St. Mary Churches-Omro, Winneconne www.stmarychurches.org Twenty-Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time September 24, 2017 with St. Mary, Winneconne Britney Adolf Cami Albright Ashley Andrashko Tyler Baltus Katelyn Bartelt Makenzie Becker Rachael Bissett Olivia Bogan Nick Braun Katie Butte Abby Craig Scott Craig Joe Devens Jordyn Ellis Emily Erdman Markus Fahrney Audrey Flora Shay Frederick Kaitlyn Frierdich John Garofalo Maddie Geiger McKenna Goetz Charlie Grey Tanner Hansen Ben Heyroth Emily Heyroth David Hughes Avery Hunter Morgan Kies Katelyn Koval Vanessa Kuenzi Libby LaDue Alex Mastalish Aaron Messer Bryce Miller Greg Murawski Alec Pawlacyk Bryce Peters Erin Szulczewski Kaylee Witzke Hannah Wright Sydney Zima St. Mary, Omro Brady Braun Garrett Cooper Jack Dietzen Madeline Egan Rebecca Egan Garrett Ellis Evan Gitter Jenna Hanson Kelly Hess Benjamin Huth Carter Huth Mitchell Potratz Nathan Rausch Fernando Rodriguez Ryan Smits Thomas Soda Madyson Tritt Payton Wilson Jadyn Yonke Andrea Fabian-Checkai Mass Times Change Next Weekend September 30 & October 1 St. Mary, Omro Saturday s 6:00pm St. Mary, Winneconne Saturday s 4:00pm Sunday s 8:30am Sunday s 10:30am Pastoral Leader: Sr. Pamela Biehl 920-379-1674 pam.biehl@stmarychurches.org Priest Celebrants: Fr. Tom Long Fr. Matthew Rappl Sacraments/Membership To arrange for baptisms, weddings or to join call St. Mary, Winneconne: 582-7712 or stmarywinn@stmarychurches.org St. Mary, Omro: 685-2258 or stmaryomro@stmarychurches.org
Dear Parishioners, PASTORAL LEADER S NOTES What a great kick off we had to our Adult Faith Formation program last Monday! 52 people came to hear Fr. John Girotti give us an introduction to his Know Your Faith DVD series that we will be watching this coming year. One of the people who was present that evening told me that before Fr. John spoke she decided to sign up for a couple of sessions that looked interesting to her but after she heard Fr. John she went back to her sheet and signed up for ALL of the sessions! That sure spoke loudly to me of what an interesting and informative evening we had. Even if you weren t here on Monday you can still sign up to be a part of these Know Your Faith evenings. And you can sign up for any number of sessions. You don t have to attend all of them to be a part of this program. The important thing is to just COME and let s grow in faith together this year. Just fill out the sheet on the Adult Faith Formation brochure you received in the mail last week or pick one up at the entrance of church. Then put it in the collection basket or bring it to the church office. Remember we are providing babysitting this year so even if you have small children at home you can join us for these sessions. Just indicate on your sign up sheet that you need a babysitter along with the number and ages of your children. The first DVD session called The Existence of God and the Human Soul will be held on THURSDAY, October 12, at 6:00pm at St. Mary s, OMRO On Wednesday, September, 27 Bishop Robert Morneau will be here to celebrate the sacrament of Confirmation at St. Mary s Winneconne for our 62 Confirmandi from Omro and Winneconne. This is a very large group because this will be the first year that our Juniors and Seniors will be receiving this sacrament together. This change was made last spring because of the shortage of bishops in our diocese. Bishop Banks retired last year and Bishop Morneau will be retiring in January. That leaves only Bishop Ricken to do most of the Confirmations in our diocese. As you think about this be sure to remember that the good news about this change is that we will still have Confirmation in our parish even though it will now only be every other year instead of every year. That is the reason we will be confirming two classes of students instead of only one from now on. This change also means changes in the preparation for our students but both Andy Krueger and Rose Unser, our Faith Formation Coordinators, have been working hard to make sure every student will be ready for Confirmation. Pray for our Confirmandi this week as they receive the sacrament of Confirmation and complete their initiation into the Catholic Church. Ask God to give them the wisdom and courage they need to profess and live their faith Boldly in Jesus Name. P.S. And remember Fr. John told us on Monday that he will be looking eight years younger in the DVD s. You don t want to miss checking that out for sure! Sr. Pam
CALENDAR ST. MARY, OMRO Mon. Sept. 25 6:15pm Parish Council Meeting Wed. Sept. 27 10:30am LOW* w/communion at Omro Care Center 6:00pm Confirmation in Winneconne MASS TIMES CHANGE Sat. Sept. 30 5:00pm 1 st Reconciliation Parent Meeting 5:30pm Confession 6:00pm Mass w/1 st Reconciliation Sun. Oct. 1 Enrollment 8:30am Mass 1:00pm Mass in Spanish Sat./Sun. Twenty-Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time *LOW: Liturgy of the Word Respect Life Sunday Omro Area Non-Perishable Food Collection OMRO NEWS STEWARDSHIP OF SHARING Given week ending 9/17/2017: $2,075.00 YTD (July 1, 2017 September 17, 2017) Budgeted Offertory Collection: $39,880.00 Actual Offertory Collection: $42,359.35 $ 2,479.35 Building Maintenance Fund Balance: $6,959.99 Omro Food Pantry canned pineapple, apple sauce white rice flour, brown and powered sugar muffin and brownie mix, boxed pudding crackers cheese, can milk boxed pasta rice dinners jam and jelly, peanut butter baked beans chili, seasonings mustard and ketchup, salad dressings shampoo, tooth paste cleaning supplies, dish soap quart bags Attention Anyone who likes to Sew & Iron The Stewardship Committee is in need of help with assembling bags for our Stewardship weekend in November. It is a simple task but have 600 bags to do. If you could give us a few hours of your time at church or would like to work on it at home please give me a call by October 2 nd Christie Puetz # 920-859-0010 Also, if any one has any extra material STASH and would be willing to donate it to church we would LOVE IT. F F 0 R M A T I O N I T H CONFIRMATION MASS: Wednesday, September 27 at 6pm in Winneconne. 1 ST RECONCILIATION PARENT MEETING & ENROLLMENT MASS: SATURDAY, September 30 th at 5:00pm Enrollment during 6:00pm Mass. FAITH FORMATION CLASSES BEGIN OCTOBER 4 TH, 2017: Grades 1-6: 4:30-5:45pm Grades 7-11: 6:30-8:00pm Catechists Thank you for participating in our Catechist In-Service! Now that you have had time to review the materials, I am offering an Open House where I will work one-on-one with catechists. Details are as follows: Monday, September 25 Time: 4:30-6:30pm This is not required, it is for those that: have questions want to review resources and technology want to tryout their lesson in the classroom would like to share a list of copies needed for our 1st Faith Formation session. Drop by for a few minutes or spend the whole time. It is a time for you to get ready to be Missionary Disciples for our youth! I look forward to working with you. Thank for all you do! Rose Unser Faith Formation Coordinator
Calendar St. Mary, Winneconne Mon. Sept. 25 7:30am LOW* w/communion Tues. Sept. 26 5:00pm KC 2 nd & 3 rd Degree Wed. Sept. 27 7:30am LOW* w/communion WINNECONNE NEWS 6:00pm Confirmation w/choir Thurs. Sept. 28 2:00pm Rosary Sat. Sun. Oct. 1 MASS TIMES CHANGE Sept. 30 3:30pm Confession 4:00pm Mass w/baptism 9:30am 1 st Reconciliation Parent Meeting 10:30am Mass w/clow & 1 st Reconciliation Enrollment *LOW: Liturgy of the Word *CLOW: Children s Liturgy of the Word Sat./Sun. Twenty-Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time Respect Life Sunday Wednesday, September 27 th Confirmation Mass at 6pm! Faith Formation Families Reconciliation Parent/Student Meeting will be held in the lower level of the church on Sunday, October 1 st at 9:30am. Then everyone will attend the 10:30am Mass where they will have the 1 st Reconciliation Enrollment for the students. Faith Formation Classes for Elementary & MS students begin on Wednesday, October 4 th. Please go on the website: stmarychurches.org and print out the FF registration form if you have not registered your child/ren yet. STEWARDSHIP OF SHARING Given week ending 9/17/2017: $8,622.05 Includes $3,890.00 from Sept ACH contributions YTD (July 1, 2017 September 17, 2017) Budgeted Offertory Collection: $61,960.00 Actual Offertory Collection: $55,345.60 Difference: -$ 6,614.40 Building Maintenance Fund Balance: $2,087.59 For the month of September, St. Mary, Winneconne is collecting Personal Hygiene items (toothpaste, tooth brushes, deodorant, shampoo, feminine products, etc.) for Fr. Carr s. Please place your donations in the white cart on wheels on the parking lot side entrance. RE: Back to School Fair Dear Supporters, I am thrilled to report that our Back to School Fair was a great success thanks to your congregation s generous support! Because of your contributions, organization, enthusiastic student s, and wonderful volunteers we had a fun filled day. Our deepest appreciation goes to the numerous volunteers who enabled us to achieve another successful event. We were able to serve over 1000 students with their back to school needs in our communities, not only does the Back to School Fair committee thank you, but the community members benefitting from this event thank you as well for making the transition from summer fun to back to school easier Thanks again for all you do. Best regards Teri Horner The Back to School Fair Committee
Liturgical Ministry Schedule Confirmation Mass Wednesday 6:00pm September 27 Altar Servers: MaryAnn Reindl Grace & Autumn Reindl Mason Huth Lector: Pat Samolinski Ushers: Craig Samolinski, Donna Krueger JoAnn Winnekens, Volunteer Communion Ministers: Linda Messer Jef Glubka, Connie Boehnlein Kari Reindl, Sue Murawski Annette Longworth, Jodi Hess, Holly Huth Greeters: HS Students Sacristan: Volunteer If you are available to Usher or be a Sacristan for the Confirmation Mass please contact the office ASAP, 582-7712. COMMUNITY NEWS Readings for the Week of September 25 Monday: Ezr 1:1-6/Lk 8:16-18 Tuesday: Ezr 6:7-8, 12b, 14-20/Lk 8:19-21 Wednesday: Ezr 9:5-9/Lk 9:1-6 St. Vincent de Paul, Priest Thursday: Hg 1:1-8/Lk 9:7-9 Friday: Dn 7:9-10, 13-14 or Rv 12:7-12a/ Jn 1:47-51 Sts. Michael, Gabriel & Raphael, Archangels Saturday: Zec 2:5-9, 14-15a/Lk 9:43b-45 St. Jerome, Priest & Doctor of the Church Sunday: Ez 18:25-28/Phil 2:1-11 or 2:1-5/ Mt 21:28-32 Twenty-Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time World Communion & Respect Life Sunday Knight s of Columbus Bingo Our KC s sponsor Bingo every 4 th Sunday of the Month in Redgranite. Bingo begins this Sunday, September 24. Everyone is Invited!! KC s Bingo Lion s Club 145 Dearborn St. Redgranite Doors open at 11:30am with Bingo starting at 1:00pm. Refreshments are available to purchase. Meet Our Family Project Summer is over. New pictures taken. A little more time on your hands. Send Jody or Sue your pictures and some sayings and we will be happy to set up your Meet Our Family poster. Jody: St. Mary, Omro send it to: jody.ruark@stmarychurches.org Sue: St. Mary, Winneconne send to: sue.kuhn@stmarychurches.org
COMMUNITY NEWS LIVE LOVE WALK FOR LIFE Saturday, October 7 9:00am South Park, Oshkosh Join the fun and partner with Bella Medical Clinic, a Christ-centered pregnancy care center in Oshkosh. 2 Mile multi-generational walk, or walk on your own anytime. Sponsor forms at both parishes-or sponsor Sr. Pam s (Birthday ) Walk for Life by including your pledge (Cash/Bill Me) on the forms at both parishes. LARSEN-WINCHESTER LIONS CLUB ALL YOU CAN EAT PANCAKE BREAKFAST Sunday, October 1 8:00am 1:00pm Winchester School 5270 Ann St (Turn in from Cty Rd. II) ALL You Can Eat Pancakes $6 Adult $3 Kids 12 & Under Kids Under 3 Eat Free Proceeds are used to benefit future Lions projects Call 231-6006 or bellamedicalclinic.org for details. St. Mary, Winneconne will be having the on Wednesday, on the east side of the church. Everyone is invited to bring their animals to church to receive a blessing. Did you know there is a great need within our Diocese for diapers and wipes? Larger sized diapers appreciated (size 3-6). Let s help stock the diaper/wipes shelves at our crisis pregnancy centers and Parenting Support Programs through Catholic Charities! Join us in our Diocesan-wide Diaper Drive! When? Throughout the month of October (Respect Life Month) The diapers collected through the month of October will be delivered to: CLOW Omro During the 8:30am Mass October 8 & 22 Winneconne During the 10:30am Mass October 1 & 15
Deadline for the Bulletin Noon on Tuesday E-mail bulletin announcements to Jody Ruark: jody.ruark@stmarychurches.org Like us on Facebook St. Mary Catholic Church Omro St. Mary Catholic Church Winneconne Altar Servers: 4:00pm (SMW) 6:00pm (SMO) Lectors: 4:00pm (SMW) 6:00pm (SMO) Ushers: 4:00pm (SMW) 6:00pm (SMO) MASS INTENTIONS SATURDAY: September 30 4:00pm (SMW) 6:00pm (SMO) SUNDAY: October 1 Pat McDonald Deceased members of the Mary & Gerald Egan Family Deceased members of the John & Elizabeth Schuster Family Bob Pollack Stewardship of Serving-Liturgical Ministry Schedule Saturday & Sunday Sept. 30 & Oct. 1 SMO- St. Mary, Omro SMW St. Mary, Winneconne Isaac & Emmy Day Volunteer Madelynn & Vanessa Poppy 2 Volunteers Michelle Witzke Janet Wegner Emily Luebke Connie Boehnlein Jim Day, Donna Krueger Kaylee Witzke, Gail Korn Bob Breu, Sue Yell Jim Kress, Kay Biebl JoAnn Winnekens, Volunteer Erin Szulczewski, Jack Woelfel Sacristans: 4:00pm (SMW) Lola LeMere 6:00pm (SMO) Janet Wegner Rodney & LeeAnn Silvis Rose Unser Communion Ministers: 4:00pm (SMW) Kristin Day, Gary Witzke, Lola LeMere, Barb Lenz, Gretchyn Weisgerber 6:00pm (SMO) Janet Wegner, Kim Anderson Jill Pernaski, Evie Kress Fran Gilbride, Barb Rank Rose Unser, Connie Boehnlein Lynn & Jerry Szulczewski, Volunteer Greeters: 4:00pm (SMW) Kathy Meinen, Joanne Perry Paula & Tom Snider 6:00pm (SMO) Barb Jeffers Alice Wieseke Mary Materna, Volunteer Deb & Paige Woelfel St. Mary, Omro 730 Madison Ave. Omro, WI 54963 stmaryomro@stmarychurches.org Parish Office: 920-685-2258 Office Hours: Monday-Thursday 8:00am-Noon 12:30-4:00pm Fridays: Closed Administrative Assistant: Jody Ruark Bookkeeper: Jodi Hess Custodian: Jodi Hess Faith Formation Coordinator: Rose Unser Faith Formation Assistant: Heidi Seaman Hispanic Ministry Coordinator: Marycarmen Fabian Special Projects Coordinator: Pam Vanden Heuvel Pastoral Ministry Coordinator: Anne Baldwin St. Mary, Winneconne 210 Pleasant Dr, P.O. Box 487 Winneconne, WI 54986-0487 stmarywinn@stmarychurches.org Parish Office: 920-582-7712 Office Hours: Monday-Thursday 8:00am-Noon 12:30-5:00pm Fridays: Closed Administrative Assistant: Sue Kuhn Bookkeeper: Jodi Hess Custodian: Janet Wegner Faith Formation Coordinator: Andy Krueger Pastoral Associate: Rose Unser Pastoral Ministry Coordinator: Anne Baldwin