October 21, 2018 Twenty-Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time World Mission Sunday Masses Saturday 4:00 pm Sunday 9:00 am Mon., Wed., Friday- Church Hours Monday-Friday 10 am - 4 pm Wednesdays 10 am - 8 pm Confessions Saturdays 2:15 pm - 3:30 pm Wednesdays 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Eucharistic Adoration Wednesdays 9:00 am - 8:00 pm Devotions Rosary before each Mass Mondays Perpetual Help Novena Fridays Sacred Heart Novena Fridays During Lent: Stations of the Cross led by Fr. Joe. Alternating between Cathedral and St. Johns 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 Church & Museum Tours Every Second Sunday after 9 am Mass or by Appointment (920)-432-4348
Readings for the Week of October 21, 2018 Sunday:...Is 53:10-11/Ps 33:4-5, 18-19, 20, 22 [22]/.Heb 4:14-16/Mk 10:35-45 or 10:42-45 Monday:.Eph 2:1-10/Ps 100:1b-2, 3, 4ab, 4c-5 [3b]/...Lk 12:13-21 Tuesday: Eph 2:12-22/Ps 85:9ab-10, 11-12, 13-14 [cf. 9]/...Lk 12:35-38 Wednesday:.Eph 3:2-12/Is 12:2-3, 4bcd, 5-6 [cf. 3]/...Lk 12:39-48 Thursday: Eph 3:14-21/Ps 33:1-2, 4-5, 11-12, 18-19 [5b]/...Lk 12:49-53 Friday: Eph 4:1-6/Ps 24:1-2, 3-4ab, 5-6 [cf. 6]/Lk 12:54-59 Saturday:...Eph 4:7-16/Ps 122:1-2, 3-4ab, 4cd-5 [1]/...Lk 13:1-9 Next Sunday:.Jer 31:7-9/Ps 126:1-2, 2-3, 4-5, 6 [3]/.Heb 5:1-6/Mk 10:46-52 October 13th & 14th, 2018 Sacrificial Giving..........$ 8,624.00 Offertory Collection......$ 457.41 On-Line Giving.... $ 2,762.50 Total...$ 11,843.91 Building Maintenance........$ 191.00 St. Vincent de Paul.........$ 55.00 An average of $10,134.62 weekly collection is needed to meet the budget. For online contributions Go to www.sfxcathedralgb.org and click the Online Giving logo. FYTD Budgeted Income.........$ 162,153.92 FYTD Actual Income..........$ 135,271.61 Balance...$ (26,882.31) KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS GET OUT THE VOTE DRIVE In keeping with the Knight s of Columbus on patriotism and civic involvement, Msgr. Bashche Council #4505 is announcing a nonpartisan Get Out the Vote drive to make sure that all registered voters in the parish are able to make it to the polls on Tuesday, November 6th. Individuals needing a ride to the polls, such as elderly persons, those who are disabled and any others who are unable to drive may contact Jim at 920-819-3969 or e-mail at jmjacque@icloud.com 131 S. Madison Street, Green Bay, WI Hours of Operation Monday - Friday: 9:30 am - 5 pm; Saturday: 10 am - 4 pm 920-432-0078 or info@cathedralbookandgift.com CHURCH & OFFICE CLOSED AND NO MORNING MASS AT ST. JOHNS THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25TH On Thursday, October 25th, the office and church will be closed here at Cathedral and NO morning Mass or Adult Faith Formation session at St. John s so both staffs can attend a mandatory diocesan staff seminar. THANK YOU! KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS A sincere thanks to all for the support of the Knights of Columbus. The recent membership drive on October 6th & 7th was a success. We collected 17 prospect cards and one transfer. A good weekend indeed! Recruiting members is much easier when we have your support. Thanks for your kind words during the Masses. We feel very much at home at St. Francis Xavier Cathedral and St. John s Parish. OKTOBERFEST Thank you so much to those who so generously gave of their time and for those who supported the Oktoberfest in any way by donations or by enjoying the meal. The proceeds were $1000.00 and will go towards the Endowment Fund. NEW SHELTER MEAL Thank you for providing the fantastic chicken dinner at the NEW Community Shelter. We appreciate your dedication to those in the community that may be in need of a helping hand. On behalf of the NEW Community Shelter Meal Program. Thank you! ~Janet VanDreel Meal Coordinator HOLIDAY BAZAAR We are in need of empty baskets to be used for donations for our upcoming Holiday Bazaar on December 1 st. The empty baskets can be dropped off at the Greeter s desk. Watch the bulletin for further updates on the Holiday Bazaar. PARISH PANTRY NEEDS! Items desperately needed: The pantry is nearly out of all the basics! Your help is desperately needed and appreciated. Cereal, soup, tuna, vegetables/fruit in cans, crackers (saltines and graham), peanut butter, jelly/jam, box macaroni and cheese, dry pasta or rice, canned baked beans or stew, fruit roll-ups, cookies, granola bars, cans of prepared pasta, spaghetti or macaroni, box of prepared meals, pancake mix, and maple syrup. Please no, expired food, perishable items or glass jars!
ST. JOHN S RESTORING HOPE GALA Join us for a night of food, music and inspiration while benefiting St. John s Homeless Shelter, The Micah Center & Wellspring! Saturday, November 10, 2018 Radisson Hotel Ballroom 2040 Airport Dr, Green Bay, WI 54313 Doors open at 5 p.m. There will be raffles, silent auction and more. The first-ever St. John s Choir will sing. Award-winning journalist and author Steve Lopez the author of the book The Soloist: A Lost Dream, an Unlikely Friendship, and the Redemptive Power of Music that inspired the Dreamworks film. Lopez will speak about the experiences that led him to write The Soloist and his friendship with a downtown Los Angeles musician named Nathaniel Ayers who was a homeless, Julliard-trained and struggling with mental illness while playing music on the streets with a two-stringed violin. Tickets are available by calling 920-617-8700 or by visiting: :https://www.stjohnhomelessshelter.org/gala2018 WELCOME NEW MEMBERS! Larissa Krumplitsch Andrew Brown Michael O Connor Leslie Trochlil God Bless You! OCTOBER IS RESPECT LIFE MONTH! Heavenly Father, thank you for the precious gift of life. Help us to cherish and protect this gift, even in the midst of fear, pain, and suffering. Give us love for all people, especially the most vulnerable, and help us bear witness to the truth that every life is worth living. Grant us the humility to accept help when we are in need, and teach us to be merciful to all. Through our words and actions, may others encounter the outstretched hands of Your mercy. We ask this through Christ, our Lord. Amen. WORLD MISSION SUNDAY OCTOBER 20TH & 21ST SECOND COLLECTION Today is World Mission Sunday, a special moment of encounter with the Pop s missions throughout the world. Let us raise our voices this World Mission Sunday by supporting the Priests, religious Sisters and Brothers, and lay catechists who provide loving service to those most in need. Your prayers and generous gifts to the Society for the Propagation of the Faith, Latin America and Eastern Europe will help missionaries share the joy of the Gospel and help the poor by our fervent prayer and generous hearts. Envelopes are available in the pews. St. Gianna Clinic 4th Annual Gala Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Humanae Vitae, Pope Paul VI's beautiful and clear encyclical on God's plan for married love and procreation. Tuesday, November 6th at Meyer Theatre 5:30 pm - Mass 6 pm - Social with hors d'oeuvres and cash bar 7:15 pm - Opening remarks and guest speakers Most Reverend Bishop Ricken will begin the evening with Mass. Dr. Teresa Stanton Collett a national expert will speak on Thinking Outside the Pill: Humanae Vitae for the Next Generation. A professor at the University of St. Thomas School of Law, who specializes in the subjects of marriage, religion, and bioethics in her research. Dr. Gianna Emanuela Molla, daughter of St. Gianna Beretta Molla, will speak briefly about her saintly mother s remarkable life. Registration requested by Monday, Oct. 29. $10 for students $25 for adults. For more information email sgcgbgala@gmail.com. Proceeds to benefit St. Gianna Molla Clinic, Inc., a non-profit, faith-based health care organization following a philosophy of Catholic health care.
Join us for a Church and Museum tour every second Sunday of each month at 10:15 am or by appointment! Saint Francis Xavier Cathedral Parish 139 S Madison St Green Bay, WI 54301-4501 Parish Office: 920-432-4348 Credo Faith Formation: 920-609-1826 New Office Hours Mondays Noon - 4:00 pm (Starting June 4th) Tuesday - Friday 9:30 am - 4 pm Fax: 920 435-5068 Email: cathedral.sfx@gmail.com Website: www.sfxcathedralgb.org Weekday Church Hours: Monday & Friday 7:30 am - 4 pm Tuesday & Thursday 10 am - 4 pm Wednesday 7:30 am - 8 pm The Most Reverend David Ricken Rector and Pastor: Reverend Joseph Dorner Deacons: Rev. Mr. Thomas Mahoney Rev. Mr. Conrad Kieltyka Office Manager: Sonia Hitt Office Assistant: Jan Phillips Youth Faith Formation Coordinator: Connie DeMeuse Adult Faith Formation Coordinators: Ann Kieltyka & Jan Phillips Maintenance Custodian: Michael Klatt Parish Sacristan: Dan Vanden Avond Cathedral Bishop Sacristan: Caitlyn Trader Music Director: Rachael Verhaagh Bookkeeper: Vicki Matuszak St. John the Evangelist 413 Saint John Street, Green Bay, WI 54301 920-436-6380 Liturgical Schedule Tuesday: - Mass Thursday: - Mass Saturday: 5:30 pm - Mass Sunday: 10:45 am - Mass Saturday 4:00 pm Sunday 9:00 am 11:00 am Monday Wednesday Friday Saturday 4:00 pm Sunday 9:00 am 12:00 pm Mass Intentions October 20 Living & Deceased Members of St. John the Evangelist Parish and St. Francis Xavier Cathedral October 21 Anna Kugel Crozier Mass October 22 Raymond Chekouras October 24 Niles Delfosse October 26 Doris Steeno October 27 Raymond Dubois October 28 Louie Jossart Diocesan Confirmation Calendar of Events Saturday & Sunday October 20th & 21st World Mission Sunday-Second Collection Sunday...October 21st 11 am...crozier Mass-Bsp. Rickern Monday...October 22nd 6 pm...jpii School Mass & Reception-Church & BWC Thursday...October 25th Mandatory Staff Discipleship Seminar Today Church & Office Closed at Cathedral NO Morning Mass at St. John s NO Morning The One Thing is Three session at SJE 6 pm.... The One Thing is Three session BWC Saturday...October 27th 8 am. Fidei Defensor Session-Gehl 10 am..relevant Radio Estate Planning Seminar-BWC Sunday...October 28th 12 pm....fall Diocesan Confirmation Thursday November 1st All Saints Day (Holy Day of Obligation) Mass at St Johns 9:30 am. The One Thing is Three session at St. John s 6 pm Mass at Cathedral 7:15 pm The One Thing is Three session BWC Friday...November 2nd 1 pm.. Tour-Church & Museum-All Saints-Antigo
GOSPEL MEDITATION October 21, 2018 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time "What do you wish me to do for you?" Jesus asks a similar question in different Gospel passages, but the request of James and John is not repeated on any other occasion. "Grant that in your glory we may sit one at your right and the other at your left." They ask not for knowledge of God, not for crooked limbs to be straightened nor for the blind to see. They ask for power and authority. Jesus' response should trouble them. "You do not know what you are asking." "Can you drink the cup that I drink?" Jesus asks. "They said to him, 'We can.'" But what is Christ's cup? Could James and John have possibly known it or understood it here at the height of Jesus' ministry? Jesus' cup is the cup of trial, of difficulty, of public ridicule. His final, thirsting sip occurs as he hangs on the cross. In Christ's kingdom, drinking his cup and participating in his life are not the sharing of power the way we are accustomed. Jesus flips their paradigm. "Whoever wishes to be great among you will be your servant; whoever wishes to be first among you will be the slave of all." The cup of Jesus is the cup of giving oneself. "The Son of Man did not come to be served but to serve and to give his life as a ransom for many." As Christians, how easy it can be to want the acclaim of good deeds, the gratitude for volunteering, the attention for donating to the church. "It shall not be so among you." If you are overlooked, offer thanks to God for imitating Jesus, rather than bitter complaint at someone else's oversight. Look for opportunities to do good needs unnoticed. This week, consider one way you can drink the cup of Jesus! CATHEDRAL PRESERVATION/ ENDOWMENT FUND Help us maintain Our Cathedral for future generations. Did you know St. Francis Xavier has a preservation fund? We invite you to contribute financially online by visiting : www.catholicfoundationgb.org/givefunds and select SFX Cathedral Pres Fund-GB Join other members of St. Francis Xavier Cathedral to peacefully pray outside of Planned Parenthood in Ashwaubenon. Cathedral times are Tuesdays 5 pm - 6 pm and Saturdays 11 am - Noon. (Now through November 4th). For more information or if you plan to take part, contact Vonda at 371-0839 or visit 40daysforlife.com.