November 2, 2014 The Commemoration Of All The Faithful Departed PARISH OFFICE 139 S. Madison, Green Bay, WI 54301-4501 Hours: Mon.-Fri. 9:30 am-4:00 pm Office: (920) 432-4348 Faith Formation: (920) 432-0820 Fax: (920) 435-5068 Email: sfxavier@sbcglobal.net Prayer Network: (920) 497-8060 Website www.sfxcathedralgb.org BISHOP OF GREEN BAY The Most Reverend David L. Ricken RECTOR AND PASTOR Reverend Joseph E. Dorner Deacons: Mr. Conrad J. Kieltyka & Mr. Thomas J. Mahoney Office Manager: Sonia D. Hitt Office/Sacristan Assistant: Jan K. Phillips Director of Music: Jody L. Strnad Maintenance Manager: Patrick R. Hoslet Pastoral Minister: Patricia J. Westlund Liturgist/Sacristan: Jennifer L. Johns Bookkeeper: Vicki L. Matuszak Faith Formation Coordinator: Connie A. DeMeuse Cathedral Trustees: Kenneth C. Reigh, Secretary Charles L. Johnson, Treasurer Parish Council President: Andrew H. Opicka Finance Council President: John E. Mitchell Vocations Awareness Week
Mass Intentions Saint Francis Xavier Cathedral Parish 139 South Madison Green Bay, WI 54301-4501 920-432-4348 Weekend Masses Saturday... 4:00 pm Sunday... 9:00 am Weekday Masses Monday, Wednesday, and Friday... 8:30 am Devotions One half hour before every Mass...Rosary Monday Perpetual Help Novena Friday.... Sacred Heart Novena Eucharistic Adoration Wednesday....9:00 am - 8:00 pm Confessions Saturday...... 2:15 pm - 3:30 pm Wednesday.....6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Holy Days of Obligation Vigil... 5:15 pm Holy Day... 8:30 am Small Faith Groups Call the parish office for days and times. Baptism Call for arrangements. Preparation session required. Marriage Call the parish office at least 9 months in advance of your desired wedding date. Church and Museum Tours by appointment.... 920-432-4348 St. Thomas More School 650 S. Irwin Ave., Green Bay, WI 54301 Principal, Mr. Jeff Kaftan Phone: 920-432-8242 Saturday 4:00 pm Sunday 9:00 am Monday 8:30 am Wednesday 8:30 am Friday 8:30 am Saturday 4:00 pm Sunday 9:00 am November 1 Linda Opicka November 2 Laverne Delaruelle November 3 Eleanor Jossart November 5 Teresa Hoffman November 7 Return of Fallen Away Catholics November 8 Laura, Theodore & Raymond Chekouras November 9 Adolph & Luella Zipple BANNS OF MARRIAGE III Melissa Thorsen and Matthew Kohlmann III Katie Peters and Beau Liegeois II Christina Schmitt and Adam Pickering These couples wish to be married at the Cathedral. If anyone is aware of any serious reason why these marriages should not take place, he or she has a moral obligation before God to make the pastor aware of these concerns. HOLY BAPTISM Congratulations Elizabeth Ann Martens Daughter of Christopher and Carlene Martens who was baptized at St. Francis Xavier Cathedral on October 19th. God Bless You! Readings for the Week of November 2, 2014 Sunday:..Wis 3:1-9/Rom 5:5-11 or Rom 6:3-9/Jn 6:37-40 Monday:.....Phil 2:1-4/Lk 14:12-14 Tuesday:...Phil 2:5-11/Lk 14:15-24 Wednesday:....Phil 2:12-18/Lk 14:25-33 Thursday:....Phil 3:3-8a/Lk 15:1-10 Friday:..Phil 3:17--4:1/Lk 16:1-8 Saturday:......Phil 4:10-19/Lk 16:9-15 Next Sunday:...Ez 47:1-2, 8-9, 12/1 Cor 3:9c-11, 16-17...Jn 2:13-22
WELCOME NEW MEMBERS Jennifer Johnson God Bless You! VOCATION AWARENESS WEEK Vocation Awareness Week begins today. This is a special time for our parish to focus on prayer for vocations and an awareness of how we can support vocations in our midst, especially vocations for the priesthood, diaconate and consecrated life. During this week, there will be a table in the BWC entrance with information about vocations, along with some prayers for vocations. Please stop and pick up some materials. For more information, visit www.gbvocations.org. Vocation Prayers Gracious God, you have blessed me with many gifts and talents. Grant me the wisdom to know how best to use them for the glory of your name. Jesus calls, "Come follow me." I want to follow you and be faithful to my call. Help me to see in myself what you see, and give me the courage to follow wherever you may lead. Bless the Church with generous hearts, eager to serve your people and spread your Word. Amen. Heavenly Father, with a deep trust in the love that flows from the heart of your Son and by the gifts of your Holy Spirit, give to the seminarians, novices, and all young people of the Diocese the courage to respond generously when you call them to the priesthood and religious life. Give them strong examples of holy priests and religious. Through the intercession of the saints and by our prayers, help them pattern their lives after Mary who was not afraid to let it be done to her according to your Word. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen. St. John the Evangelist Parish 413 Saint John Street, Green Bay, WI 54301 920-436-6380 Liturgical Schedule Tuesday: 8:30 am - Mass Thursday: 8:30 am - Mass Saturday: 5:30 pm - Mass Sunday: 10:45 am - Mass ATTENTION!!! We are in desperate need of volunteers to come forward to be Mary s Ministers and Cathedral Keepers! Mary Ministers, once a month, visit parishioners who are homebound and/or in a nursing home. You may choose one or two people to visit, for just 15 minutes. Cathedral Keepers spend two hours a week greeting people and answering questions and just being on site so we can have the Cathedral open during the day. Training is provided. PANCAKE AND PORKIE BREAKFAST Mark your Calendars for Sunday, November 30th. Please note that the Pancake and Porkie Breakfast will take the place of our Sunday Social. More information to follow. CATHEDRAL KEEPERS MEETING There will be a Cathedral Keeper's meeting on Wednesday, November 19th at 10 am in the BWC. We will cover current guidelines and discuss some new ideas. This is a very important meeting so we hope all keepers can join us. Also, if you have been considering becoming a keeper, you are welcome to join us. October 25th and 26th, 2014 Sacrificial Giving......$ 6,709.00 Offertory Collection..$ 548.51 On Line Giving.. $ 1,179.24 Building & Maintenance.....$ 145.00 Museum Fund $ 100.00 Total......$ 8,681.75 World Mission Sunday..... $ 290.00 An average of $9500.00 from the weekly collection is needed to meet the budget of St. Francis Xavier Cathedral.
A NOTE FROM OUR PASTOR I hope a few of you made it down to St. John's Social Hall after my announcement this past week. It definitely needs some improvements. We want these improvements and remodeling to mirror the requests and insights of as many parishioners as possible. The survey will be held the weekend of November 15-16th. We just don't want you to be caught off guard. This space will be available not just for us at St. John's but to guests from around the Green Bay area. Currently we have an elevator. But there are problems. The steps need work to be safer as one comes down from the main entrance. There are many hidden and dark corners that should be brightened or "opened up" so people are more comfortable in this large space alone. The space encountered as one exits from the elevator in the basement/social hall is very uninviting. Some of the rooms are poorly ventilated and are causing some undesirable smells. These are a few concerns we have already heard and will try to address. Before my arrival, one proposal had already been drafted. It is a working draft and could be modified thanks to your ideas. Eventually, I hope we can have at least two options to put before the people. Your ideas will help these proposals be more realistic and appropriate for everyone's use. Please keep us in prayer, especially the Pastoral Council with which I am closely consulting. I hope we will come up with something that will serve St. John's and her guests well for years to come. Thank you for your involvement! NATIONAL ROSARY NOVENA In my recent pastoral reflection, Teach My People To Pray, I urge the faithful of the Diocese of Green Bay to focus on deepening our relationship with the Lord by renewing our prayer lives and fully living out the call to holiness. The National Rosary Novena, which concludes on November 21st, provides another opportunity for all to pray the Rosary individually, as a family, as a diocese and as a parish. All of the faithful across America will be praying together to ask the Blessed Mother to intercede in a powerful yet maternal way for the special intentions of this novena that are for peace and the family with a special focus on human life, marriage and religious freedom. You can find the information online at www.54days.org. We entrust all of our efforts to Our Lady of Good Help who is so present to us in the Diocese of Green Bay. The Blessed Mother, as Pope Francis says the woman of prayer and work in Nazareth, and she is also Our Lady of Help, who sets out from her town with Haste (Lk 1:39) to be of service to others. Let us too set out in haste to embrace the Lord and to reach out to those around us in prayer! Sincerely yours in Christ, The Most Reverend David L. Ricken, DD,JCL FALL BAZAAR St. Francis Xavier Cathedral s annual Fall Bazaar is coming November 22nd. Gifted artisans and crafts people are needed. Huge sellers are: arts, crafts, fall wreaths, Christmas wreaths, tree ornaments, aprons, table runners, scarves, mittens, hats, afghans, quilts, home décor, gift certificates, silent auction items, and products or services from your business. Volunteers are needed for setting up, pricing, cashiers, kitchen help, or closing crew. All proceeds from the bazaar go directly to benefit the Parish s charitable activities. Volunteer Sign up sheets and baskets are available after all Masses. Questions: call Mary Jo 468-6404 or Janice 737-8302. Find the Perfect Gift to prepare for the Advent Season of Joy, Peace and Prayer. Register today for An Evening with Bishop David Ricken. Sunday, November 16 th, at Riverside Ballroom. Doors open at 5 pm. Evening includes: Bishop Ricken s presentation on the joy and power of Advent, dinner and silent auction containing a variety of beautiful Advent Wreaths and Christmas items such as Nativity scenes and Advent candles. Silent auction items include, ipad, wines and more! Join Bishop Ricken and give meaning to your Advent in a powerful way! For registration and Details visit www.thepoweroflife.org. or call-362-6377.
CALENDAR OF EVENTS Sunday...........November 2nd 11:00 am... Crozier Mass Tuesday............November 4th 5:00 pm..... Finance Council Meeting 6:30 pm. Parish Council Meeting Thursday..........November 6th 6:30 pm Oremus Small Groups-BWC Monday.......November 10th 6:00 pm. Fidei Defensor Apologetics-Gehl Thursday.............November 13th 6:30 pm. Oremus Small Groups-BWC Sunday...........November 16th 2:00 pm...tour: Discipulos De Cristo NOVEMBER APOSTLESHIP PRAYER Lonely people. That all who suffer loneliness may experience the closeness of God and the support of others. Mentors of seminarians and religious. That young seminarians and religious may have wise and well-formed mentors. THIRD ANNUAL SAINT CECILIA CONCERT Join Bishop Ricken for our third annual Saint Cecilia Concert scheduled for Tuesday, November 18th at 7 pm. It will feature works by Josquin DePrez, Telemann, Bach, Biebl, etc. Also join us for a reception after in the Bishop Wycislo Center. A free will offering will be accepted. GRACE SCHOOL SYSTEMS Grace Annual Appeal The 2014-2015 GRACE Annual Appeal directly supports students in financial need with tuition grants. Approximately 225 students qualified for a grant through the FACTS Financial Aid Application Program. Information or gifts to the Annual Appeal can be made online at www.gracesystem.org. www.sfxcathedralgb.org 131 S. Madison Street, Green Bay, WI Monday - Friday: 9:30 am - 5 pm; Saturday: 10 am - 4 pm 920-432-0078 LIKE us on Facebook. info@cathedralbookandgift.com To grow in holiness and prayer in conjunction with Bishop Ricken's Pastoral Reflection, "Teach My People to Pray", we have established a "Bishop's Prayer Corner" to feature resources to assist you on this journey. Stop in to peruse some of Bishop Ricken's favorite books on prayer. Thank you for your patronage! Registration For Classical School now Open Parents interested in enrolling their child(ren) at St. John Paul II Classical School for the 2015-2016 school year can do so at the GRACE Office, 1087 Kellogg Street, or by accessing the early registration form at www.sjpclassicalschoolgreenbay.org. A deposit is required to complete the application. This new GRACE school will open with PreK-3 classes and grow by one grade each year. Registrations will be accepted on a first-come, first-serve basis. The school will also sponsor a before & after school program. For information at the GRACE Office, call 499-7330, ext. 303. FEATURED LIGHTHOUSE CD Keep Holy the Sabbath Dr. Timothy Gray is the president of the Augustine Institute and is a well-known Scripture scholar and Catholic speaker. With fascinating details and examples, Dr. Gray discusses the profound importance for individuals, and for modern society, of properly observing Sunday as the Lord s Day by exploring God s gift of the Sabbath in the Old Testament. He aims to help us reclaim our Sunday from the hustle and bustle of our busy lives
CREDO FAITH FORMATION In Loving Memory of: Joanne Cecelia Roznowski-Oct 25th, 2013 Shirley Margaret Herzog-Oct 31st, 2013 Luella Florence Zipple-Nov 16th, 2013 Marilyn Jean Nikowitz-Nov 18th, 2013 Norma Edith Pensis-Dec 12th, 2013 Agnes Ann Wieber-Dec 19th, 2013 Martin J. Kalinosky-Jan 2nd, 2014 William F. Kerwin, Jr.-.Jan 14th, 2014 Gladys M. Baumgartner-Feb 26th, 2014 Meta Katherine Preslaski-Apr 2nd, 2014 Deacon Paul G. Plantico-Apr 20th, 2014 Beatrice Lorraine Passen-Apr 28th, 2014 J. Patrick Shaughnessy-June 21st, 2014 Linda J. Opicka-July 2nd, 2014 Rosemary Mogan Sep 16th, 2014 Joseph Nicholas Glaser-Oct 18th, 2014 Lord May your Perpetual light shine upon them. May these souls and all the souls of the faithful departed through the mercy of God rest in peace On November 1st, the Catholic Church celebrates the Feast of All Saints. This year, our Credo classrooms have decided to adopt a saint to intercede for the catechist and students in each particular class. The students prayed about which saints they thought would help them along their faith formation journey this year. The students submitted the saint names and then the class voted, with the Holy Spirit casting the deciding vote in each class. We thought you would enjoy reading which saints were chosen to,intercede for the students and catechists this year. Credo Faith Formation Office: Our Lady of Good Help Kindergarten: Saint Therese of Lisieux Grade 1: Saint Anthony Grade 2: Saint Francis Xavier and Saint John the Evangelist Grade 3: Saint Patrick Grade 4: Saint Joseph Grade 5: The Holy Guardian Angels Grade 6: Mary, Mother of Mercy Grade 7/8: Saint Clare Grade 9: Saint Maria Goretti and Saint Philomena (the 9th grade class this year has all females). Grade 10-12: Saint John Paul II The saints are companions on the journey toward heaven. Won't you, too, pray for the intercession of these saints for all our faith formation students? Thank you. WISH LISH 2-Coat Racks To donate or for questions, call Connie at the Credo Faith Formation Office 432-0820 or 606-4424. CALLING ALL TEENS If you are in grades 9-12, you have the opportunity to join thousands of teens from across the country to stand up for life this January. Scholarship opportunities are available. If interested or have any questions, contact the Credo Faith Formation Office at 432-0820 or visit the following website:http://www.gbdioc.org/youth -ministry/ opportunities/march-for-life.html ENCOUNTER Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament and Reconciliation Praise and Worship music by: Jon Laroche & Band or Lisa Preissner & Band November 15th, 7 pm - 9 pm St. Tomas More Parish 1810B N McDonald St, Appleton, WI Questions: contact Phil Lawson at 920-272-8304 or email plawson@gbdioc.org Sponsored by the Department of New Evangelization of Young Adult Ministry (ages 18-39)