Welcome to the faith community of ST. FRANCIS DE SALES LAKE GENEVA, WISCONSIN October 25, 2015 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time We, the community of St. Francis de Sales Parish, seek to LIVE JESUS through the empowerment of the Holy Spirit by ministering to the needs of our brothers and sisters through Word, Worship, Education and Service. Healing of the Blind Man, by Duccio Di Buoninsegna, 1308-11 PRAYER & WORSHIP Mass of Anticipation: Saturday, 5:15 p.m. Sunday Mass: 7:30, 9:00 and 10:30 a.m. (English); 5:00 p.m. (Spanish) Daily Mass: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday, 7:00 a.m. School Mass: Wednesday, 9:00 a.m. (During School Year) Communion Service: Thursday, 7:00 a.m.; Saturday, 8:00 a.m. Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament: Tuesday, 7:30 a.m.-7 p.m. Reconciliation: Saturday, 4:00 p.m.; Sunday, 4:30 p.m. (Bilingual); or by appointment PARISH OFFICE Hours: Mondays, 10:00 a.m. 3:30 p.m.; Tuesdays Thursdays, 7:30 a.m. 3:30 p.m.; Fridays, 7:30 a.m. 12:30 p.m. Address: 148 W. Main Street, Lake Geneva, WI 53147 Phone: (262) 248-8524 Fax: (262) 248-5302 Parish Web Site: www.sfdslg.org PARISH SCHOOL Address: 130 W. Main Street, Lake Geneva, WI 53147 Phone: (262) 248-2778 Fax: (262) 248-7860
FEEDING THE HUNGRY IN HIS NAME Your Human Concerns Committee will be preparing and serving homeless men supper Monday, Nov. 16 at 6 p.m. Where? At the Chapel on the Hill. Why? We always are involved with the Walworth County Men s Shelter when they are in the Lake Geneva area. The Catholic Daughters also serve a supper that week. Want to be involved? Call Liz at (262) 215-5271 for details. Food donations are always very much appreciated. Submitted by The Human Concerns Committee SPAGHETTI LUNCH FUNDRAISER FOR THE MEN S EMERGENCY SHELTER OF WALWORTH COUNTY On Saturday, Nov. 14, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. a spaghetti lunch fundraiser will be held at Calvary Community Church, Hwy 50 approximately across from The Geneva National Resort. $10 adults, $5 age 12 and under, age 3 free. Our church office will have tickets available or they can be purchased at the event. Raffles will also be offered. It s a tasty way to help the Emergency Homeless Shelter meet expenses. MASS INTENTIONS SATURDAY, October 24, 2015 8:00 a.m. Communion Service 2:00 p.m. Dulce Cortez and Gerardo Soto Wedding 5:15 p.m. Casey & Bertha Mikrut and Nicholas Velissaris SUNDAY, October 25, 2015 7:30 a.m. Frances Minehan 9:00 a.m. Peter Petrowski and Margaret Minehan Finnigan 10:30 a.m. Marianna & Bert Zamarski 5:00 p.m. Fr. O Brien, Fr. Wilimek and Mercedes Cevallos MONDAY, October 26, 2015 7:00 a.m. Kathryn Popenhagen TUESDAY, October 27, 2015 7:00 a.m. Special Intentions of the Dillon Family WEDNESDAY, October 28, 2015 7:00 a.m. Holy Souls in Purgatory 9:00 a.m. All Students THURSDAY, October 29, 2015 7:00 a.m. Communion Service FRIDAY, October 30, 2015 7:00 a.m. Special Intentions of Healing Ministry SATURDAY, October 31, 2015 8:00 a.m. Communion Service 5:15 p.m. Richard Schiltz and John Hogan SUNDAY, November 1, 2015 7:30 a.m. Bernard Faley 9:00 a.m. Frank Jaronczyk and Eleanor Gorski, 10:30 a.m. Thomas Johnson and Marilyn E. Kolovos 5:00 p.m. All Parishioners (Spanish Mass) PLEASE PRAY FOR The following parishioners are ill and would like to be remembered in your prayers: Nathan Rittenbacher Nancy Rittenbacher Mark Hogan Joan Roell Diane Ponzo Rama Quigley Frank Spavone Ed Cox William Lily Diane Ponzo Frances Hennessy Ann Lee Evelyn Pucala Karen Hess Craig Olson Tess Adams Carol Peck Barbara Quincannon Bormes Lou Rogers Wayne Rogers Margaret Curin Philip Hassett Cecelia Wytrykus Chris Marszalek Irene Kavanaugh Fred Lichtenauer Anthony Greg Sandy Sandberg Katie and Family Anthony Thomas Potjeau Kelly Hughbanks Dan Samyn Timothy King Bob Kopydlowski Lisa Amburgey The Border Family John Regester Darlene Savercool Ann Huml Kathleen K. Sophia Winn Paula B. Elizabeth B. Doug Borcher Lola Bearder Pat Dinan Raymond Krzyaniak Paula Butek John Church ST. FRANCIS DE SALES SCHOOL SAINT FAIR The 8th grade class of St. Francis de Sales Parish School will be hosting their Saint Fair this year on two days. On Sunday, Nov. 1, after the 7:30 a.m. Mass, students will be in the Parish Center with their displays about the saints they will be portraying for the school. The displays will include videos the students produced of themselves as the saints. On Tuesday, Nov. 3, from 12:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m., the students will have stations for the younger students to come through and learn about the various saints and participate in activities. Come and meet the class and view their videos about their saints! We look forward to seeing you there! SENIOR HILLTOPPERS MEETING Come join us for a potluck lunch on Tuesday, Oct. 27 at 12:30 p.m. in the Parish Center. Bring a dish to share. It s Bingo Tuesday; come play for cash prizes. Hosted by Pat and Bill Palicka.
FROM THE PASTOR S DESK Dear Parishioners and Friends of St. Francis de Sales Parish, Two weeks ago, I wrote about the significance of the Liturgy of the Word in the Mass. In this article, I will continue to highlight some important features of the Liturgy of the Word. The readings at Mass are always proclaimed from the ambo (the proper name for the pulpit). At Mass, the priest is the one who presides, and the proclamation of the Word is not properly a presidential role. The reading should be proclaimed by a lector, and the Gospel should be proclaimed by a deacon. If a deacon is not present, the Gospel is proclaimed by a priest other than the celebrant. In the absence of a deacon or another priest, the celebrant reads the Gospel. The first reading at Sunday Mass is usually from the Old Testament, although there are exceptions. For example, throughout the Easter Season, the first reading is from the Acts of the Apostles. Following the first reading is the responsorial Psalm. The Psalm is sung by a cantor, and the people, as a rule, take part by singing the response. The cantor sings the verses of the Psalm from the ambo, or some other suitable place. The second reading at Sunday Mass is the proclamation of an epistle or letter, most often from Saint Paul. Preceding the proclamation of the Gospel is the Alleluia or another chant proper to the season (the Alleluia is not sung during Lent). This acclamation before the Gospel allows the people to greet the Lord, who speaks through the Gospel, and to profess their faith in chant. The people, led by a cantor or choir, sing the acclamation while standing. The verse is sung by a cantor or choir. In my next article on the Mass, I will address the high point of the Liturgy of the Word, the proclamation of the Gospel. I will also explain the purpose of the homily. God s Blessings, Fr. Jim Schuerman Queridos Miembros de la Parroquia de San Francisco de Sales, Hace dos semanas, he explicado del significado de la Liturgia de la Palabra en la Misa. En este articulo, yo quisiera hablar de algunos detalles importantes de la Liturgia de la Palabra. Se usa el ambón para la proclamación de la palabra. En la misa, es el sacerdote que preside, y la proclamación de la palabra no es un papel presidencial. Un lector proclama las lecturas, y un diacono proclama el Evangelio. Si no hay un diacono, un sacerdote que no es el celebrante proclama el Evangelio. En la ausencia de un diacono u otro sacerdote, el celebrante proclama el Evangelio. La primera lectura usualmente viene de Antiguo Testamento, pero hay excepciones. Por ejemplo, durante el tiempo de la Pascua de la Resurrección, la primera lectura viene de los Hechos de los Apóstoles. Siguiendo la primera lectura es el Salmo responsorial. El cantor canta el Salmo, y la congregación participe por cantar la respuesta. La segunda lectura es la proclamación de una de las cartas de San Pablo (o a veces de San Pedro, San Juan, etc.) Antes de la proclamación del Evangelio, se canta el Aleluya u otra aclamación propia de una estación eclesial (en la Cuaresma, no se canta el Aleluya). La aclamación ayuda a la congregación a saludar al Señor, quien habla por el Evangelio, y a proclamar su fe en canto. La congregación se pone de pie y sigue el cantor o el coro cantando la aclamación. El cantor o el coro canta la estrofa. En mi próximo artículo, enfocaré en la proclamación del Evangelio. Y, también, explicaré el propósito de la homilía. Que Dios los bendiga, Padre Jim Schuerman JEWELRY AND ACCESSORIES SALES Great gifts for everyone on your holiday list! Everything just $5.99! Catholic Daughters is sponsoring a jewelry and accessories sale on Sunday, Nov. 8, from 7:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. in the Parish Center. You ll find necklace and earring sets, bracelets, children s jewelry, scarves, men s items, wallets, bags and more. Why shop retail when you can get the same styles for much less? All proceeds will be used to fund projects of the Catholic Daughters. HOPE YOU LL FALL FOR THE NEW SIDE BY SIDE SIMPLE DINNER MENU The next Side by Side Simple dinner will be THURSDAY Oct. 29, with seating times as usual at 5, 6 and 7 p.m., and the cost is still $10 for adults and $5 for children 10 and under. There will be a new menu with Fall flavors. Don t be tricked into forgetting to buy your tickets after the Masses this weekend or from Sue Bulla at (262) 248-4130 or Maureen Redmer at (262) 249-0424. Be sure to treat yourself to a delicious meal and help your neighbors in need at the same time.
FINANCIAL STEWARDSHIP October 18, 2015 Parish Envelopes $6,888.00 Offertory $2,333.45 Capital Campaign $90.00 Angel Fund $168.74 Human Concerns $5.00 Special Combined Collection $1,139.11 (The Angel Fund benefits families of our day school program who need tuition assistance.) Parish Giving Weekend of October 18 Actual Goal Surplus / (Shortfall) Weekly Envelopes 6,888 8,392 (1,504) Weekly Offertory 2,333 3,135 (802) 9,221 11,527 (2,306) Year-to-Date Envelopes 147,521 159,102 (11,581) Year-to-Date Offertory 55,459 50,154 5,305 202,980 209,256 (6,276) Thank you for your support of St. Francis de Sales Parish. BULLETIN SUBMISSIONS All articles for the bulletin must be emailed to bulletin@sfdslg.org or submitted in writing to the parish office. The deadline is at noon on Monday. WEDDING BANN III. Maura Laidley and Brandon Ziemann CARING FOR THE ALTAR 10/26-10/31 Sandy Derrick 11/2-11/7 Nancy Lazzaroni COUNTING CONTRIBUTIONS 10/26 TEAM 6 111/2 TEAM 1 READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Rom 8:12-17; Ps 68:2, 4, 6-7ab, 20-21; Lk 13:10-17 Tuesday: Rom 8:18-25; Ps 126:1b-6; Lk 13:18-21 Wednesday: Eph 2:19-22; Ps 19:2-5; Lk 6:12-16 Thursday: Rom 8:31b-39; Ps 109:21-22, 26-27, 30-31; Lk 13:31-35 Friday: Rom 9:1-5; Ps 147:12-15, 19-20; Lk 14:1-6 Saturday: Rom 11:1-2a, 11-12, 25-29; Ps 94:12-13a, 14-15, 17-18; Lk 14:1, 7-11 Sunday: Rv 7:2-4, 9-14; Ps 24:1-6; 1 Jn 3:1-3; Mt 5:1-12a Oct. 31-Nov. 1 Greeters Ushers Readers Communion Altar Servers Saturday, 5:15 p.m. Helene Churchill Shirley Zientarski George Melcher Wilbur Metz Christopher Hicks Natalie Dunn Marcie Hollmann Monica Serna Angel Serna John Frazier - 1 AJ Serna - 2 SCHOOL MASS SCHOOL MASS SCHOOL MASS SCHOOL MASS SCHOOL MASS Sunday, 7:30 a.m. Sunday, 9:00 a.m. Maureen Allenstein Louella Rogers Ray Lucivansky Bill Ring Daniel Derrick Ann Desecki Corrine Haimann Nancy Mancuso Lois Maywald Vickie Peck Diane Read Marcus Robinson - 1 Madi Serdar - 2 Sunday, 10:30 a.m. Pat Cramer Pat Reynders Ken Cramer Terry Quinn Harry Quinn Robert Weidner Diane Hinzpeter Joan Huml Linda Contant Nancy Corboy Pat Cramer Joanne Gasperik Richard McCarthy Donna Smith Julie Vitullo Bernadette Frisch - 1 Sabrina Vitullo - 2
THE WEEK AHEAD: OCT. 25 - NOV. 1 Sun 6:30 Confirmation Mon 5:30 School Advisory 6:00 Prayer Group (Spanish) 7:00 First Reconciliation Parent Meeting Tues 7:30-7:00 p.m. Adoration 12:30 Hilltoppers 5:30 Rosary 7:00 RCIA 7:00 First Reconciliation Parent Meeting (Spanish) 7:00 Faith and Financial Stewardship Wed 10:00 Bible Study 11:15 Shepherds of Christ 6:00 REP Grades 6-8 6:30 Parish Council 7:00 Contemporary Choir Thurs 5:00 SFDS School Halloween Party 7:00 Chorale Fri 10:30 Environment Committee 6:00 Emmaus Women (Spanish) 7:00 Legion of Mary (Spanish) Sat 9:30 AA 7:00 Emmaus Men Sun Hospitality After Masses 8:45 REP Grades 4K-5 6:30 Youth Ministry ONLINE GIVING A sincere thank you is extended to all parishioners who have elected to use the online giving currently available on our website, www.sfdslg.org. Questions have been raised concerning the cost to the parish for this process. If you elect to use an automatic deduction from a checking account, the cost to the parish is $0.35 per transaction. If you elect to use a credit card, the fee is $.45 per transaction plus 2.75% for Visa, Master Card or Discover accounts. The charge for an American Express card is 3.5%. Choosing an Online donation method eliminates the cost of envelopes for your family and simplifies parish office procedures for giving records and tax reporting. In the case of using automated, monthly checking deduction the annual cost to St. Francis is totally offset by the savings through elimination of the expense for giving envelopes. For credit cards the envelope savings applies and you gain the benefit of points associated with your credit card program. Please consider joining your fellow parishioners in electing to use our new Online giving option for your regular parish support. The process is secure, simple to set up and totally in your control. Again, thank you for supporting the ministries of our parish. PREGNANCY HELPLINE Our moms chose life because you cared enough to help them when they needed help most. Last year, you picked up a baby bottle and put your loose change, paper money and checks in the bottles. Filling your baby bottle with your gracious donations is one of the many ways the people at the Pregnancy Helpline raise money to support the work they do to help us babies, our mommies, daddies and families. Of course, we babies may not be real objective (see as how they helped save our lives.) Still, I hope you agree with us and pick up a baby bottle or two to put out at your home, maybe your work or anywhere you think people will donate money to help us babies, our moms, our dads and families. The people giving out baby bottles will be here at our church again this year. Please stop and pick up your baby bottle at the Parish Center before or after you attend Mass on Saturday, Nov. 14 and Sunday, Nov. 15. You can drop off your filled baby bottles after Mass on Nov. 28 and 29. On behalf of all the moms, dads and kids, THANK YOU. Pregnancy Helpline of Walworth County OCTOBER IS THE MONTH OF THE HOLY ROSARY! It could be said that each mystery of the rosary, carefully meditated, sheds light on the mystery of man. To pray the rosary is to hand over our burdens to the merciful hearts of Christ and his Mother. (Saint John Paul II) Rosary CD s are available with the Holy Cards near the chapel entrance. WOMEN OF CHRIST CONFERENCE St. Patrick s in Elkhorn will be providing transportation to the Women of Christ Conference on Saturday, Nov. 7. Departure time is at 6:30 a.m. and a $5 donation is being asked. Please contact Amy at (262) 745-9893 or Pat at (262) 723-3895 by Oct. 25 to reserve your spot. FUTURE HILLTOPPERS - OPEN HOUSE Wednesday, Nov. 4, 6:30 pm Catholic Central High School Mark your calendar for our annual Open House! Current students will be on hand to provide guided tours of Catholic Central High School. Meet the faculty, school administrators, coaches and students! Learn about the curriculum, fine arts, athletic programs, clubs, tuition assistance, bus transportation, and much more! Enjoy performances by our Dance Team, Chorus, and Band! If you have attended in the past, we invite you to visit again. Any questions, please contact our Admissions Director, Karen Schwenn at (262) 763-1510 x 225 or kschwenn@cchsnet.org.
SHARING THE WARMTH WITH THOSE IN NEED We always collect blankets, winter coats, boots and accessories throughout the month of November. We re so grateful for all we have and want to share our VERY GOOD condition outer wear with others. New request this year: NEW men s warm socks. Boxes will be in the Center throughout November. PLEASE...only very good articles. Please take your other used articles to Goodwill who accepts every item of clothing. God bless your generosity. We give your donations to Catholic Charities and the Clothes Closet where they are given to the most in need free of charge. Submitted by the Human Concerns Committee LA SALETTE POLISH DINNER Saturday, Nov. 7 Doors open at 5:00 p.m.; Dinner at 5:30 p.m. Located at Highway KD 10330 336 th Ave., Twin Lakes, WI Tickets are $20.00 per person. Pre-ticket sales only; 125 seats available. Please call (262) 877-3111 to purchase tickets. Dinner menu includes: baked chicken, Polish sausage, sauerkraut, seasoned potatoes, Brother Tony s dumplings; vegetable, Jell-O, homemade kolaczki, Polish rye bread & butter, coffee, tea and milk. Polka music after dinner plus door prizes. REGISTER NOW FOR THE 2015 WOMEN OF CHRIST CONFERENCE The 7th annual Women of Christ Conference will be held Nov. 7 at Washington County Fair Park, West Bend. This year s theme is Seeking the Truth: Two Thousand Years of Scripture and Tradition. Jesus says, I am the Way the Truth and the Life. No one comes to the Father except through me. Come learn why the Catholic Church is the fullness of truth. Confession and Adoration available all day, concluding with Mass celebrated by Archbishop Jerome Listecki. Great vendor market to get a jump start on Christmas shopping. Special gift of the Catechism of the Catholic Church will be given to every woman! Register at www.womenofchrist.net. Please call (262) 384-8414 or email womenofchrist@gmail.com for more information. SHEPHERDS OF CHRIST ASSOCIATES PRAYER GROUP We invite you to come and pray with us. We pray for all priests, the renewal of the Church and the world and for our own personal intentions. Your prayers will help bring grace to the world! Please join us! Next dates: Wednesdays, Oct. 28 and Nov. 4 at 11:15 a.m. FAITH WITH A FACE St. Francis de Sales parish has been fortunate to have Geri Braun as our RCIA coordinator for many years. An abbreviation for Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults, this group meets on a weekly basis where candidates study and convert to the Catholic faith. The reason that people to come to us varies. Sometimes it s because they are marrying a Catholic and want to learn all about it, sometimes they have tried other religions and are searching, and sometimes they were born Catholic but for whatever reason never received the sacraments and want to come back. During these classes they study the Catholic views of the Bible, religious history, each of the sacraments, and the meaning of the liturgy and Eucharist. Geri has been teaching about the Catholic faith most of her life. Graduating from Loyola University at the Master s level with a minor in Religious Studies, she started her career teaching junior high, but shortly thereafter became the Director of Religious Education at St. Joseph s in Harvard, Illinois. At that time, I taught all of the religious programs...from cradle to grave...and so that included everything from teaching baptism classes to RCIA. She also trained catechists for the Rockford diocese. 20 years ago she started teaching RCIA at St. Francis de Sales. The program runs on Tuesday evenings from September until the Easter Vigil, when the candidates receive the sacraments and are welcomed into the Church. We ve had groups as big as 11, and as small as 2 or 3, said Geri. The people coming into the program have a different way of looking at being a Catholic. They study and learn more about it to help them fit their faith into their lives. They don t take it for granted. Geri works tirelessly in this position strictly as a volunteer. Why? The most rewarding part is getting to know the people. They actually help me learn more about MY faith. They think I m teaching them, but in fact...they re teaching me! Geri, thank you for sharing your knowledge and faith with so many people over the years. You are a blessing!
PASTORAL STAFF Pastor Fr. Jim Schuerman (schuerman@sfdslg.org) (262) 248-8524 Weekend Presider Fr. Tom Fait (262) 248-8524 Parish Secretary Judie Weeks (parish@sfdslg.org) (262) 248-8524 Director of Liturgy & Music Michael Deane (liturgy@sfdslg.org) (262) 248-1680 Director of Religious Education Katie Ploch (dre@sfdslg.org) (262) 248-8526 Seminarian Intern John Baumgardner (jbaumgardner@pnac.org) CATHOLIC SCHOOLS St. Francis de Sales Parish School Principal Eric Gallagher (ericgallagher@sfdslg.org) (262) 248-2778 Catholic Central High School Principal David Wieters (dwieters@cchsnet.org) (262) 763-1510 x 222 PARISH TRUSTEES Daryl Braun (dbraun55@charter.net) (262) 249-9590 Tom Murray (thomas.murray@wilsonelser.com) (312) 339-5951 ON THE WEB Parish Website: www.sfdslg.org Like us on Facebook: St. Francis de Sales Lake Geneva PASTORAL COUNCIL MEMBERS Troy Weis (weistj@hotmail.com) (262) 723-5663 Maureen Redmer (memauly@hotmail.com) (262) 249-0424 Daniel von Rabenau (dvon@talcott.com) (773) 203-3801 Millie McCormick (milliemack632@gmail.com) (630) 310-4703 Maria Guadalupe Duran (Lupitaduran1127@yahoo.com) (262) 203-3220 Kathleen Dobbler (dobblerbld@aol.com) (262) 758-7949 Mary Ferrini (toxotes17@yahoo.com) (262) 729-0900 Lois Maywald (allomay1959@gmail.com) (262) 279-5733 Greg Desecki (gdad5121@yahoo.com) (262) 279-0959 AnneMarie Janikowski (annejanikowski@yahoo.com) (262) 215-8889 Martha Cucco (stewardship@sfdslg.org) (262) 949-4493 Sandra Cruz (65sandracruz@gmail.com) (262) 949-2384 SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE Immediately after the engagement and before any date is set for the wedding, the couple is asked to make an appointment with the priest. Six months is the normal time required for preparation. SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM Please call the parish office at (262) 248-8524 for Baptismal preparation/registration. SPANISH CELEBRATIONS Bautismos en Espanol: Para bautismos en Espanol por favor comuniquese con Esmeralda Perez Sanchez: (262) 295-8419. Platicas bautismales: Cada cuarto sabado del mes. Quinceaneras, presentaciones y bodas: Comuniquese con Antonia Mata: 262-812-4047