St. John the Baptist Catholic Parish

Welcome to St. John the Baptist Catholic Parish March 18th, 2018 Parish Office (920)434-2145 www.sjbh.org 2597 Glendale Avenue Green Bay, WI 54313 School Office (920)434-3822 www.gracesystem.org KERYGMA NIGHT Kerygma The apostolic proclamation of salvation through Jesus Christ. HOLY THURSDAY NIGHT ADORATION Each year, our bishop and those who would like to join him, visit seven area churches during the hours of night adoration following the Mass for Holy Thursday. St. John s is one of the seven area churches that will be visited for a short prayer service. We are encouraging as many as possible to plan on adoration after 7:00pm Mass up until 11:00pm. The Pilgrimage will be here at 9:30pm. They will also be visiting St. Elizabeth Ann Seaton, St. Jude, St. Agnes, Nativity of Our Lord, St. Patrick Oratory and close with a visit at midnight to St. Francis Xavier Cathedral. There will be complimentary bus transportation starting and ending at the Cathedral, however, anyone is welcomed to caravan separately along the route for all or part of the pilgrimage. For any questions or to reserve a seat on the bus calling Heidi at 920-272-8351. The core message of the Gospel is called the kerygma. The kerygma informs the central mission and identity of the Church and is the identity of every baptized Christian. God is Love and has created us for a personal relationship with Him. Spend an evening looking at your relationship with God, reflecting on where you are at and where you could be. Monday March 19th, 6-7:15pm in the Church There is no cost so bring your family or a friend! So I ask you: Are you looking for empty thrills in life, or do you want to feel a power that can give you a lasting sense of life and fulfillment? Empty thrills or the power of grace? To find fulfillment, to gain new strength, there is a way. It is not a thing or an object, but a person, and he is alive. His name is Jesus Christ. - POPE FRANCIS

Welcome to Saint John the Baptist Catholic Parish Howard, Wisconsin Saturday, March 17 Sunday, March 18 Tuesday, March 20 Wednesday, March 21 Thursday, March 22 Friday, March 23 Saturday, March 24 Sunday, March 25 Oh God, Hear Our Prayer 4:30 pm Alvin & Freda Tilly 8:00 am 10:00am People of the Parish Deceased family members of Ron Janus, Tara Havlik & Sisto Herrera 6:30pm Brian Conrad 8:30am People of the Parish 8:30am Rosella & Roy Scohzert 8:30am Ron VanDeYacht 4:30pm Don Hansen 8:00 am 10:00am Ginny Lemmons People of the Parish RECONCILIATION Tuesday 5:30pm 6:30pm Saturday 9:30am 10:30am The Rosary is said every Sunday at 7:30am in the Day Chapel before 8:00am mass Stewardship of Treasure From last week s collection Weekly Contribution Budget $ 22,800.00 Weekly Envelopes $ 10,371.29 Loose Collection $ 973.56 Total $ 20,344.85 Scripture Readings March 25 Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord Gospel at the Procession Mark 11:1-10 Reading I Isaiah 50:4-7 Reading II Philippians 2:6-11 Gospel Mark 14:1-15:47 This Week at St. John s Monday, March 19, 2018 KERYGMA EXPERIENCE Church, 6:00pm Women s Bible Study Fireplace Room, 6:00pm Faith Formation Gr. 1-8 6:00pm Buildings & Ground Conference Room, 6:30pm Women s WELCOME (CRHP) Faith Formation Office, 6:30pm Tuesday, March 20, 2018 Daisy Scouts Cafeteria, 5:15pm Men s Bible Study Conference Room, 7:00pm Oremus Narthex, 7:15pm AA Upper Ministry Center, 8:00pm Wednesday, March 21, 2018 Breaking Open the Word - Narthex, 6:30am Oremus Fireplace Room, 9:30am Senior Citizen Card Party Commons, 12:30pm Site Advisory Council Fireplace Room, 6:00pm Open Fish Bowl Ministry Center, Prior to FF Class Faith Formation Gr. 1-8 6:00pm RCIA Church Tour, 6:30pm Field of Formation Preview Night Commons, 7:00pm Faith Formation Gr. 9&10, 7:30pm Thursday, March 22, 2018 That Man is You Narthex, 6:00am Women s Bible Study Fireplace Room, 9:30am Men s WELCOME Lower Ministry Center Martha, 5:30pm Baptism Class Fireplace Room, 7:00pm #Adulting Sessions Upper Ministry Center, 7:00pm Friday, March 23 2018 Stations of the Cross Church, 7:00pm Saturday, March 24, 2018 High School Women s Coffee Club Ministry Center, 9:00am High School Youth Night Ministry Center, 5:45pm Sunday, March 25, 2018 PALM SUNDAY! Getting tired of going to the same place to eat? Why not try Luigi s on Manitowoc Road or The Abbey in DePere. SCRIP is available to order. Volunteers for: Mar 24 & 25 SCRIP NEWS March 31 & April 1 Wes & Jilliann Pruetting NO SCRIP Happy Easter Children s Stewardship Here are just a few of the many offerings to God from the youth at St. John the Baptist. I swept the kitchen on Thursday I helped dad put his books in his library. I paid attention at my Bread Feast for 1st Eucharist I feed the dog and let it outside. Heltp Kleen up the hous. Spelling taken directly from the envelopes! 12 youth envelopes were turned in last week $12.05 New name, still the same! Mark calendars for the Weekend: Men s: April 21-22 Women s: April 28-29 your Spring

March 18th, 2018 Bishop s Appeal by the Numbers Someone asked me last weekend how the Bishop s Appeal impacts the lives of the people in our parish. I said I knew of a few ways but that I would write a bulletin article this week that would come up with a more complete answer. According to the Catholic Foundation for the Diocese, the Bishop s Appeal reaches out and impacts the lives of thousands of people every year. Here are some interesting facts to illustrate how the Diocese inspires disciples, and how the Bishop s Appeal is making a difference in the lives of all of us: 54 Catholic schools shared our faith (48 elementary, 6 high school) we have one of these in our parish. 156 Parishes celebrated their liturgies throughout the year. We celebrate liturgy weekly, even when it snows. 842 Couples were joined in marriage. 17 marriages celebrated here in the last fiscal year. 2,975 Members of our Diocese passed away. 41 funerals were celebrated in our parish. 2,461 Adults and young people were confirmed in their faith. 60 youth and adults were confirmed in our parish last year 2,853 Children and adults received Jesus through First Communion. 86 First Communions in our parish 2,967 Infants and adults joined our parish communities through Baptism. 84 were baptized in our parish. 9,127 Students participated in Catholic Schools. 278 attended our school. 18,351 Students took part in Religious Education classes. 512 were enrolled in our Faith Formation Programs. 302,166 Catholics worshiped in Diocesan parishes. 6000 plus are members of our parish. In each of these areas the Bishop s Appeal impacts the ministries that inspire disciples. We are just starting to see the many different ways the Bishop s Appeal impacts each and every member of our parish and even the people who live in our community and beyond. I want to thank all of you for helping us make our goal these last three years. And I am extremely grateful for those who have already given this year. As of Tuesday, we have 376 households who have donated $81,165.00 or 70% of our goal. Last year at this time we were at 320 households and $67,566.00. Even though we still have a way to go, we are ahead of last year s numbers. Once again my thanks to those who have already given and my prayers that more of you will discern and decide to make your contribution to the Bishop s Appeal. Your gifts help more than you will ever know. Only God knows! God bless you this Lent. Dear People of God, The image of a journey back to God has influenced much of my Lenten thinking this time. Actually, journey may be too soft a word. Maybe a mountain climb or a marathon run might be a better image. It starts off easy enough. The first leg has us just beginning As the climb or run becomes higher and higher, so, too the difficulty. Our Lent began with the promise of Ash Wednesday. It spent several Sundays in speaking of what we will be doing if we are faithful to Lent. The second leg holds out what kingdom living might actually be. The kingdom of God is about a changed reality, a different way of thinking. It is about Now being the time of favor, the time of salvation. As we run the race, or stay with the journey, we discover a foundation for our moral lives each day. We begin to answer the question: what difference did Jesus make? What difference does Jesus make? The moral virtues theological and cardinal. The theological virtues are capacities to be developed and strengthened by work in the disciple s mind, heart, head and soul Faith is God s gift that enables us to believe in God and the one he sent. Hope is trust in God and his promises. Charity enables us to love God above all and treat our neighbors like we would like to be treated. Without God s grace, these virtues would not be available to us. Then there are the Cardinal Virtues, because they are hinge virtues and lead to others. These are human abilities that help us live for God. Prudence enables us to make the right choices. Justice give what is due to God and neighbor. Courage is the means to stand fast in unpopular situations. Temperance is moderation, keeping our desires in honorable limits. This is what Jesus died for. We often take that deep breath because the race or the journey is taking the best we have. We know that this is what the kingdom of God is about and we are being asked, Will you follow me? These are the strengths that we will need!

March 18th, 2018 PARENT INFO MEETING Wednesday, March 21st 7-8 p.m. in the Commons DID YOU KNOW Consubstantial When The Roman Missal was revised several years ago the phrase consubstantial with the Father replaced one in Being with the Father in the Creed. Few people would use this word con versationally and is difficult to under stand. The first three letters con means together with. It stands for: the same identical substance, nature or es sence. When we refer to the Trinity, the Catholic Church uses the word consubstantial to describe the relationship between God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit. One source explains it as God the Father with God the Son are both God one God in three unique Persons (Holy Spirit). The church reminds us of the importance of professing that the Father and the Son are the exact same sub stance. That means we believe that what they are made of, what they both are at their very core, is the same. Just as Jesus Himself said: 'The Father and I are one (John 10:30). Check out the CCC (Catechism of the Catholic Church), paragraphs 242, 262, 467, and 663, for some further ex planation. With a NEW and Engaging Faith Formation and Youth Ministry process for our Middle School and High School students starting this Fall, we d like to invite you to a preview night with questions and answer time at the end! If you have a student who will be going into Middle School or High School this fall, or have a current student eligible to be part of the Faith Formation classes and/or Confirmation preparations next year, we invite you to join us for one of our nights of presentation, preview, and Q & A time with Kym Allex, our Coordinator of Youth Evangelization! Changes that will be discussed at this meeting include: Our New Middle School faith formation process with LifeTeen s Edge programming! The new small group approach for middle school students and how we will be engaging with parents on a weekly basis for further family formation! Our NEW 2 year Confirmation process model for Faith Formation for 9th-10th grade with new service component requirements and the NEW Upperclassmen discipleship model for 11th-12th grade students! Also, we will be discussing the integration of NDA high school students and their participation in this new model and process! AREA RECONCILIATION OPPORTUNITIES DISASTER RELIEF DRIVE FOR SACRED HEART MISSIONS IN WALLS, MISSISIPPI Social Concerns and Youth Ministry will be collecting in the Ministry Center 8:00am noon March 31st, April 7th, 14th, and 21st Desperately needed are: Blow-Up Mattresses, bed spreads, sheets, blankets, sleeping bags, folding tables, folding chairs, towels, wash cloths, pots, pans, dishes, and silverware. Personal Items like hygiene toiletry items, tooth brushes, toothpaste, etc. Also needed are new or slightly worn children s clothing and shoes. They are also looking for microwaves, fans, heaters and toasters. Also school supplies, such as pencils, glue sticks, colored construction paper, markers, art supplies and post notes. Monetary donations are also accepted with checks being made out to Sacred Heart Missions. Contact Deacon Nick at 494-5105 or Lori Janowski at 434-6146 Let s load these semi trucks front to end! St. John s Reconciliation Thru March 24 Tuesdays @ 5:30pm Saturdays @ 9:30am 10:30am Reconciliation Opportunities Wed, March 28 6 pm Lenten Penance Service @ St. Willebrord Confession opportunities during Lent before weekend Masses: NEW - @ St Joseph - Sundays of Lent from 9:30-10:00 before 10:30 am Mass St. Jude & St Patrick Saturdays 3-3:30 pm. THANK YOU! This year s Blanket drive collected 2410 items! Most of the items were blankets, but also included other items such as sleeping bags, hats, mittens and boots that helped keep Brown County individual and families warm this winter! The donations were distributed to 42 programs locally. Thank you and God Bless to all that helped contribute to help meet the needs of our homeless and low-incomes families in Brown County. From the organizers of the 2018 Blanketing County Drive, Brown County United Way and Greater Green Bay labor Council

March 18th, 2018 CARE PACKAGES for COLLEGE students!! Do you have a young adult in college? Would you like him/her to receive a care package from St. John s right before their final exams begin? Our youth of the parish will fill a box with love, some goodies, a prayer for success on exams, and an invitation to join Fr. Scott for a social in May, as well as other opportunities throughout the summer- all for $8. We want our college students to know that we are thinking and praying for them. We also want them to know that they have a place with our community when they come home for the summer! *for any student attending any type of secondary education (even if they live at home) *must be a member of St. John the Baptist *we need a full name and address We have only 30 boxes that will be filled, so get in touch with us fast!! If interested in a care package, please contact Katie Westhoven at 920-434-2145 ext. 204 or email kwesthoven@sjbh.org no later than APRIL 6th! If you do not have a college student, but would like to help us in our efforts, we are looking for monetary donations to cover the cost of materials. Thank you in advance for your generosity! SPRING GET-A-WAY May 2, 2018 Spring is in the air and that means it s time to start planning for the Annual Catholic Women/Christian Mother s Spring Get-A-Way! SILENT AUCTION BASKETS We are looking for themed baskets or donations to make baskets for the silent auctions. Items can be dropped off on the office porch (Please Label Silent Auction ) or contact Sandy Baranczyk at 434-2373. MINI BOUTIQUE Are you doing some spring cleaning? Don t throw it away! We are starting to collect items for the Mini- Boutique! We will be accepting jewelry, books, pictures and small decorative household items in good/excellent condition. They may be dropped off on the parish office porch (please label mini boutique ). Any questions you can call Jackie Walker at 434-1057. DON T FORGET TO MARK YOUR CALENDAR SO YOU CAN JOIN US! This year the Diocese of Green Bay is celebrating our 150th anniversary of the founding of the Diocese. To celebrate, Bishop Ricken will be having a special Jubilee Mass at St. Francis Xavier Cathedral every month. The next one will be: Jubilee for Diocesan Apostolates & Retreat Movement APRIL 8TH @ 11:00am The Jubilee Liturgy Schedule can be found on the Diocese's website at http://www.sgbdio.org/jubilee2018 along with infor mation on how to request tickets. SHELTER MEAL On Monday, March 12th, St. John the Baptist Parish served a hot chili dinner to 160 people (plus seconds) at the New Community Shelter on Mather Str eet in downtown Green Bay. Special thanks to the 11 families who provided chili, the 10 families who baked desserts, 8 families who donated fruit and the parishioners who served. Thanks to all involved for their generosity! If you are interested in helping cook, bake, or serve, please call and let us know. We would be happy to add you to our list of volunteers! Give Ellen Buss a call at 366-7489. Faith Formation Registration For 2018-2019 Grades 1-12 In the Commons (in School) Monday, April 2, 2018-6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 4, 2018-6:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. Monday, April 9, 2018-6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 11, 2018-6:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. To save time at registration, visit http://www.sjbh.org/faithformation-reg.html after March 20th, to print, fill out, and bring needed forms with you. Registration for St. John s school families will be at the school open house in the fall. For any questions, please contact Sherry at 434-2145 ext. 206 or svanhelvoirt@sjbh.org. Register on time to avoid a registration fee. See you soon! Adult Confirmation Are you an adult looking to further your faith journey and have not yet received the sacrament of confirmation? Join us for adult confirmation classes beginning Wednesday April 4th! This is an opportunity to explore the beauty of this sacrament and how it can bring joy and strength to our lives. We will meet for five consecutive Wednesdays from 6:30-8pm in the fireplace room. Confirmation will then be held here at St. John s on Wednesday May 16th at 7pm. If interested or for more information please contact Katie Westhoven 920-434-2145 ext. 204 or email kwesthoven@sjbh.org.

March 18th, 2018 Liturgical Ministries The complete schedule is online at www.sjbh.org/parishcal Give us a call with any questions, we would love to hear from you! Pastoral Team (920)434-2145 Pastor Rev. John P. Bergstadt Ext. 211 Parochial Vicar Rev. Scott Valentyn Ext. 210 Deacons Manny Torres & Nicholas Williams Business Administrator Deacon Manny Torres Ext. 213 School Principal Andrew Mulloy Ext. 221 Evangelization/Spiritual Growth Ruth Holloway Ext. 209 Adult & Young Adult Evangelization Katie Westhoven Ext. 204 Youth Evangelization Kym Allex Ext. 214 Liturgy and Music Karen Buchinger Ext. 232 Faith Formation Coordinator Amy Mott Ext 212 Faith Formation Gr/ 1-8/Plus Sacraments Susan Casleton Ext 205 Parish Trustees Jean Payette Bob Buss Council Chairpersons Pastoral Council Melinda Palzewic Meets on the second Thursday of the Month Finance Council David Withee Meets on the Fourth Monday of the Month Council & Committee Meetings are open to all Parishioners Schedule of Worship Weekday Masses Tuesday 6:30pm ; Wednesday thru Friday 8:30am Adoration First Thursday of the Month (Holy Hour 6:30pm) Weekend Masses Saturday 4:30pm; Sunday 8:00am & 10:00am Reconciliation Tuesday evenings from 5:30-6:30pm Saturday 9:30am 10:30am (Or by appointment) Baptism Baptism Class is offered each month and is required prior to Baptism. Register by calling the Parish Office. Marriage Contact Deacon Manny at least eight months in advance.

March 18th, 2018 Easter Memorials This Easter, you have the opportunity to remember or to give thanks for your loved ones. Simply fill out the form below and return it in the collection basket, drop off at the parish office or mail it in with your donation (checks payable to St. John s) to: St. John the Baptist Parish 2597 Glendale Avenue Green Bay, WI 54313 No later than March 27 th, 2018 Any amount will be gratefully accepted as a donation. Acknowledgement of the memorials will appear in our bulletin on Easter Sunday. Easter Memorials Name Phone Amount Enclosed $ Memorial (Check One): Plants and Flowers Candles Church Music Bread & Wine Special Gifts No Preference Intention: Fill in one. (Please Print Clearly) In Memory of From In Thanksgiving for From Check here if you do NOT want your intentions acknowledged in the bulletin.

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