Welcome to SAINT JOHN THE BAPTIST CATHOLIC CHURCH 115 Plymouth St., Plymouth, Wisconsin 920-892-4006 www.sjbplymouth.org Mission Statement We, the faith community of St. John the Baptist Parish, believe that we are called daily to proclaim the good news of Jesus Christ: to learn, to share, and to live the message of Jesus. Guided by the Holy Spirit, we recognize that we are unique with diverse gifts from God and that we are to develop these gifts to nurture and strengthen our faith community. Saturday Masses 4:00 p.m. - St. John the Baptist 5:30 p.m. - St. Thomas Aquinas, Elkhart Lake Sunday Masses 8:00 a.m. - St. Thomas Aquinas, Elkhart Lake 9:30 a.m. - St. John the Baptist Weekday Masses 8:00 a.m. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday - St. John the Baptist 8:00 a.m. Wednesday, Friday - St. Thomas Aquinas Eucharistic Adoration 4:00-8:00 p.m., Mondays - St. John the Baptist 8:30-10:00 a.m., Wednesdays - St. Thomas Aquinas FATHER PHILIP D. REIFENBERG... Temporary Administrator for the Clustered Parishes of St. John the Baptist, Plymouth and St. Thomas Aquinas, Elkhart Lake
St. John the Baptist Plymouth May 14, 2017 We are pleased to announce that Archbishop Jerome E. Listecki, in consultation with the Priest Placement Board of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee, has appointed Father Phil Reifenberg as shared pastor of St. John the Baptist Parish and St. Thomas Aquinas Parish, Elkhart Lake. Fr. Phil currently serves as District Dean and Pastor of St. Dominic Parish in Sheboygan. Fr. Phil s official assignment will begin June 20, 2017 As our temporary administrator for the past year, Fr. Phil has already become quite familiar with St. John the Baptist Parish. He can be found offering Mass (especially the Tuesday morning Mass with the school children), visiting classrooms, attending pastoral council meetings, school board meetings, finance meetings, staff meetings, enjoying auctions, fish frys, retreats and so much more! As you can imagine, he has been busy! We look forward to welcoming Fr. Phil into our parish family. Please keep Father Phil and the parishes of St. John the Baptist and St. Thomas Aquinas in your prayers. Welcome to the newest Member of our Catholic Faith Family The Most Important Person on Earth is a Mother Liam Paul O Donnell The most important person on earth is a mother. She Son of Bandon and Ashley O Donnell cannot claim the honor of having built Notre Dame Cathedral. She need not. She has built something more magnificent than any cathedral a dwelling for an immortal soul, the tiny perfection of her baby s body Baptized on May 14, 2017 May Liam and his family enjoy the blessings of the sacrament and continue in God s love throughout their lives. The angels have not been blessed with such a grace. They cannot share in God s creative miracle to bring new saints to heaven. Only a human mother can. Mothers are closer to God the Creator than any other creature; God joins forces with mothers in performing this act of creation What on God s good earth is more glorious than this: to be a mother? ~ Joseph Cardinal Mindszenty Please join us for Memorial Day Mass Monday, May 29, 2017 at 9:00am St. Fridolin Chapel in Glenbeulah With Honor and Gratitude, We Remember. Coffee and Donut Sunday! All are invited to gather for refreshments and fellowship in the St. John the Baptist Church Hall following the 9:30am Mass NEXT SUNDAY, May 21, 2017. ~ Hosted by St. Vincent de Paul Society St. John the Baptist is honoring its 2017 High School Graduates Graduates are invited to attend the 9:30am Mass on Sunday, May 28th. There will be a breakfast and reception following Mass in the Church Hall. Please wear your caps and gowns. Please RSVP to Pat Kulow 893-8997 or Alice Meyer 892-8748 St. John the Baptist offers electronic giving as a way to automate your regular weekly offering. Giving online is easy and allows you to set up automatic recurring contributions and view your complete online giving history from anywhere you have access to the Internet. Simply follow these easy steps: 1. Visit the parish website at www.sjbplymouth.org 2. Click on the Online Giving button 3. Click on the Create Profile button, and follow the onscreen instructions to schedule your recurring or one- time contributions. Your support of the parish is critical to sustaining our mission to nurture and strengthen our faith community. Online giving is convenient for members and provides much-needed donation consistency for our parish. As you contemplate future contributions, please consider electronic giving.
Fifth Sunday of Easter May 14, 2017 Dear Friends: Happy Mother s Day! Thank you, mothers, for all your love! My mom, Bernice Schreiter, was a convert to Catholicism when she married my dad and they were married for 63 years! Mom died in 2004 and I still miss her and wish I could sit and talk with her. She was a very common-sense kind of person and always had good advice and a hug. Holy God, Look with kindness on our mothers, who have shared in your creating love by the gift of her children. Glory and Praise to you, loving God, through Jesus Christ our Lord, who was born of the Virgin Mary, and who reigns with you in the glory of Heaven, for ever and ever. Amen -Fr. John SAVE THE DATE! Vacation Bible School Camp Out: Getting S more of Jesus June 20 & 21 12:30pm 4:00pm Students in grade K-5th Join us in the afternoon for an adventure with Jesus. At Camp Out VBS, kids trek through an outdoor adventure minus the bug spray and lack of sleep! You ll kindle friendships and help kids discover that Jesus is the light of the world. For registration and more information visit www.sjbplymouth.org. or contact Amy Albers at 892-6015 or aalbers@sjbplymouth.org. Registration forms are also available in the church vestibule. Sheboygan County At Home Mission Week June 27-29, 2017 We want to serve you! We are a group of middle and high school students & adults looking to do some service work throughout Sheboygan County. We want to come to your home or organization and help where you have the greatest need. If interested, we need to What We Can Do... hear from you by June 1st Paint inside and outside Contact: Shannon Ausloos Small landscape projects Director of Faith Formation Yard work South Side Parishes Small construction projects 920-457-8422 Last year seven adults and youth from St. John the Baptist participated in the At Home Mission Week. Please contact Erin Gross (egross@sjbplymouth.org) if you would like to get involved. St. John the Baptist School Class of 1967 50th Anniversary Alumni Celebrate at Mass Saturday, May 20th at the 4pm Mass ~ Father Alan Jurkus Presiding Have You Ever Attended SJB School? All St. John the Baptist Alums are encouraged to attend this special Mass. Please join us! Anyone who would like to make a donation to the SJB School can find envelopes in the back of church, or donations can be made on line through the parish website www.sjbplymouth.org. All money collected will be used for school projects.
St. John the Baptist Plymouth May 14, 2017 Mass Schedule and Intentions SJB - St. John the Baptist STA - St. Thomas Aquinas, Elkhart Lake Saturday, May 13 4:00pm SJB Living and Deceased Members of the Ben Mueller Family 4:00pm SJB Lawrence Lagacy 5:30pm STA For the people of St. Thomas Aquinas Sunday, May 14 8:00am STA Merle and Della Peppers, Lee and Zita Meyers, Bill Reilly, Mike Miller 8:00am STA Deceased Members of the Robert and Margaret O Reilly Family 9:30am SJB Barb Binversie 9:30am SJB Delores Sippel Monday, May 15 8:00am SJB LeRoy and Marge Reiser 8:00am SJB Living and Deceased Members of the Jerome and Mildred Skelton Family Tuesday, May 16 8:00am SJB Willard and Margaret Blanke 8:00am SJB Kris Wimmler Wednesday, May 17 8:00am STA Jeanne Dionne Thursday, May 18 8:00am SJB Delbert Roitt 8:00am SJB Antonio Miosi Friday, May 19 8:00am STA Don Diedrich Saturday, May 20 4:00pm SJB Arlin Pitzen 4:00pm SJB Mary Schueffner 5:30pm STA Ray and Jim Meerstein 5:30pm STA Bill Sturm Sunday, May 21 8:00am STA For the people of St. Thomas Aquinas 9:30am SJB For the people of St. John the Baptist Parish Scriptures Fifth Sunday of Easter ~May 14, 2017 1st: Acts of the Apostles 6:1-7 2nd: 1 Peter 2 :4-9 Gospel: John 14: 1-12 Sixth Sunday of the Easter ~ May 21, 2017 1st: Acts of the Apostles 8:5-8, 14-17 2nd: I Peter 3:15-18 Gospel: John 14:15-21 The Week at St. John the Baptist May 14-21, 2017 Monday... May 15 4:00pm... Eucharistic Adoration / Adoration Rm 5:30pm... Technology Mtg / Library 6:30pm... School Wellness Committee Mtg / Conf. Rm. Tuesday... May 16 4:00pm... Building and Grounds Mtg / Parish Office Wednesday... May 17 9:00am... Altaration Series / School Conf. Rm # 112 7:00pm... Altaration Series / School Conf. Rm # 112 Thursday... May 18 8:30am... Mission Quilting / Parish Office 6:30pm... SJB Spring Concert / Church SJB Christian Women New Membership Dues Procedure SJB Christian Women membership dues for 2017 are now due and payable to Mary Ann Atkinson, the Membership Chair. Dues are still $5.00 per year and can be dropped in the collection receptacle in an envelope to Mary Ann s attention. Please contact Mary Ann, 893-0451, for more information on the amount you owe or if you no longer wish to remain a member. Membership books for 2017 & 2018 are available in the church vestibule. Altaration The Mystery of Mass Revealed May 17 th, 24 th, and 31 st - 9:00am or 7:00pm Please feel free to attend either session. St. John the Baptist School Conference Room 112 We look forward to spending the next few Wednesdays studying the beauty of our Catholic Mass with you! Since we are called to evangelize you are encouraged to invite at least one person to join us. Please consider inviting a family member, friend, or neighbor; anyone you think would benefit from attending! *Note that this program differs from the youth Altaration program, so we encourage you to invite young adults from the Faith Formation program! Pre-Registration is available at www.sjbplymouth.org 2017 Weekend Giving Fiscal Year-to-Date Giving July 1, 2016 - May 8, 2017 May 7-8 Total Budget Variance Envelopes $8,208 $537,152 $ 551,875 $(14,723) Buildings & Grounds $875 $40,105 $44,200 $(4,095) Plate Parish Stewardship $1,757 $58,214 $60,935 $(2,721)
Parish Information Sacramental Celebrations Eucharistic Liturgies: See the front cover of Bulletin. Baptism: Contact the Parish Office Reconciliation: 2nd and 4th Saturday from 9:30-10:00am in the chapel. Marriage: Contact the pastor no later than six months prior to day of the wedding. Very Reverend Philip D. Reifenberg Shared Temporary Administrator Parish Trustees Bill Barbieur... Treasurer Don Sager... Secretary Pastoral Council Chair... John Mueller Members: Kent Bindl, Anne Gamoke, Mark Gumm, Keith Ott, Joel Pierce, Tom Paul, Mike Sokol, Kristin Strehlow Finance Council Chair... Jim Birenbaum Members: Bill Barbieur, Patty Huberty, Tom Paul, Don Sager Pastoral Ministries ~ 892-4006 Roseanne Krueger - Pastoral Associate/ Director of Ministries Scott Dedlow......Director of Liturgy St. John the Baptist School ~ 893-5961 Amy Nelson... Principal Ann Penkwitz... School Secretary Matt Mooney... Board of Education Chair St. John the Baptist Faith Formation ~ 892-6015 Amy Albers... Faith Formation Grades 1-8 Erin Gross... Faith Formation Grades 9-12 Contacts Cemetery... Parish Office ~ 892-4006 Prayer Needs....Kate ~ 893-0937 Caring Cab... Karen ~ 892-4849 St. Vincent de Paul... 892-4913 www.sjbplymouth.org Parish Membership We welcome you to the St. John the Baptist Parish Family. To receive a registration form or to notify us of an address change, please complete the form below. Place the completed form in the collection basket, or return it to the Parish Office (115 Plymouth Street, Plymouth 53073). Name Address: Phone: New Parishioner Address Change Bulletin Deadline Please submit announcements for the bulletin in writing to the Parish Office no later than Monday before noon. We appreciate your cooperation. Parish Office Contact Information Hours: 8:30am-Noon and 1:00-4:00pm Phone..892-4006 Fax...893-8444 E-mail...sjbparish@sjbplymouth.org Lisa Schoneman.....Business Manager Katie Kleiber........Office Assistant Scott Dedlow. Building Maintenance Hearing Assistance: The induction loop system for hearing device users is installed in church. To take advantage of this hearing assistance, please turn your hearing device to the T coil setting and sit in either of the middle two sections of church. The support of our advertisers helps offset the cost of publishing our bulletin. Please thank them when you can and support them with your business.