www.saintjosephparish.org A Ministry of the Capuchin Franciscans since 1877 St. Joseph Parish April 17, 2016 * 4th Sunday of Easter 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! Digging through some old files, I found this interesting prayer and am sharing it with you. My parish is composed of people like me. I help make it what it is. It will be friendly if I am. It will be holy if I am. Its pews will be filled if I help fill them. It will do great work if I work. It will be prayerful if I pray. It will make generous gifts to many causes if I am a generous giver. It will bring others into worship if I invite and bring them. It will be a parish of loyalty and love of fearlessness and faith of compassion, charity and mercy if I who make it what it is am filled with these same things. May your Holy Spirit strengthen and guide me as I dedicate myself to the task of being your good and faithful servant. With confidence and trust, I make this prayer through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen T-SHIRT SUNDAY MAY 14/15 We ve got an exciting weekend planned for May 14/15 (Pentecost Sunday) to continue our Jubilee celebration. Everyone is invited to please wear your Jubilee T-shirts for Mass. At the end of Mass we will take group photos of our congregation in their places from the front and sides and choir loft. Then following our closing song, everyone is invited to the Great Hall for ice cream and Jubilee cookies. We hope between now and then, most of us will get a Jubilee T-shirt and have it available. Congratulations to Our Weekly Calendar Raffle Winners April 3 Mary Laudolff $25.00 April 4 Ellen R. Peters $25.00 April 5 Margaret Van Heuklon - $25.00 April 6 Curt & Beth Gray $25.00 April 7 Ferd & Karen Schneider $25.00 April 8 Paul Morris $25.00 April 9 Ed Clemons $25.00 Please Pray For... Please pray for all our parishioners who are ill. Karla Brown 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: Jean VanDerLoop Mothers Day Rose Sale Volunteers Needed Volunteers are needed to sell Respect Life Roses on Mother s Day weekend on Saturday after 4pm Mass, Sunday after 8am Mass, or Sunday after 10 am Mass. Contact Phyllis Verhyen at 920-532-6612 to volunteer to help. JUBILEE TOUR OF HISTORICAL ARTIFACTS Friends, our JUBILEE YEAR began two weekends ago. It was a great success with many parishioners enjoying the receptions after each of our Masses. One of the highlights was noticing the historical items scattered around the buildings. We have put together a tour of how to see them in an orderly fashion. On the radiators in back of church are copies of the tour. We invite you over the next few months to stop in during the week or after Masses and casually look at our history. 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 393 parishioners have contributed $72,130 towards helping us reach our target. Thanks again for your generosity and support. NEW Altar Servers It s that time of year when we invite those who would like to become altar servers to sign up. We will have training sessions during May so that the new servers could begin serving during the summer. To become a server you need to at least be finishing 4 th grade. To sign up, please call Fr Jim (419-8738) or our Parish Office (734-7195) and let us know your name, phone number and email address. Please do this by the end of April. Thanks. WWDWWD (why we do what we do) For the next few months this article will appear in our weekly bulletin. It will look at what we do at Mass and, hopefully, offer an explanation. It appears at times there are people who seem very bored by what is going on. Perhaps understanding what we do will make it more meaningful. Why do we almost always begin Mass with a song? One reason is to unite our voices in praising God. In gathering for church we have come from many directions and with varied backgrounds. Singing a song has potential to unite our many voices into one strong voice praising God. The hope is that EVERYONE joins in this song as a sign we ve come together to worship God as one community not as 300 individuals.
A P R I L 1 7, 2 0 1 6 4 T H S U N D A Y O F E A S T E R Adult & Young Adult Enrichment Opportunities 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. Sun. April 17 6:30 PM Luke: Signs of Mercy; Mon., April 18 6:30 PM John: Stories 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. Children age 7 and over are encouraged to join us each evening. A spell binding encounter with the life of Jesus perfect for all generations enlightening moving Don t miss it! (St. Cecelia Church, Wisconsin Dells, WI)/ 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 life? 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 and handouts. Save the Date. Mother and Child Supper.. Thursday, May 5 Watch next week s bulletin for complete details! **************** Caregiver Café: Making Time for You The Café experience includes: smiles, refreshments & good talk about caring. *Perfect for parents, spouses, sibling, children & friends. *People come away finding support, new ideas, and resources that will directly help them as they care for their loved ones. TABLE TOPICS like: Being a Strong Caregiver Taking Care of Myself Building a Strong Support System LOCATION: St. Joseph Holly Hall DATE: Thursday, April 28 TIME: 10:00 am WHO is providing: Outagamie Caregiver Coalition in conjunction with St. Joe s Social Concerns Committee ************ Don t Forget to REGISTER!! Registration for Religious Education Classes for 2016-2017, April 20 4 8 p.m. Sign up your children for Religion Classes if they attend public school in Grades K-11 (12th graders complete their preparation for Confirmation.) Children from St. Joseph & St. Mary Parishes attend Faith Formation Classes in a combined program, Inter-Parish Religious Formation (IPRF). Children should be in a Catholic Faith Formation program or a Catholic Day School in order to receive the Sacraments of 1st Reconciliation, 1st Eucharist and Confirmation. IPRF Pizza & Bake Sale will take place on Wednesday April 20 from 5 7 p.m. in Financial News Tithing Needed... $16,300.00 Last Sunday s Tithing... $12,516.17 Auto Withdrawal Tithing... $18,450 Children s Collection... $44.15 Thank You! Your special offering to help keep us on target would be appreciated. Parish Support Through Collections Budgeted 7/1/15 3/31/16: $601,875.00 Actual 7/1/15-6/31/16: $674,875.94 Outreach Programs St. Joseph Food Program $547.00 Holy Thursday Collection $1006.68 March Milk Money $930.94 LEAVEN $210.00 Fox Valley Warming Shelter $743.00 Thank You! Readings for the Week of April 17 2016 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 Monday: Acts 6:8-15 Ps 119:23-24, 26-27, 29-30 Jn 6:22-29 Tuesday: Acts 7:51--8:1a Ps 31:3-4, 6-8, 17, 21 Jn 6:30-35 Wednesday: Acts 8:1b-8 Ps 66:1-7 Jn 6:35-40 Thursday: Acts 8:26-40 Ps 66:8-9, 16-17, 20 Jn 6:44-51 Friday: Acts 9:1-20 Ps 117:1-2 Jn 6:52-59 Saturday: Acts 9:31-42 Ps 116:12-17 Jn 6:60-69 Next Sunday: Acts 13:14, 43-52 Ps 100:1-3, 5 Rv 7:9, 14b-17 Jn 10:27-30 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 Xavier Catholic Schools News! 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. 44th Annual International Food Fair Come check out the 44 th Annual International Food Fair! Bring an appetite. Purchase food from around the world, choosing from a variety of different booths. Other attractions include Silent Auction, Worlds Greatest 50/50 Raffle, Bake Shop, Treasure Bag Sale, East Side Coffee Bar, Book Shop, Children s Fair, and Musical Entertainment. New this year-admission is free! When: Sunday, May 1 st Where: Xavier High School Time: 9:30AM-6:00PM 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 2 nd Annual Tour de Francis Benefit Ride Please join us for the 2 nd Annual Tour de Francis Benefit Ride benefiting Xavier Catholic Schools! Choose between the 10-mile family ride, 25 or 62 mile routes. Participants are encouraged to register before April 13 th to receive a t-shirt. There will also be same day registration. When: Sunday, May 1 st, 2016 Start Time*: 7am-9:45am *Start times vary depending on the length of route you choose. For more information and to register: www.tourdefrancis.com *************** Saint Joseph School Class of 1966 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 to Saint Joseph s Parish Center on Saturday June 25, 2016. Starting at 6:00pm to 10:00pm. 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. You Are INVITED: CHOIR NAME: Schola d Arezzo of Saint Norbert Abbey performing a Memorial Concert for Lynn Griebling DIRECTOR: Mark D. Falcone, D.M.A. DATE: April 24 PLACE: St. Norbert Abbey, 1016 North Broadway, De Pere TIME: 2:30 pm CONTACT PERSON: Mark D. Falcone at 920-337-4352 ADMISSION FREE JUBILEE CORNER Our Jubilee T-Shirts will be on sale after Weekend Masses and during the week at the Reception Desk in the Parish Center. Did You Get Yours Yet? Prices: $8 Adult size shirts; $9 for 2XL & 3XL shirts; $6 for youth shirts. Jubilee Wrist Bracelets are available for purchase when you get your T-Shirts: Adult (maroon or black) $2 each Youth (rainbow, purple, or blue) - $1 each Children (purple) - $1 each Order a St. Joseph Parish 250 piece Puzzle. Prepayment of $20 is due at time of ordering. Get your commemorative items today! T-SHIRT SUNDAY - May 14/15 Wear your T-Shirt to Mass that weekend to help celebrate our 150 years of being a part of the Appleton community sharing faith and service. Special parish pictures will be taken during the Masses...so we can have great pictures of our celebrations. Ice cream and cookies follow each Mass. 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!
Weekly Liturgical Calendar Monday, April 18 12:05 p.m. Witthuhn Family Tuesday, April 19 12:05 p.m. Dec. Jim Mathy 12:30 p.m. St. Anthony Devotions Wednesday, April 20 12:05 p.m. Mass at St. Mary s Thursday, April 21 12:05 p.m. Mass at St. Mary s Friday, April 22 12:05 p.m. Dec. Mary Ellen Bergman Saturday, April 23 4:00 p.m. Dec. Kathy Glasnop A P R I L 1 7, 2 0 1 6 Sunday, April 24 8:00 a.m. Dec. Members of the Paul Kobal Family 10:00 a.m. Dec. Dr. Ken Siegrist 6:30 p.m. Members of St. Joseph Parish. 4 T H S U N D A Y O F E A S T E R ANNOUNCEMENTS 1) If you missed our T-Shirt /Bracelet sale, you can purchase them at the Receptionist s Desk in the Parish Office during office hours. 2) Next weekend, we will have samples and order forms in the Great Hall for our Bread for the World Initiative. (See enclosed flyer. 3) SCRIP will be on sale next weekend. Stop and help support St. Joe s. 4) CAREGIVERS: Please come and enjoy our Caregivers Café on Thursday April 28 in Holly Hall. See details on page 3. 5) Please pray for our young people who will be receiving their First Holy Communion next weekend. WELCOME We welcome into the St. Joseph Community through Baptism. Matthew J. LuMaye Mevaeh Elyse Sackman Owen Grey Moser This Week in Our Parish Monday, April 18 6:30 pm City-Wide Parish Mission, St. Thomas More 6:30 pm Hospitality Training Session, Church 7:00 pm Faith & Light Class, Rm. LL11 Tuesday, April 19 1:00 pm Prayer Shawl Ministry, Rm. LL09 6:30 pm City-Wide Parish Mission, St. Thomas More 6:30 pm Parish Council Mtg., Rm. 214 Wednesday, April 20 IPRF Classes 4:00 pm IPRF Registration, 5:00 pm IPRF Pizza & Bake Sale, Thursday, April 21 6:30 pm Choir Practice, Church 6:30 pm Social Concerns Mtg., Rm. 209 Saturday, April 23 9:00 am Private Reconciliation, Church Bread for the World Orders & Letters due after Mass 1st Eucharist Weekend Next Sunday, April 24 1st Eucharist Weekend Bread for the World Samples Orders & Letters due after Masses St. Joe s Historical Moment #58 Pastors of St. Joe s for the third 50 years Fr. Simeon Keogh, OFM Cap (1969-1970) Fr. Ephrem Hertel, OFM Cap (1970-1973, 1973-1975) Fr. Roger Zach, OFM Cap (1973-1975, 1975-1984) Fr. Campion Baer, OFM Cap (1975-1978) Fr. John Zickert, OFM Cap (1984-1993) Fr. John Holly, OFM Cap (1993-2003) Fr. Larry Abler, OFM Cap (2003-2010) Fr. James Leary, OFM Cap (2010- ) During the first 50 years of St Joseph Parish we were served by 15 Pastorates. As Pastors stayed for longer terms, there were only 10 Pastorates in the second 50 years. And during the final 50 years there were 8 Pastorates. Back in the 70 s the parish experimented with Co-Pastors. The idea lasted about eight years with some success. However, it was felt that sooner or later there is a need to know who is the point person and the one really in charge. Please Support our Advertiser of the Week. Rudolph Law Offices They help support the printing of this bulletin Thank you!