This past week, our sculpture of St. John the Baptist, has been

Welcome to our parish! As pastor, I hope we can enrich your experience as much as you enrich ours. Fr. David Ruby This past week, our sculpture of St. John the Baptist, has been coming along. If you want to watch artist, Jeff Olson in action, he works on it most mornings at our Egg Harbor site. Monday, July 16 Morning Prayer-8:00 am-fc Stella Maris Book Club-10:00 am-sb Parkinson s Support Group-12:30 pm-sb Virtus Training-1:00-4:30 pm-sb AA Meeting-7:00 pm-sb Tuesday, July 17 Scripture Class-8:30 am-sb Pray with the Pastor-8:45 am-sb Flying Solo outdoor lunch-culinaria-11:30 am-sb Bridge Club-12:00 noon-eh Pray the Rosary-12 noon-bh Eucharistic Adoration-1:00 pm-eh CSR Meeting-4:30 pm-sb Thursday, July 19 St. Michael s Altar Society-1:00 pm-jp Stella Maris CCW Meeting-1:00 pm-fc Friday, July 20 Bridge Club-8:00 am-eh Funeral Birmingham-2:00 pm-fc Wedding Rehearsal-5:00 pm-bh Wedding Rehearsal-5:00 pm-eh Saturday, July 21 Wedding-2:00 pm-bh Wedding-2:00 pm-eh Bishop s Appeal Stella Maris Parish Assessment Received to date from 225 parishioners Total needed to meet assessment $50,103 $49,785 $ 318 For Online Giving to our parish, please go to www.stellamarisparish.com and click on Giving to the Parish Electronically on the front page. Stella Maris Mission Statement Stella Maris Catholic Parish prayerfully unites people in the love of Jesus guided by our patron, Mary. Stella Maris Vision Statement We invite all to journey as disciples. By sharing the Gospel, responding to Jesus' love and the gifts God has given us, we welcome all to grow in faith and in our parish life. Website: www.stellamarisparish.com Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time-July 15, 2018

2 Welcome to Stella Maris in Baileys Harbor, Egg Harbor, Fish Creek, Jacksonport, Sister Bay & Washington Island Thomas Crane/Adelheid Siebert July 21, 2018-2:00 pm-baileys Harbor Joseph Buettner/Danielle Luisi July 21, 2018-2:00 pm-egg Harbor Alexander Chapman/Kristine Newman August 4, 2018-2:00 pm-baileys Harbor Willalbert Weyenberg/Natalie Lord August 4, 2018-2:00 pm-egg Harbor St. Vincent depaul Health & Wellness NOTES FROM THE NURSE: In the Gospel today, we see how Jesus sent his Apostles out two by two. From the beginning of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, members visit in pairs two by two, those who are poor and needy in their homes. It is there, in the family setting, that Vincentians listen, offer humble advice and render assistance. Our Stella Maris conference makes many of these home visits each month. There are many who are in need right here in Northern Door County. Our first goal is to simply listen and ascertain how we might best help in so many different situations. It is the personal contact that allows us to bring comfort, advice and often some emergency aid to those who are suffering. Our efforts are supported by you. Certainly your financial help helps us support more people. Your prayers are a source of hope to those who visit the poor and to those who are asking for assistance. Your interest in our mission is an inspiration to us as we grow in our faith and service. On June 28 we had our major fundraiser, Strawberry Fest. Thanks to so many businesses here in Door County, so many of our parishioners and guests who worked in so many capacities and the over 500 people who came to enjoy homemade shortcake, the bake sale and raffle. It was a grand success. There are just too many to mention but we thank all of you on behalf of our mission and the people we serve. DIABETES What to do when you are first diagnosed with Diabetes? When diagnosed with diabetes, you may feel shocked, worried and/or sad. It can be overwhelming to think about what you need to learn and the lifestyle changes you have to make. Take a breath and relax. Overtime you will become an expert at living with diabetes. First, focus on tackling these initial steps: Follow an Eating Plan: With the help of your healthcare team create an individualized meal plan which should simplify the process of choosing what and how much to eat. A handy rule of thumb is: for a balanced meal, fill one-half of your plate with non-starchy vegetables, one-fourth with a whole grain or starchy vegetable and one-fourth with a lean protein food. Begin an Exercise Routine: A good starter goal is to be more active on most days of the week, working up to at least 30 minutes of moderate exercise 5 days a week. Take Your Medication Correctly: If your doctor prescribes medicine, take it exactly as directed. If side effects occur contact your physician don t just stop your medicine. Schedule Checkups and Tests: See your healthcare team regularly and have your blood pressure checked each time. Your health care team will monitor your Hb A1c, cholesterol, kidney function, eyes and foot care. Make a Meal Plan: You can find ideas for diabetes friendly meals online www.diabetes.org/mfa-recipes and click on One-Day Meal Plan. (Adapted from WPS Wise and Well)

RESPECT LIFE- Gracious Father, I thank you for the mercy you have shown in forgiving my sins and for the peace that comes from being reconciled with you and with your Church. Trust in God s Mercy USCCB Prayer Card (Post-Abortion Healing) THE JULY FOOD item being collected is canned fruit for the CARE 24/7 Food Pantry, a ministry of Stella Maris. Donations can be left at the Fish Creek and Baileys Harbor sites. BLEST ART will be visiting our Parish this weekend July 14-15. Blest Art Inc. helps struggling Christian families of Bethlehem by marketing their artwork in the United States. Please stop and purchase items crafted from the Holy Land after Mass. VIRTUS TRAINING- If you are in need of Virtus training to be able to work with our children or vulnerable adults, we have a training session at our Sister Bay site on Monday, July 16 from 1:00-4:30 pm. To register, please go to www.gbdioc.org and then go to Protecting our Children and then the Virtus in the drop down box and then Register now. Follow the directions from there. Open to anyone interested in protecting God s children. FLYING SOLO-Join the Flying Solo Society, single, divorced or widowed men and women for a picnic-style lunch at 11:30 am on Tuesday, July 17 at McEvoy s Culinaria at 2602 S. Bay Shore Drive in Sister Bay (across from Lambert Lumber). Weather permitting, we will use their outdoor seating. Questions? Call Becky Nash at (920) 421-3332. PLEASE JOIN US this Thursday, July 19 for our CCW meeting which will be held at our Fish Creek site at 1:00 pm. Our speaker Parish Life & Upcoming Events Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time July 15, 2018 3 will be telling us about the Bridges Program which offers Bridges of Friendship to our many seasonal international students you may encounter working throughout the county. Come for the speaker and to meet old and new friends. THE SISTER BAY & LIBERTY GROVE FIRE DEPARTMENT is partnering with the American Safety & Health Institute to offer classes to educate the community in the proper method of using an AED and performing CPR. REGISTER NOW! Classes are being offered at the Sister Bay Fire Station on Mill Road on July 21 and August 9. To register call (920) 854-4021 and leave a message OR email SisterBayFireCPR@gmail.com. FOOD ALLERGIES: MYTH vs. FACT Amy Jessup, a certified nurse practitioner specializing in nutrition, will address this topic at the next Community Health Information on July 22nd at First Baptist Church, Sister Bay from 4:00 to 5:00 pm. Don't miss this opportunity to "get the facts on food". DIOCESAN BOOKS-If you would like to own a little bit of our Green Bay Diocesan history including Stella Maris Parish, please stop by the office to see these beautiful coffee table books in celebration of our Diocese's jubilee year. They are selling for $30. Or simply stop in the back of church after Mass the 3rd Sunday of the month to view them and purchase one for your home. PARKINSON'S SUPPORT GROUP-at Stella Maris Parish. A monthly Northern Door Parkinson's support group will meet at our Sister Bay location from 12:30 pm-2 pm on the Third Monday of each month. For further information contact Bonnie Mirkiewicz at (920) 421-4997.

5 Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time-July 15, 2018 Worship and Music Column POLICY FOR PARISH ENTRYWAYS AND PEWS As described in Built of Living Stones: Art, Architecture and Worship issued by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, The gathering space is a place of welcome..... it helps believers to make the transition from everyday life to the celebration of the liturgy. In the gathering space, people come together to move in procession and to prepare for the celebration of the liturgy. In an effort to create a less cluttered and more welcoming space to all who enter our churches, the Worship Commission was asked by our pastor to create an entryway policy. The Parish Leadership Team approved this policy last September. Over the past six months, you may have noticed some of the changes in our church entryways: Bulletin boards were removed. Entryways have been painted. Only diocesan posters and Mass time announcements are posted on the walls or doors to church. Clear upright plastic display cases are provided at each church in which to place timely pamphlets, bookmarks and informative flyers. Pictures of Pope Francis, Bishop Ricken and Father Dave are displayed together. Notifications of upcoming events that previously included flyers on the bulletin boards or in pews may be added to the weekly bulletins, if the parish organization feels that is important. The cost to print bulletin inserts will come out of each organization s budget. Guidelines for Informational Literature 1. All materials placed in the entryway must come through the parish office and be issued by either Stella Maris Parish, a recognized Parish organization or the Diocese of Green Bay. 2. Informational literature placed on the entryway tables or ledges will be in clear upright plastic display cases. This includes parish or diocesan information sheets, Stella Maris Parish sponsored pamphlets, 8½ X 11½ posters, and approved bookmarks and holy cards. It does not include items that parishioners or visitors decide to leave on the table to share with others. 3. Other items that may be on the entryway tables include the current issue of The Compass, the Health and Wellness Binder, the Book of Prayer Intentions, Advent/ Christmas or Lent/Easter reflection booklets. 4. Dated informational literature should be removed after the given date by the group that is requesting information be displayed. 5. Half or whole sheets of paper containing announcements for your parish organization will not be placed in the pews. Please contact the church office and use the previously described ways to publicize your message. 6. Anything placed on the entryway tables or in the pews, which doesn t follow these guidelines, will be removed. Thank you for your cooperation in making our entryways uncluttered, welcoming spaces! Mary Gomoll, Worship Commission Chairperson Liturgies of the Week Saturday, July 14-Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Fish Creek 4:00 pm-dr Jared Gehm Sister Bay 5:00 pm-ah Joyce Stvan Egg Harbor 6:00 pm-dr Ray & Margaret Bowar Sunday, July 15-Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Egg Harbor 7:00 am-ah Stella Maris Parish Baileys Harbor 8:00 am-dr Thomas Norman Duemling Fish Creek 9:00 am-ah Joe & Eva Kita Sister Bay 10:00 am-dr Don Steller Jacksonport 11:00 am-qm Mary Ellen Martin Washington Island 1:00 pm-dr Dr. Tim Froderman Monday, July 16 Fish Creek 8:00 am Morning Prayer Tuesday, July 17 Sister Bay 8:00 am-ah Richard Gadient Wednesday, July 18 Egg Harbor 8:00 am-dr Joan Peterson Thursday, July 19 Sister Bay 8:00 am-dr Eugene B. King Friday, July 20 Baileys Harbor 8:00 am-dr Pamela Goss Saturday, July 21-Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Fish Creek 4:00 pm-dr Roger Charney Sister Bay 5:00 pm-ah Joyce Stvan Egg Harbor 6:00 pm-dr Joseph & Dorothy Charnetski Sunday, July 22-Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Egg Harbor 7:00 am-dr Eileen Champeau Baileys Harbor 8:00 am-ah Ralph Elwart Fish Creek 9:00 am-dr Jim Jauquet Sister Bay 10:00 am-ab Patrick Eaton Jacksonport 11:00 am-dr Patrick & Burnie Cerra- 50th Wedding Anniversary Washington Island 1:00 pm-ah Stella Maris Parish DR=Fr. David Ruby, AH=Fr. Art Heinze, QM=Fr. Quentin Mann, AB=Fr. Anthony Birdsall Readings for the Week of July 15 Sunday: Am 7:12-15/Ps 85:9-10, 11-12, 13-14 [8]/ Eph 1:3-14 or 1:3-10/Mk 6:7-13 Monday: Is 1:10-17/Ps 50:8-9, 16bc-17, 21 and 23 [23b]/Mt 10:34-11:1 Tuesday: Is 7:1-9/Ps 48:2-3a, 3b-4, 5-6, 7-8 [cf. 9d]/ Mt 11:20-24 Wednesday: Is 10:5-7, 13b-16/Ps 94:5-6, 7-8, 9-10, 14-15 [14a]/Mt 11:25-27 Thursday: Is 26:7-9, 12, 16-19/Ps 102:13-14ab and 15, 16-18, 19-21 [20b]/Mt 11:28-30 Friday: Is 38:1-6, 21-22, 7-8/Is 38:10, 11, 12abcd, Saturday: 16 [cf. 17b]/Mt 12:1-8 Mi 2:1-5/Ps 10:1-2, 3-4, 7-8, 14 [12b]/Mt 12:14-21 Next Sunday: Jer 23:1-6/Ps 23:1-3, 3-4, 5, 6 [1]/Eph 2:13-18/Mk 6:30-34 Liturgical Publications Inc

Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time-July 15 2018 6 Pastor Reverend David Ruby pastorsm@dcwis.com Egg Harbor Office (920) 868-3241 PO Box 49, 7710 State Hwy 42, Egg Harbor, WI 54209 E-mail: churchoffice@dcwis.com Fax (920) 868-1481 Web site: www.stellamarisparish.com Office hours: (Mon-Fri) 8:00-12:00 & 12:30-4:30 Pastoral Associate Becky Nash pastoralchurch@dcwis.com (920) 421-3332 Director of Worship and Music-Katrina Welborn worshipchurch@dcwis.com Bookkeeper/LoSEC (Local Safe Environment Coordinator) Jim Slomski bkchurch@dcwis.com Receptionist/Secretary/Bulletin Editor Lorie Orthober churchoffice@dcwis.com Normal Bulletin Deadline - Tuesday, 9am Faith Formation Coordinator-Linda Cummer cummerlinda@gmail.com (920) 421-2195 Maintenance Coordinator-Jim Charles maintchurch@dcwis.com (920) 493-4089 Faith Community Nurse-Bonnie Mirkiewicz nursesm@dcwis.com (920) 421-4997 Wedding Coordinator-Burnie Cerra ma8cer@aol.com (920)868-3393 Secretary Trustee-Michelle Piatek piatmch@aol.com Treasurer Trustee-Garey Bies garey.bies@gmail.com Pastoral Team Leadership Chair-Paul Lisspliss@newwis.com Finance Council Chair-Peg Berezewski mberezewski@robertmorris.edu Deacon David Kowalski-inoiamdjk@yahoo.com Health & Wellness Committee livinghealthyisaprayer@gmail.com Please cut out this coupon and present it next time you Patronize One of our Advertisers. Thank You for advertising in the Stella Maris Parish church bulletin. I am patronizing your business because of it! Parish Membership Stella Maris Parish is delighted when new people want to join our parish and gladly welcomes them into our faith community. Contact the parish office. Infant Baptism The baptism of new babies and young children revitalizes our faith community. Please contact the parish office to make arrangements for baptism. Adult Initiation The Catholic Church is always enriched whenever any adult chooses to be Catholic. Adults wishing to be baptized, or baptized adults wishing to be confirmed, the RCIA program is available. Reconciliation God s great mercy is something to be celebrated. Ritually we Catholics experience God s unconditional love in the sacrament of reconciliation. Our pastor is available for this sacrament on the 1st Thursday of the month from 5:00-6:00 pm at our Baileys Harbor site (except holidays) and by appointment. Sacrament of Matrimony A faith-filled wedding is a joyful time for the couple and the parish. Our parish wants to have all weddings here be the best possible. The couple must meet with the pastor before a date can be reserved. Please contact the parish office at least 12 months in advance to begin preparation. Ministry to the Sick Everyone needs extra compassion and care when his or her health is not at its best. As a parish, we try to meet that need. Communal anointing Masses take place twice yearly, with individual anointing done when requested. Parishioners in the hospital, nursing home or other institution are encouraged to notify the office to arrange for visits or communion. Devotions MORNING PRAYER: Monday-8:00 am, Fish Creek SCRIPTURE CLASS: Tuesday mornings after the 8:00 am Mass in Sister Bay. Please join us for a closer look and discussion on the Acts of the Apostles. Visitors are always welcome. ROSARY: Tuesday-Noon in Baileys Harbor. Rosary for Life-2nd Tuesday of month, Noon, Baileys Harbor RECONCILIATION: Usually the 1st Thursday of the month from 5-6 pm in Baileys Harbor or by appointment. Offertory Contrib. July 7-July 8, 2018 Actual Budget Stewardship Envelopes $12,095.00 $ 8,000.00 ACH $ $ WeShare $ 381.00 $ 600.00 Offertory $ 7,803.00 $10,000.00 Totals $20,279.00 $18,600.00 2018/19 Actual YTD $ 38,599.00 2018/19 Budget YTD $ 37,200.00 2016/17 Actual YTD $ 36,286.00 Total Attendance last week-2,082