Walk to Mary. This 21 mile walking pilgrimage, with various join in points to shorten the route, begins at the Shrine of St. Joseph at Old St. Joseph Church on the campus of St. Norbert College in De Pere, Wisconsin and concludes at the first and only authenticated Marian apparition site in North America, the Shrine of Our Lady of Good Help in Champion, Wisconsin. Please consider joining us! Funds raised by the Walk to Mary will be used to help support Catholic education. Learn more and register at www.walktomary.com! Year of Mercy bear patiently those who do us ill Pope Francis has called for an extraordinary jubilee, a Holy Year of Mercy, for the entire Church. This Year of Mercy began on Dec 8 th and will end on Nov 20, 2016. During this year, we are asked to pray and reflect on the virtue of mercy. One way to do that is by learning more about the Corporal and Spiritual Works of Mercy. There are seven spiritual works of mercy. The sixth one is to bear patiently those who do us ill. This is a very difficult work of mercy to practice. Ultimately, the ability to bear wrongs patiently is based on having such a trust in God that one leaves justice to Him and believes that any wrong inflicted on us is the Will of God and must carry some saving grace. The Psalms are a wonderful salve for understanding this and remembering Christ's words to turn the other cheek in bearing all wrongs patiently.
A P R I L 4, 2 0 1 6 2 N D S U N D A Y O F E A S T E R Adult & Young Adult Enrichment Opportunities Young Adult Night Out - Thursday, April 14, 6:30 7:30 PM Copper Rock Coffee, 210 W. College Ave. Young adults in their 20 s and 30 s are invited to join us for a cup of coffee or juice and dessert (our treat). We ll share some prayer, a little scripture and talk about what s happening in your life. Please let us know you can join us (739-3700 x 22 or cjensen@stmaryparish.org). April 17, 18, 19 Acts of Mercy, A City-Wide Mission We invite you to join with Catholics from throughout Appleton for a spellbinding encounter with the life of Jesus. Frank Runyeon, professional actor and performer of Biblical texts, will be with us to bring the Gospels and the Letter of James to life. Perfect for all generations. Sun. April 17 6:30 PM Luke: Stories of Mercy; Mon., April 18 6:30 PM John: Signs of Mercy; Tues., April 19 James: Works of Mercy 6:30 PM. Sponsored by all eight Appleton Catholic parishes and held at St. Thomas More Parish, 1810 N. McDonald St., Appleton. Scripture Head and Heart Would you like to learn more about Scripture - from the basics of how to find books and quotes in the Bible to how to make it more a part of your daily prayer? We invite you to bring YOUR questions to a basic information session about scripture and the Bible on Thursday, April 28 6:30 8:00 PM, St. Mary Parish Center, Rooms LL 1 and 3. Please pre-register (739-3700 x 22 or e- mail: cjensen@stmaryparish.org. Free will offering to help defray the cost of materials. ************ Xavier Catholic Schools News! St Francis Xavier Catholic Schools Are you interested in sending your child/children to our Catholic School System? St Joe s would like to help make that possible. If finances are an obstacle, the parish is willing to help. Please contact Fr Jim to talk about this as you plan for next year. Additionally, there is a Catholic Central Legacy Scholarship of $500 for a St Joseph family. It is available for a family sending their child to Xavier Elementary (grade K-4). There is an application form available at the parish office. Applications need to be submitted by April 6 th. Applicants will be notified of results in late May. Are you or a friend interested in checking out a Xavier education? Come see our Pre-K programs in action! Peeks will be held Sat., April 9th at the McDonald Street campus and Sat., April 16th at our Marquette Street campus. Both programs begin at 9:00 a.m. Enrollment for the 2016-2017 school year has begun. Reserve your spot by reaching out to Admissions at 735-9380 or admissions@xaviercatholicschools.org. Xavier Food Fair Used Book Sale Xavier Food Fair will once again have a used book sale. We are looking for gently used books, CDs, videos, games and puzzles. Please bring your donations to Xavier before April 29. Thank you, Kim Oskar 830-1822. Financial News Tithing Needed... $16,300.00 Palm Sunday s Tithing... $11,315.25 Auto Withdrawal Tithing... $553.00 Children s Collection... $28.65 ********* Easter Sunday s Tithing... $15,048.66 Auto Withdrawal Tithing... $798.00 Children s Collection... $176.99 God Bless You for Your Generosity! Thank You! SCRIP Sales Did you know that you can give St. Joe s more funds without putting it in the collection basket? How you may ask? Buy SCRIP! SCRIP is gift cards to various businesses who give a percentage back to the parish from purchases made. From our February, SCRIP sales we received $336.25. Every 1st and 3rd full weekend, we sell SCRIP in the Great Hall after all Masses. If we don t have what you want in the box, there is an order form to order other great SCRIP cards that will be here the next time we sell SCRIP. Please try SCRIP soon: April 16/17, May 7/8, or May 21/22. Readings for the Week of April 3, 2016 Sunday: Acts 5:12-16 Ps 118:2-4, 13-15, 22-24 Rv 1:9-11a, 12-13, 17-19 Jn 20:19-31 Monday: Is 7:10-14; 8:10 Ps 40:7-11 Heb 10:4-10 Lk 1:26-38 Tuesday: Acts 4:32-37 Ps 93:1-2, 5 Jn 3:7b-15 Wednesday: Acts 5:17-26 Ps 34:2-9 Jn 3:16-21 Thursday: Acts 5:27-33 Ps 34:2, 9, 17-20 Jn 3:31-36 Friday: Acts 5:34-42 Ps 27:1, 4, 13-14 Jn 6:1-15 Saturday: Acts 6:1-7 Ps 33:1-2, 4-5, 18-19 Jn 6:16-21 Next Sunday: Acts 5:27-32, 40b-41 Ps 30:2, 4-6, 11-13 Rv 5:11-14 Jn 21:1-19 or 21:1-14 Liturgical Publications Inc.
S T. J O S E P H P A R I S H, A P P L E T O N, W I Saint Joseph School Class of 1966 Reunion Jim W. Krueger, Lin Fleischman and Mickey Clemons are planning a reunion for the Saint Joseph School Class of 1966 to celebrate the 50 th anniversary of their 8 th grade graduation. They would like to invite all members of the class of 1966 to come. It will be held at Saint Joseph s Parish Center on Saturday June 25 th 2016. Starting at 6:00 to 10:00 pm. Saint Joseph School and church memorabilia will be on display for the reunion along with a video. The cost will be $10.00 per person to cover rental and snacks. Please pass this information on to class mates that may not see the bulletin. Anyone interested in attending should contact Jim Krueger by June 1 st at jwkrueger3@new.rr.com or call him at (920) 265-0712. Come to the heart of Jesus through Mary! Join us for 33 Days to Morning Glory! Informational meeting held Wednesday, April 6 after Mass 9:15 a.m. OR in the evening 6:15 pm. All meetings will be at St. Edward Parish in the New Evangelization Center. Call the Parish Office-733-9266 Mark the beginning of a glorious new day! Help for the Homeless JUBILEE CORNER Our Jubilee T-Shirts will be on sale next weekend April 9 &10 and afterwards at the Reception Desk in the Parish Center Prices: $8 Adult size shirts; $9 for 2XL & 3XL shirts; $6 for youth shirts. Get yours today! Time Capsule Burial Our next Jubilee event takes place on Sunday May 15 following the 10 am Mass Our Time Capsule burial will take place after the 10 am Mass. We will then have a parish picture taken outside in the parking lot. Each participant will be given an air-brushed cookie with a picture of the church. A quick THANK YOU on behalf of the 17 local Fox Cities crisis agencies that received your generous donations through Help for the Homeless last week! Attached photo, 1 of 3 rooms used for sorting, is a teaser. We look forward to sending you a proper note of celebratory thanks with pictures and final totals in a week or two. Thank you for your gifts, and for your patience as we put this package together! Sincerely, Heidi Prahl Donor & Community Relations, Help for the Homeless event coordinator Food Collection / Drive: Remembering our Outreach! Did you know that the St. Joseph Food Program had its start here at St. Joseph Parish? Because of that long standing connection to the St. Joseph Food Program, we will hold a collection of produce and other non-perishable food items once a month at the summer Appleton Farmers Market on Saturdays. All items will be brought to the St. Joseph Food Program. Here are the dates of our collection Downtown at the Farmers Market June 18, July 30, August 27 & October 29. Encourage others to participate when they come to the Farmers Market. Please be Generous! Congratulations to Our Weekly Calendar Raffle Winners March 13 Natalie LaPean $25.00 March 14 Daniel Kamps $25.00 March 15 Andy & Stephanie Metko- $25.00 March 16 Kelli McGreevey $25.00 March 17 Emily Barden $25.00 March 18 Dave Peters $25.00 March 19 Fredrika Casey $25.00 Congratulations to Our Weekly Calendar Raffle Winners March 20 Norbert Schoettler $25.00 March 21 Robin Munger $25.00 March 22 Alex & Laura Welch - $25.00 March 23 Harper Satzer $25.00 March 24 Len Gestout $25.00 March 25 NO DRAWING Good Friday $25.00 March 26 Joyce Braunreiter $25.00
D A T E S U N D A Y I N O R D I N A R Y T I M E Weekly Liturgical Calendar Monday, April 4 12:05 p.m. Dec. William Van Weele Tuesday, April 5 12:05 p.m. Dec. Deacon Roy Baumruk 12:30 p.m. St. Anthony Devotions Wednesday, April 6 12:05 p.m. Mass at St. Mary s Thursday, April 7 12:05 p.m. Mass at St. Mary s Friday, April 8 12:05 p.m. Dec. Donald Krause Saturday, April 9 4:00 p.m. Dec. Shana Beck-Stinski Sunday, April 10 8:00 a.m. Dec. Joyce & Don Byrne 10:00 a.m. Members of St. Joseph Parish 6:30 p.m. Lost souls in Purgatory This Week in Our Parish Monday, April 4 6:30 pm Adult Confirmation Class, Rm. 214 7:00 pm Faith & Light Class, Rm. LL11 Tuesday, April 5 1:00 pm Prayer Shawl Ministry, Rm. LL09 1:00 pm OFS Council Meeting, Rm. LL11 Wednesday, April 6 IPRF Classes Thursday, April 7 6:30 pm Adult Faith Formation Mtg., Rm. 214 6:30 pm Choir Practice, Church 6:30 pm Twinning Mtg., Rm. 209 Saturday, April 9 9:00 am Private Reconciliation, Church 9:00 am 1st Eucharist Retreat, St. Mary Church 9:00 am OFS Gathering, Holly Hall 1:00 pm 1st Eucharist Retreat, St. Mary Church Blood Pressure Screening after Mass Next Sunday, April 10 Blood Pressure Screening after Mass 7:30 pm Confirmation Class, Holly Hall Help Wanted Hospitality Ministers Would you like to help welcome those who come to our weekend Masses? Would you be willing to help our parishioners find a place in church, take up the collection, facilitate the Communion procession? We can use more hospitality ministers at all of our Masses. If interested, please contact Jill Beyer (jbeyer@saintjosephparish.org) or call our parish office (734-7195). Thanks! ANNOUNCEMENTS 1) Blood Pressure Screening will take place next weekend in the Reconciliation / Bride s Room after Saturday Mass and Sunday Morning Masses. 2) 1st Eucharist Families: the 1st Eucharist Retreat is next weekend at St. Mary s Church. Get your information for the beginning time for your child's session. 3) Hospitality Ministers are NEEDED! Would you be willing to share your enthusiasm for St. Joe s and become a Hospitality Minister? Check article in the first column of this page. St. Joe s Historical Moment #56 Pastors of St Joe s for the first 50 years Fr Joseph Nussbaum (1868-1870 Fr Ferdinand Stern (1870-1877) Fr Didacus Wendel, OFM Cap (1877-1879) Fr Bonaventure Frey, OFM Cap (1879-1882) Fr Francis Haas, OFM Cap (1882-1885) Fr Bernadine Schmitz, OFM Cap (1885-1888) Fr Pacificus Berlemann, OFM Cap (1888-1889) Fr Lawrence Henn, OFM Cap (1889-1891) Fr Honoratius Schmidt, OFM Cap (1891-1894) Fr Timotheus Grossmann OFM Cap (1894-1897) Fr Ignatius Ulrich, OFM Cap (1897-1900) Fr Lawrence Henn, OFM Cap (1900-1909) Fr Basil Gummermann, OFM Cap (1909-1915) Fr Ludger Werth, OFM Cap (1915-1918) On March 19, 1867 Bishop Henni of Milwaukee gave permission for the Germans to build their own church and call it St Joseph Parish. We have had many Pastors over the past 150 years. Our first two Pastors were Diocesan priests. For the next 140 years the Capuchin friars have served St Joe s Parish. Listed above are those Pastors that took us through the first 50 years of our history. May God reward them and the hard-working parishioners who sacrificed much to build the foundation of this great parish. Please Support our Advertiser of the Week. Crane Engineering They help support the printing of this bulletin Thank you!