November 8, 2015 Thirty-Second Sunday in Ordinary time Masses Saturday 4:00 pm Sunday 9:00 am Mon., Wed., Friday-8:30 am Church Hours Monday-Friday 10 am - 4 pm Wednesday s 10 am - 8 pm Memorial Day Labor Day Friday-church closes after Mass Confessions Saturday s 2:15 pm - 3:30 pm Wednesday s 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Eucharistic Adoration Wednesday s 9:00 am - 8:00 pm Devotions Rosary before each Mass Monday s Perpetual Help Novena Friday. Sacred Heart Novena Baptism Call to make arrangements Preparation session is required. Marriages Call parish office 9 months before your desired wedding date. Prayer Network (920) 497-8060 Small Faith Groups Call the parish office Church Tours Every Second Sunday after 9 am Mass or by Appointment 920-432-4348 Museum Tours Every Sunday after 9 am Mass or by Appointment. (920)-432-4348
Green Bay Diocesan Museum open every Sunday 10 am until noon Saint Francis Xavier Cathedral Parish 139 South Madison Green Bay, WI 54301-4501 920-432-4348 Parish Office Hours Mon.-Fri. 9:30 am - 4:00 pm Friday s Memorial Day Labor Day 9:30 - noon Fax: (920) 435-5068 Email: sfxavier@sbcglobal.net Faith Formation Office: (920) 432-0820 Website www.sfxcathedralgb.org The Most Reverend David L. Ricken Rector and Pastor: Reverend Joseph Dorner - Ext. 204 Deacons: Rev. Mr. Thomas Mahoney - Ext. 201 Rev. Mr. Conrad Kieltyka - Ext. 201 Office Manager: Sonia Hitt - Ext. 201 Office Assistant: Jan Phillips - Ext.202 Pastoral Minister: Patricia Westlund - Ext.214 Music Director: Jody Strnad - Ext. 211 Maintenance Manager: Pat Hoslet - 606-0252 Liturgist: Jenny Johns - Ext. 220 Bookkeeper: Vicki Matuszak - Ext. 205 Faith Formation Coordinator: Connie DeMeuse - 432-0820 Faith Alive Adult Faith Formation Coordinator: Barbara Conder: 436-6380 - Ext. 206 Cathedral Trustees: Kenneth Reigh, Secretary Steve Senecal, Treasurer Parish Council President: Patrick Duchateau Finance Council President: John Mitchell Saturday 4:00 pm Sunday 9:00 am Monday 8:30 am Wednesday 8:30 am Friday 8:30 am Saturday 4:00 pm Sunday 9:00 am Mass Intentions November 7 Living & Deceased Members of St. Francis Xavier Cathedral and St. John the Evangelist Parish November 8 Adolph & Luella Zipple November 9 Joseph McCarthy November 11 Bob Kozak November 13 Michael Gardon November 14 Norbert Cywinski November 15 Living & Deceased Members of Cathedral Music Ministry BISHOP RICKEN S MONTHLY PRAYER INTENTION That our departed loved ones experience the fullness of joy in Christ s presence and that the saints walk with us as we mature in holiness. POPE FRANCIS MONTHLY PRAYER INTENTIONS Universal: That we may be open to personal encounter and dialogue with all, even those whose convictions differ from our own. Evangelization: That pastors of the Church, with profound love for their flocks, may accompany them and enliven their hope. CHURCH TOUR If you haven t toured your Cathedral yet, don t loose hope you will have another opportunity this Sunday, November 8th. Meet in the center aisle after the 9 am Mass. See you there! Readings for the Week of November 8, 2015 Sunday: 1 Kgs 17:10-16/Heb 9:24-28/ Mk 12:38-44 or 12:41-44 Monday:.Ez 47:1-2, 8-9, 12/1 Cor 3:9c-11, 16-17/....Jn 2:13-22 Tuesday:.Wis 2:23--3:9/Lk 17:7-10 Wednesday:..Wis 6:1-11/Lk 17:11-19 Thursday:...Wis 7:22b--8:1/Lk 17:20-25 Friday:..Wis 13:1-9/Lk 17:26-37 Saturday:..Wis 18:14-16; 19:6-9/Lk 18:1-8 Next Sunday:...Dn 12:1-3/Heb 10:11-14, 18/Mk 13:24-32
CALENDAR OF EVENTS Wednesday........... November 11th 6:00 am........ That Man is You -BWC 7 pm - 8 pm.. Teach My People to Pray Holy Hour-SFX Thursday.............. November 12th 12:30 pm.tour-active Older Adults-YMCA Friday............ November 13th 7:00 pm...st. Cecilia Concert & Reception-BWC Saturday............ November 14th 9:00 am.. A Lesson on Prayer -Church & BWC Wednesday........... November 18th 6:00 am....... That Man is You -BWC Thursday.......... November 19th 9 am... Teach My People to Pray Holy Hour-SJE 6:00 pm... Faith Alive Adult Faith Formation Session Speaker is Fr. Jim Nielsen on Saints Among Us VOCATION AWARENESS WEEK This past week, we celebrated Vocation Awareness Week. We all know, however, of our need to promote vocations year round---especially to the priesthood and religious life. If you know of a young man or woman whom you feel God may be calling, consider asking them if they have considered a religious vocation. God uses us to invite! Let us also be people who pray frequently for religious and priestly vocations. Stop by the table in the BWC entrance and pick up some special prayers for vocations. For more information, you can check out www.gbvocations.org or www.usccb.org. Vocation Prayer Gracious God, you have blessed me with many gifts and talents. Grant me the wisdom to know how best to use them for the glory of your name. Jesus calls, "Come follow me." I want to follow you and be faithful to my call. Help me to see in myself what you see, and give me the courage to follow wherever you may lead. Bless the Church with generous hearts, eager to serve your people and to spread your Word. Amen. 131 S. Madison Street, Green Bay, WI Monday - Friday: 9:30 am - 5 pm; Saturday: 10 am - 4 pm 920-432-0078 LIKE us on Facebook. info@cathedralbookandgift.com We truly appreciate your patronage and your friendship! SAVE THESE DATES Wednesday, November 25: Adoration will close at 4 pm NO Confessions. Thursday, November 26: Thanksgiving Day Mass 8:30 am SFXC. Sunday, November 29th: Closing of Year of Consecrated Life Advent Vespers with Bp. Ricken at 4:30 pm. Reception to follow in BWC. Saturday, December 5th: Teach My People to Pray, for the parishioners of SFXC and SJE. This all day event will be presented by Bishop Ricken. Watch for details and sign up. Friday, December 4th, 11th, and 18th: Friday Artist Series from 12pm - 1pm in Church. Tuesday, December 8th Holy Day of Obligation: Feast of the Immaculate Conception Note Mass Changes 6 am Mass here at the Cathedral with Bsp. Ricken 8:30 am Mass at St. John s Sunday, December 13th: Celebration of the Opening of the Door of Mercy here at the Cathedral during the 9 am Mass. Everyone gather in BWC. SAINT CECILIA CONCERT Join us for our fourth annual Saint Cecilia Concert on Friday, November 13th at 7 pm. Reception to follow in the Bishop Wycislo Center. A free will offering will be accepted. FULLY ALIVE ADULT FAITH FORMATION SESSION Join us on Thursday, November 19th for Fully Alive Adult Faith Formation session from 6 pm to 7:30 pm at St. John the Evangelist where Fr. Jim Neilson will present "The Saints Among Us". October 31st and November 1st 2015 Sacrificial Giving......$ 5,678.50 Offertory Collection.........$ 985.01 On-Line Giving... $ 1,711.00 Total... $ 8,374.51 Building Maintenance..$ 30.00 Music Ministry... $ 10.00 World Mission Sunday.....$ 120.00 An average of $9956.00 from the weekly collection is needed to meet the budget of St. Francis Xavier Cathedral. *FYTD Budgeted Receipts.......$ 179,203.86 *FYTD Actual Income........$ 157,884.48 $ (21,319.38)
A NOTE FROM YOUR PASTOR On the weekend of November 14th and 15th, we will hold our annual stewardship drive. The USCCB designated this weekend as National Stewardship weekend. First, I thank all those who have volunteered in some capacity at our parish. You don't realize how important you are! The staff and I could never meet all the needs of our people by ourselves. On another note, I ask a favor. When you can't make it on the weekend of your scheduled liturgical ministry, it is very helpful when you call or email one of the other volunteers directly and switch places with them. This saves a lot of time for our staff. I encourage you not simply to ask them to take your spot, but to also offer to take theirs so that your substitute doesn't needlessly become overwhelmed. Finally, if volunteers can make it a goal to help recruit new volunteers such as ushers, servers, and choir members, to name a few, this is critical. So those are a few thoughts. And if any of you are reading this and have been thinking of stepping forward in service, please do. We can't do it without you! Fr. Joe WREATH AND FRUIT SALE Credo Student Brock Kocian, will be selling wreaths for the Boy Scouts and fruit for Reedville band this coming two Sundays. November 8th & 15th immediately following Sunday Mass here at the Cathedral and at St. John s. HOLY COMMUNION DISTRIBUTION CHANGE In our effort to have the Mass flow smoothly, the Eucharistic Ministers of Holy Communion will now remain in one place throughout Holy Communion and will no longer go out to the Resurrection Room to distribute Holy Communion. All parishioners are encouraged to sit within the body of the church for Mass. The desire is to have all parishioners fully experience the sacrament of the Mass together and feel welcome to join us around the table of our Lord as part of our faith community. This new procedure will require a change in the flow of Communion lines. Please follow the ushers as they have been instructed of this change. We ask your patience as we attempt to implement these new procedures and work out any bugs. St. John the Evangelist Parish 413 Saint John Street, Green Bay, WI 54301 920-436-6380 Liturgical Schedule Tuesday: 8:30 am - Mass Thursday: 8:30 am - Mass Saturday: 5:30 pm - Mass Sunday: 10:45 am - Mass ST. JOHN HOMELESS SHELTER SERVICE GALA Join us Saturday, November 14th, 5 pm at Riverside Ballroom for a Service Gala. There will be a silent and live auction. Individual Tickets $50. Corporate sponsorships are also available for $350 per table of 8. For information call 920-436-9344 ext. 209. STEUBENVILLE SIGN UP!! The Summer 2016 Steubenville Youth Conference registration is now in progress for all teens, grades 9-12. There are two opportunities offered through the Diocese of Green Bay. Steubenville Main Campus in Steubenville, Ohio July 6-12, 2016 Steubenville North in St. Paul, Minnesota July 29-31, 2016 Go to www.gbdioc.org/ymevents, click on the photo of the conference you are interested in attending and download registration form. Registrations are due to the Credo Faith Formation Office by December 1st, 2015. Any questions contact the Faith Formation Office at 432-0820. CREDO CATECHIST NEEDED!! There is an URGENT need to fill the role of catechist in our second grade (sacramental prep) faith formation class. The Catechist will begin teaching by Wednesday, December 2nd from 4:30 pm - 5:45 pm in the Gehl Center. If you have a love for children and desire to teach and prepare this group of young souls for the sacraments contact Connie at the Faith Formation Office 432-0820. PRAYER CORNER "It's true I suffer a great deal- but do I suffer well? That is the question." ~~St. Therese of Lisieux Do I suffer well? What kind of question is that! Most of us prefer to avoid suffering, not do it well! St. Therese is challenging us; we all have to suffer at times in this life. Do we use it as an opportunity to grow closer to God? Jesus desires us to offer our sufferings to Him with complete trust and love, knowing that "in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose." (Rom. 8:28) During times of suffering, don't lose hope or give up. Cling to Jesus, "He alone is my rock and my salvation, My stronghold; I shall not be shaken." (Ps. 62:6).