July 13, 2014 Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time PARISH OFFICE 139 S. Madison, Green Bay, WI 54301-4501 Hours: Mon.-Fri. 9:30 am-4:00 pm Office: (920) 432-4348 Faith Formation: (920) 432-0820 Fax: (920) 435-5068 Email: sfxavier@sbcglobal.net Prayer Network: (920) 497-8060 Website www.sfxcathedralgb.org BISHOP OF GREEN BAY The Most Reverend David L. Ricken SUMMER ADMINISTRATOR Fr. Brian S. Belongia Deacons: Mr. Conrad J. Kieltyka & Mr. Thomas J. Mahoney Director of Music: Jody L. Strnad Maintenance Manager: Patrick R. Hoslet Event & Volunteer Coordinator/ Administrative Assistant: Sonia D. Hitt Pastoral Minister: Patricia J. Westlund Liturgist/Sacristan: Jennifer L. Johns Assistant Sacristan: Jan K. Phillips Bookkeeper: Vicki L. Matuszak Faith Formation Coordinator: Connie A. DeMeuse Cathedral Trustees: Kenneth C. Reigh, Secretary Charles L. Johnson, Treasurer Parish Council President: Andrew H. Opicka Finance Council President: John E. Mitchell
Saint Francis Xavier Cathedral Parish 139 South Madison Green Bay, WI 54301-4501 920-432-4348 Weekend Masses Saturday... 4:00 pm Sunday... 9:00 am Weekday Masses Monday, Wednesday, and Friday... 8:30 am Devotions One half hour before every Mass...Rosary Monday Perpetual Help Novena Friday.... Sacred Heart Novena Eucharistic Adoration Wednesday....9:00 am - 9:00 pm Confessions Saturday...... 2:15 pm - 3:30 pm Wednesday.....6:00 pm - 8:30 pm Holy Days of Obligation Vigil... 5:15 pm Holy Day... 8:30 am Small Faith Groups Call the parish office for days and times. Baptism Call for arrangements. Preparation session required. Marriage Call the parish office at least 9 months in advance of your desired wedding date. Church and Museum Tours by appointment.... 920-432-4348 St. Thomas More School 650 S. Irwin Ave., Green Bay, WI 54301 Principal, Mr. Jeff Kaftan Phone: 920-432-8242 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 July 12 Gerald Snorek (Anniversary of Death) July 13 Dorothy & Leonard Anderson July 14 Tom Wagner July 16 Harry Czechanski July 18 William Knapowski July 19 Raymond Chekouras (Anniversary of Death) July 20 Daniel Verheyden JULY APOSTLESHIP OF PRAYER Sports. That sports may always be occasions of human fraternity and growth. Lay Missionaries. That the Holy Spirit may support the work of the laity who proclaim the Gospel in the poorest countries. NEW Shelter Meal The Cathedral will be serving the Summer Picnic Meal, Thursday night July 31st. Donations of potato salad, whole watermelons, or cash is appreciated. Please call Monica at 432-3191 HOLY MATRIMONY Congratulations Lisa Papiernik and Kyle Hanson who were married at St. Francis Xavier Cathedral on July 11th and to Lauren Maccoux and Daniel Kizaur who were married on July 12th. May God bless you. Readings for the Week of July 13th, 2014 Sunday: Is 55:10-11/Rom 8:18-23/Mt 13:1-23 or 13:1-9 Monday: Is 1:10-17/Mt 10:34--11:1 Tuesday: Is 7:1-9/Mt 11:20-24 Wednesday: Is 10:5-7, 13b-16/Mt 11:25-27 Thursday: Is 26:7-9, 12, 16-19/Mt 11:28-30 Friday:...Is 38:1-6, 21-22, 7-8/Mt 12:1-8 Saturday:..Mi 2:1-5/Mt 12:14-21 Next Sunday:...Wis 12:13, 16-19/Rom 8:26-27/.Mt 13:24-43 or 13:24-30
GROTTO The Grotto for Our Lady of Fatima is now complete in the opposite corner of the baptistry in church. Please feel free to go in to pray and light candles in this very beautiful and holy space. PRAYERS FOR OUR DEACON Deacon Conrad Kieltyka had knee surgery this past Tuesday and will be out for approximately six weeks. Please keep him in prayer, as many of you know this can be an arduous rehabilitation. May God bless him with a complete and speedy recovery. REUNION St. Francis Xavier Cathedral grade school class of 1954, will celebrate its 60 th reunion, on Tuesday, July 29 th, noon, at The Allouez Village Grill, 801 Hoffman Road, Allouez. If you are a member of the class or know a friend or relative from the class, please register, add your email address and/ or phone number to the list. Contact Jean Selissen, 4054 Loughborough, St. Louis, MO. 63116; email: jeanselissen@sbcglobal.net; or Rosemary Agamite Walczyk, 920-337-9333. Class lists will be distributed at the reunion. THROUGH ILLNESS & RECOVERY When you, a family member or fellow parishioner (if they are agreeable) is admitted to Aurora Hospital, call the parish office. It is not the policy of this hospital to contact your home parish, even if they ask about your affiliation to a church. Please note; in the event of an emergency they will contact a priest. We know the importance of spiritual care especially when you are ill. Allow your parish family to be there for you. You may call Father and set up a time for him to anoint you if you know a procedure is forthcoming. While you are recovering in the hospital or your home we will bring the Eucharist to you. Our visit will be brief so as to respect your need to rest. GROUNDS VOLUNTEERS NEEDED In the spirit of parish stewardship, please consider helping to preserve the lovely gardens that surround our Cathedral Parish. They offer a prayerful sanctuary for you, our parishioners, and are a source of great pride. Please call call our Cathedral Maintenance Manager, Pat Hoslet at 606-0252 or email: phoslet.sfx@gmail.com. Four more volunteers are needed, and you don t need a green thumb. ROSARY IN THE GARDEN Join us every Tuesday evening for a rosary in the garden behind the Cathedral Church. We begin at 6:30 pm through October 14th. (weather permitting). PEDALS, PIPES & PERFORMANCE Sunday, July 20th after the 9 am Mass, we will offer a tour of the Cathedral Organs followed by a Pancake and Porky Breakfast (a free will offering will be accepted) in the Bishop Wycislo Center. This will also be our Welcome Sunday for new members. If you want an up close encounter with the Cathedral organs this is your opportunity to do so. The majority of the presentation will take place downstairs by the Antiphonal Organ, with the last part of the tour taking place in the choir loft for those who can safely do the stairs. You will be able to look inside the organ chambers, which house the organ pipes and learn about the makeup of the different pipes. You may even have the chance to hang onto the organ cheeks and play the organ pedal board. Plus so much more!! Save the date! BOWLING WITH FR. BRIAN SAVE THE DATE: Tuesday, July 29th Arrive at 6 pm, bowling at 6:30 pm Ashwaubenon Bowling Alley www.sfxcathedralgb.org July 5th and 6th, 2014 Sacrificial Giving......$ 6,218.00 Offertory Collection..$ 434.56 Online Giving...$ 2,622.18 Building Maintenance $...112.00 St. Vincent de Paul.$...295.00 Total. $..9,681.74 We need an average of $9500.00 from the weekly collection to meet our budget.
MARIAN EUCHARISTIC CONFERENCE 2014 Please join Bishop David Ricken as he hosts the 2014 Marian Eucharistic Conference at the KI Convention Center in downtown Green Bay, featuring Dr. Scott Hahn, Fr. Michael Gaitley, Mother Adela Galindo, Fr. Rocky, Drew Mariani of Relevant Radio, and more inspiring speakers! The conference includes a powerful Eucharistic Holy Hour, Mass, Confessions, lunch buffet and refreshment breaks. The closing of the conference will be at the Shrine of Our Lady of Good Help with Fr. Louis Guardiola and a candlelight Rosary procession. Register now for early bird pricing! For more information and to register go to www.mariangb.com. We are collecting new socks and underwear for the Back to School Store 2014. The store is a one day event on August 6 th at Green Bay East High School where 1600 kindergarten through fifth grade children from low income families can shop for a new set of clothes, shoes, school supplies, backpack and a reading book all for FREE thanks to donations from people like YOU! We are in need of the following sizes: Socks: Girls medium and large and Boys size medium as well as large athletic 6 pack. Underwear: Girls sizes 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14 and Boys boxer briefs sizes S(6-8), M(10-12), L(14-16), XL(18-20). Place your donations in the marked box. If you would like to volunteer for a 3-hour shift on the day of the Back to School Store on August 6 th, visit the online volunteer registration system at http://serviceleaguegb.org/what-we-do/btts/.
CALENDAR OF EVENTS Monday..July 14th 5:30 pm...natural Family Planning - BWC The Pilgrim Virgin Statue of The Immaculate Heart of Our Lady of Fatima July 11-27, 2014 Tuesday..July 15th Sunday...July 20th 10:00 am...pedals Pipes & Performance...Pancake & Porky Breakfast...Welcome New Members Tuesday.July 22nd Saturday & Sunday.July 26th & 27th Missionary Cooperation Appeal Sunday..July 27th The Pilgrim Virgin Statue of The Immaculate Heart of Our Lady of Fatima Monday..July 28th 4:30 pm...ocds (Carmelites) Tuesday..July 29th 2:00 pm Tour: Catholic Life Center, Sheboygan Falls 6:00 pm..bowling with Fr. Brian Thursday July 31st 12:00 pm.new Shelter Meal Preparation in BWC Looking for some faith-filled summer reading? Browse our selection of good books for all ages! Also, check out the variety of books by our local authors. Happy Reading! 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. FOLLOW us on Twitter. info@cathedralbookandgift.com Tour opens at Ss. Peter and Paul Parish in Green Bay on July 11th, with 8 am Mass. Devotions and Visitation continues throughout the day. Fatima Talk at 7:00 pm by the Custodian of the Statue, Mr. Bill Sockey, who will explain how the message of Fatima applies to our country today, and discuss what we can do to receive the blessings for our country that Our Lady promised; if her requests are fulfilled. Our Lady's Statue will visit the Shrine of Our Lady of Good Help on Saturday, July 12th at 10 am, until Sunday, July 13th, at 3 pm. After visiting other parishes in the Green Bay Diocese, the National Pilgrim Virgin Statue will arrive at St. Francis Xavier Cathedral for a visitation on Sunday, July 27th, remaining there all day, with a concluding ceremony with Bishop David L. Ricken, at 7 pm. *Some Dates Remain Available for Parish Visitations; have your Pastor contact: Michael Lee, at 920.562.5141.
CREDO FAITH FORMATION REGISTRATION FOR 2014-2015 Registration for the 2014-15 Credo Faith Formation for Saint Francis Xavier Cathedral and Saint John the Evangelist Parish Families is now underway! ***If you have not already registered, please do so immediately as there will be no registration in August. Registration fees are due at the time of registration. This includes any child or teen who will be receiving the sacraments of First Confession, First Holy Communion, or Confirmation this year. First Confession and First Holy Communion are received in second grade. Registration is open for children and teens from Pre-k through Grade 12. The pre-k/kindergarten class is for 4 and 5 year olds (child must be 4 by September 1st or 5 by September 1st, 2014: 4 yr olds are in the class for 2 years). To find out more about the Credo Faith Formation Program visit www.sfxcathedralgb.org (click on Ministries; Credo Faith Formation). Classes meet Wednesday evenings: Pre-k through 6th grades from 4:30-5:45 pm and 7-12th grades from 6:45-8 pm. Confirmation classes meet on Sundays. The 2014-15 Credo Faith Formation year begins Wednesday, September 3rd. Call Connie DeMeuse at the Credo Faith Formation Office with questions, 432-0820. PRAYERS REQUESTED FOR STERBENVILLE/ATLANTA PILGRIMAGE Could you please pray for the following students from our parish who are presently attending the Steubenville Catholic Youth Conference in Atlanta, Georgia: Olivia Zehms, Sarah Zehms, Nate Kola, Megan Kola, Anna DeMeuse, and Katie Coyle. Please also pray for the priests accompanying the students with spiritual direction; Fr. Patrick Beno, Fr. Andy Kysley, and Fr. James Walling; our adopted parish seminarian, Adam Bradley, and all chaperones. Some of the sites to and from Atlanta that the group will visit are: Mundelein Seminary in Illinois, Benedict Inn (retreat center in Indiana); Dominican Sisters in Nashville, Tenessee; Fathers of Mercy in Kentucky, A Retreat Center in Lousiville, Kentucky, Man of Caves in Kentucky, The University of Notre Dame in South Bend, IN, National Shrine of the Basilica at Holy Hill in Hubertus, WI. Your prayers for a grace-filled, spiritually enriching, and safe trip are deeply appreciated. Thank you. MISSIONARY COOPERATION PLAN APPEAL Our Church is missionary. From the beginning, she has obeyed the commission of Christ to go out and preach the Gospel to everyone in the world. Through the Missionary Cooperation Plan appeal, our diocese organizes support for the missions. This year the Missionary Society of St. Paul is assigned to our Church and mission appeal will be done on Sunday July 26 th and 27 th. The priest doing the appeal is Rev. Nduka Uzor, MSP. The Missionary Society of St. Paul (MSP) was founded by Dominic Cardinal Ekandem and established by the Catholic Bishops of Nigeria on Mission Sunday, 1977. There are now 270 priests of the order working in nine countries of Africa, (South Africa, Malawi, Botswana, Cameroon, Liberia, Chad, The Gambia, South Sudan, Nigeria), Grenada and Bahamas in the West Indies, the United States, England, Sweden, Italy, Canada, Germany and Ireland. Members of this Society are working in seven parishes in our archdiocese including St. Peter the Apostle parish. The MSP needs funds for: 1) assisting in the care and rehabilitation of orphans and adults devastated by war and the AIDS pandemic in South Sudan and Malawi; 2) training of 100 seminarians, your future priests and 3) supporting priests in the founding/building of new churches. Your generous giving will ensure that the message of Christ s love reaches the poorest of the poor in the world. May God bless you! There will be a second collection on July 26 th and 27 th to support the Missionary Society of St. Paul. St. John the Evangelist Parish 413 Saint John Street, Green Bay, WI 54301 920-436-6380 Weekdays: Tuesday: 8:30 am - Mass Thursday: 8:30 am - Mass Liturgical Schedule Weekends: Saturday: 5:30 pm - Mass Sunday: 10:45 am - Mass