St. Joseph Parish A Ministry of the Capuchin Franciscans since 1877 404 WEST LAWRENCE STREET APPLETON, WISCONSIN 54911 PHONE: 734-7195 FAX: 734-0227 WEBSITE: www.saintjosephparish.org 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 920-739-5119 Music Director, Jill Beyer Jbeyer@SaintJosephParish.org Bookkeeper, Linda Baumruk Lbaumruk@SaintJosephParish.org Secretary, Barb Mauthe Bmauthe@SaintJosephParish.org 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 approximately 9:30 a.m. 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. Office Hours Monday - Thursday: 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Friday: 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Mass Schedule 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. Holy Days: Check the bulletin. January 25, 2015 3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time
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 This weekend begins our annual Catholic Schools Week. The week provides the opportunity to thank you for your support of the St Francis Xavier Catholic School System. It also offers the chance to celebrate and promote the many highlights of our schools. So, thanks to the parishioners of St Joe s for their generous financial support over the years. The SFX School System has three sources of revenue tuition, parish subsidies, and fundraising. All three are essential to maintaining the system. Our parish contributes over $300,000 each year. Together our eight Appleton parishes contribute a total of $2,900,000 towards the cost of the system. Appleton is blessed to have a Catholic School System. Many communities have closed their schools because of finances and low enrollment. I hope and pray that won t happen here. Once a system is closed, it is next to impossible to revive it. Thanks also to the parents of our SFX School system. Tuition costs demand a lot of financial sacrifices for them. I know parents who don t take expensive vacations and drive older cars so their kids can go to a Catholic school. You continue the example of dedication and generosity given by the hundreds of nuns who used to teach for practically nothing. God bless and reward them and all of you parents. I wish more of our parents would look seriously at sending their children to our school system. We can teach and celebrate our Catholic faith there every day of the week. God is welcome in our schools. Christian values are expected and our quality education is superior. If any family wants to send their children to our system but needs some financial help, please contact me (419-8738). St Joe s has the ability to help families who need a boost. I want to make these funds available. Right now there are about 100 of our children in the system. I wish that number were 125, if not more. Congratulations to everyone connected to this week s celebration of Catholic Schools Week! Please Pray For... Please pray for all our parishioners who are ill: Lorna Davel, Joe Strick, Tom Belonger, Tom Harp, Lisa Vander Maazen, Tom Nygard, Kay Remme, Fern Baisden, Ruth West 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: Ken Schuh (father of Dorothy Voster) FEBRUARY Holy Hour Our Holy Hour for the month of February will be next Sunday, Feb 1 st following the 10:00 am Mass. Can you come and pray with us before the Blessed Sacrament for an hour or however long you can stay? Bishop Ricken has asked every parish to provide a monthly Holy Hour. In November we did it on the first Friday after our 12:05 Mass. Last month it was offered on the first Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. And this month it will be after our Sunday Mass. After next Sunday, we will decide what the best day and time is for this monthly opportunity and put it in our parish calendar. STEWARDSHIP of TREASURE We continue to ask parishioners to help us with our budgeting for 2015 by filling out a Financial Stewardship Commitment form. In early December a letter was sent to every parishioner asking if you could indicate what you thought you could give the parish in 2015. Many of you have already returned your form. Thank you! If you have not done so yet, we would still be grateful to receive it Pictorial Directory THANK YOU! This past week we completed the picture taking for our directory! Thank you to everyone who took the time to schedule an appointment and get their picture taken. There was a great attitude shown by everyone by being on time and flashing some outstanding smiles. The reward of cookies was a small way of saying thanks for a very successful effort. It all began in early November (three months ago). Thanks to our Pictorial Directory Committee: Annette Hovie, Kathy Helf, Judy Pocan, and Barb Mauthe. They have been incredibly generous with their time and dedication. They are now putting together the additional pages that will feature photos of parish activities. In three weeks we hope to ship off the finished copy to the printer. We have a promise that the directories will be back here sometime in May. Pick Up Your Complimentary Photos Many parishioners asked that their free 8 x 10 photo be sent to our parish office. PLEASE stop in and pick it up at our front desk. Thank you! Congratulations to Our Weekly Calendar Raffle Winners January 11 Joan Milhaupt $25.00 January 12 Tim & Rose Van Himbergen -$25.00 January 13 Lois Slivatz- $25.00 January 14 Eileen Shebilske-$25.00 January 15 Virginia Roberts $25.00 January 16 Dan Geddes $25.00 January 17 Sue Humphrey $25.00
J A N U A R Y 2 5, 2 0 1 5 3 R D S U N D A Y O F E A S T E R Adult & Young Adult Enrichment Opportunities Christ Renews His Parish Please welcome and be open to the men who will be talking with you about our Christ Renews His Parish Renewal Weekend this weekend. At any time we welcome your questions contact Steve at 920-366- 6548 or Carol Jensen at 920-739-3700 x 22. Women s weekend will be March 21-22. We are inviting new men and women to join us and are also encouraging anyone who has already attended a weekend and would like to have another renewal weekend to join us. There is no fee for anyone who attends because of generous donations and our summer book sale. Young Adult Gathering Thursday, Feb. 5, 6:00 p.m., St. Joseph Parish Center Holly Hall. Young Adults (Ages 18 39) are invited to join us for a soup, salad and sandwich supper, followed by a talk on Finding Balance in Your Life. Sr. Laura Zelten will be our speaker. Young children are invited to join us. Please register in advance so that we can plan for the meal. E-mail Carol at cjensen@stmaryparish.org or leave a message at 739-3700 x 22. We look forward to having you join us. Concert with Luke Spehar- Monday, Feb. 16, 7 p.m., UW-Oshkosh Luke Spehar, a Catholic Christian musician will present his concert tour, All is Gift on Monday, Feb. 16 at UW-Oshkosh, Equity and Diversity building, 717 W. Irving Ave. The concert is being sponsored by Titan Catholics. Early purchase of tickets- $10 for adults; $5 for students, Children under 10 FREE. Cost of tickets at door will increase by $5.Tickets can be purchased by going to the Newman Center website www.newmanctr.org and clicking on their e-mail address to request tickets. Looking Ahead to Lent Join us as we continue to study the Gospel of John, Chapters 9-21, Monday evenings, beg. Feb. 23, 6:30 8 p.m. at St. Mary Parish Center, LL07 or Friday mornings, beg. Feb. 27, 10:00 11:30 a.m. at St. Joseph Parish Center, 214. We would be happy to order a set of study materials for you. Call Carol at 739-5119. Recognizing the Face of Christ.. Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow Feb. 19, 24 and 26 at St. Joseph Holly Hall. 6:30-8 p.m. Presenter: Fr. Jim Neilsen, O.P.. Plan to join us for this very special Lenten series. A small fee will be charged more details in the weeks to come. Contemporary Catholic Thinkers.beginning Tuesday, March 10. Henri Nouwen, Mother Teresa, Thomas Merton, Pope Francis 6:30 7:45 p.m., St. Mary Parish Center. More information in future weeks. Spiritual Book Clubs continue to meet: Wed. a.m., Feb.11, St. Mary, LL07, Prayerfulness by Robert Wicks, pp145-167. Beginning Tatoos on the Heart in March. Thurs, p.m., Feb. 12, St. Joseph, L09, Radical Gratitude by Mary Jo Leddy, Discussing chapters 5 and 6. A Prayer for Our School God, our Father and Creator, be with us in our school. Help us to treasure your gift of life and treat one another with care. Let us always remember that we are all created in your image. Come, Lord Jesus, and be with us in our school. Guide our teachers, guide our parents, and lead our students to recognize you in all people. Bless all those who support our school with their time, talent, and treasure. Come, Holy Spirit, and be with us in our school. Give us a vision for the future, and the gifts we need to shape a faith-filled future. Amen. Financial News Tithing Needed... $15,700.00 Last Week s Tithing... $9,900.38 Children s Collection... $49.00 Thank You! Your special offering to help keep us on target would be appreciated. Readings for the Week of January 25, 2015 Sunday: Jon 3:1-5, 10 1 Cor 7:29-31 Mk 1:14-20 Monday: 2 Tm 1:1-8 or Ti 1:1-5 Mk 3:22-30 Tuesday: Heb 10:1-10 Mk 3:31-35 Wednesday: Heb 10:11-18 Mk 4:1-20 Thursday: Heb 10:19-25 Mk 4:21-25 Friday: Heb 10:32-39 Mk 4:26-34 Saturday: Heb 11:1-2, 8-19 Mk 4:35-41 Next Sunday: Dt 18:15-20 1 Cor 7:32-35 Mk 1:21-28 Liturgical Publications Inc. He walked along a little farther and saw James, the son of Zebedee, and his brother John. They too were in a boat mending their nets. Then he called them. So they left their father Zebedee in the boat along with the hired men and followed him. - Mk 1:19-20 Excerpts from the Lectionary for Mass 2001, 1998, 1970 CCD Looking for a weekend away, for just the two of you? A Marriage Encounter Weekend offers you this experience. It's a time to renew your relationship, away from the everyday distraction of life. It s an opportunity to strengthen your communication and promote greater intimacy in your life together. You don't need a Marriage Encounter Weekend, but you DESERVE one. Discover Each Other Again, more deeply, honestly and warmly. The weekend retreat options are: February 6-8 at the Norbertine Center for Spirituality in De Pere, March 21-22 at St Pius Parish, Appleton, For more information, contact Sue & Dennis Amtmann (920-544-5166 / RegistrationCouple@GBME.org) or visit www.gbme.org.
S T. J O S E P H P A R I S H, A P P L E T O N, W I ANNOUNCEMENTS 1) Please participate in our Eucharistic Holy Hour next Sunday after the 10 a.m. Mass. Stay for the entire time or as long as you can. 2) Next Friday, the Great Hall will be receiving a facelift. A new carpet will be installed...please be patient if you come in through the Great Hall on that day. Hearing Loop System This week we plan to have a Hearing Loop System installed in church. Those who have hearing aids will miraculously find that they can hear what s being said from the pulpit. (For the past few months we have had individual hearing loops that could be used if someone wanted them.) Now the system will be available to anyone with a hearing aid who is in our church. Bible Discussion Group on Upcoming Sunday Readings All are invited to join us in our Discussion for the reading and discussion of the following Sunday readings and arriving at a personal action plan for the week on the Scripture s theme beginning Jan. 20 th and every Tuesday at 7-8:30 p.m. at St. Joe s Lower Level, Rm.LL09. No preparation needed. Just come! Questions, call Greg, 850-4801. Twinning Committee: Come join us for our Annual Warm Hearts Bake & Jewelry Sale! Again this year everyone can purchase your baked goods as well as Jewelry at very reasonable prices! The sale is on the weekend of February 14 th & 15th. Donations will be taken all of January for Jewelry just place items in the Twinning Green Box at the back of church. If you would like to provide bake goods for the sale, please bring them to the Great Hall on February 14 th & 15 th or contact Sue Gallagher at 920-915- 4922/ susangallagher66@gmail.com Xavier Theatre s Check Please Just in time for Valentine s Day, Xavier Theatre will present Check Please at 7:00 pm on February 5, 6 and 7 at the Xavier Fine Arts Theatre. This hilarious comedy follows several couples through increasingly ridiculous first date experiences in a fast-paced sketch comedy style. The show is presented in an intimate studio theatre style with no audience member further than 15 feet from the stage. For show times and to purchase tickets, visit www.xaviertheatre.com or call the Xavier box office at (920) 733-8840. BINGO at St. Nicholas, Freedom St. Nicholas in Freedom hosts family-friendly BINGO on Saturday, February 7. Card and food sales begin at 5pm, and play starts at 5:45pm. Come for Mass at 4pm, followed by BINGO! If you haven't played in awhile (or EVER!) now is the time. We emphasize the fun, AND you can even win some money! Low cost fun for the whole family! Other Area Opportunities Upcoming Men's Tournament St. John's Menasha, 516 DePere St. Feb. 20, 21,and 22, 2015. We are currently accepting teams/rosters. Prizes for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place. For questions, or to register, contact Ty Thompson (920) 209-9473, or e-mail tthompson@ci.neenah.wi.us, or contact Steve Siegel at ssiegel@tcces.org. Winter Clearance Sale Please visit the Winter Clearance Sale at St. Vincent de Paul of Appleton on Thursday, January 29. The sale will feature 30% off all merchandise; including furniture, antiques, jewelry, electronics, clothing, toys and more. All proceeds support our mission of helping people in need. We are located at 1924 W. College Avenue and will be open from 9:00 AM - 8:00 PM for the sale. Hope to see you there! TRINITY ENGLISH EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH 209 S. Allen St., Appleton Centennial Celebration February 7 & 8 Please join Trinity Lutheran Church as we celebrate our Centennial Anniversary (1915-2015) with a weekend of worship and fellowship! Saturday, February 7 Sunday, February 8 Musical Festival & Open House Worship Service 9 a.m. 1:00 4:00 p.m. Brunch Approx. 11 a.m. (at Special Music & Tours Michiels Fox Banquets) Tickets available at the church office (734-9895) for $17 per person. AWAKENING YOUR HEART A Lenten Series Tuesday, February 24: Your Heart Matters Have you lost your heart? Tuesday, March 3: My Heart is Restless What is my heart telling me? Tuesday, March 10: Heart Desires of Women Awaken and validate the longings of your heart. Tuesday, March 17: Heart Desires of Men Reconnect with your heart to give you purpose. Tuesday, March 24: Caring for Your Heart Learn how to give your heart a voice. Tuesday, March 31: Heart to Heart with God How to love God and let Him love you. All are welcome to this 6 week series presented by Mark Preissner. 7-8:30 p.m. Mount Tabor Center 522 Second Street, Menasha Free will offering Hosted by Mount Tabor Center Recovering the person you were meant to be. No Registration Necessary Please support our advertiser of the week. Northstar Contracting Inc. They help support the printing of this bulletin Thank you!
J A N U A R Y 2 5, 2 0 1 5 Weekly Liturgical Calendar Monday, January 26 12:05 p.m. Dec. Members of St. Joseph Parish Tuesday, January 27 12:05 p.m. St. Frances Xavier Catholic School System 12:30 p.m. St. Anthony Devotions Wednesday, January 28 12:05 p.m. Mass at St. Mary s Thursday, January 29 12:05 p.m. Mass at St. Mary s Friday, January 30 12:05 p.m. Dec. Adeline Ulman. Saturday, January 31 4:00 p.m. Members of St. Joseph Parish Sunday, February 1 8:00 a.m. Dec. Janet Feavel 10:00 a.m. Dec. Jean Hahn 6:30 p.m. Lando & Pauline Anhalt, Sarah & Tom School Jr. This Week in Our Parish Catholic Schools Week Monday, January 26 6:30 p.m. Finance Meeting 7:00 p.m. Faith & Light Class, Rm. LL11 Tuesday, January 27 6:30 p.m. IPRF Board Mtg., Rm. 214 7:00 p.m. Inter-Parish Respect Life Mtg., St. Mary Lg. Conference Rm. 7:00 p.m. Discussion Group of Upcoming Sunday Readings, Rm. LL09 Wednesday, January 28 IPRF Classes Thursday, January 29 6:30 p.m. Choir Practice, Church Saturday, January 31 9:00 a.m. Private Reconciliation, Church FOOD COLLECTION WEEKEND Next Sunday February 1 FOOD COLLECTION WEEKEND 9:00 a.m. Youth Ministry Souper Bowl Retreat Holly Hall 9:30 a.m. RCIA Gathering, Rm. 209 10:00 a.m. Catholic Schools Week Mass Past Pastors continued from column two You always found time to attend our parish functions. You were willing to give suggestions, time and effort toward our festivals and parties. You were quick to welcome visitors and friends from out of town. Father, we are grateful that we have had the fortune to know you. You will always have a place in our hearts that no one else will ever fill. May God bless you always! Your family from St Joe s. 3 R D S U N D A Y O F E A S T E R PAST PASTORS of St Joe s Past Pastor # 29 Fr. Roger Zach (1975-1984), Fr. Campion Baer [Co-Pastors] (1975-1978) In 1975 our Co-Pastors were Fr. Roger and Fr. Campion. Interestingly, Fr. Ephrem continued to minister at St. Joe s but was now considered an Associate Pastor! Wonder how difficult that was for him? Fr. Roger and Fr. Campion worked as Co- Pastors for three years. In 1978 Fr. Campion left St Joe s and Fr. Roger became Pastor for another six years. So the experiment of Co-Pastors lasted for only five years. It seems the concept of Co-Pastors was tried in many places but didn t last much longer than it did here. Fr. Campion did a great job here. He was a man of action, yet he weighed well any decision, especially if it meant spending money. His policy was to do it ourselves if it could be done, even if the job was not the most professional. His signs may have lacked artistic talent but they did get the event or occasion promoted. Fr. Campion followed in the footsteps of Fr. Ephrem with his financial wisdom. He helped return the parish from the brink of financial disaster only ten years earlier to a very respected and solvent position. It was in August 1977 that St. Mary and St. Joseph Parishes began to discuss the idea of consolidating their two elementary schools. The plan was approved in April, 1978 under the name of Catholic Central school. The two schools merged and opened for classes in 1979 at the State Street campus. Fr. Campion supervised the changes in the church. During this period the interior to the church was dedicated to Mary and the baptistery in the rear of the church was replaced. The stained glass window behind the altar was once again uncovered. It had been hidden since the turn of the century. The old school was also demolished to make way for the new hotel and convention center. There was some thought given to a Parish Center being built just east of the Friary. That idea was put on hold at the time. Fr. Roger, of course, was deeply involved in all of the above too. And one of the highlights during his time as Pastor was the establishment of the renowned St. Joseph Food Program. It was begun in September, 1982. The PARISH NEWSletter of Feb, 1984 had the following tribute to Fr Roger as he left St Joseph Parish. It is with true sorrow that we say Good Bye to you as you leave us to continue your education in the knowledge of God and His ministry. However our sorrow at your leaving is tempered with our gratitude for the wonderful memories you have given us. We remember your warmth toward all of us. You knew us by name and inquired of our family members. You grieved with us in our sorrows. We have seen your tears for our grief; you joined us in prayer for our loved ones. You were always available when we came to you with a problem. The problem became your problem. We no longer suffered alone. [to be continued in first column]