ST MARY & SONS OF ZEBEDEE St. MaryLomira, St. JohnByron, St. JamesOakield SEPTEMBER March 25, 13, 2018 2015
TO SONS OF ZEBEDEE & ST. MARY PARISH OAKFIELD, BYRON & LOMIRA WISCONSIN MASS INTENTIONS Saturday, March 24 Sons of Zebedee, St. James, Oakield 4:00 PM Robert Weninger Sunday, March 25 St. Mary s Lomira 8:00 AM Agnes Jarosz Sons of Zebedee, St. John s 11:00 AM KennethFlorence Hefter Monday, March 26 Tuesday, March 27 Sons of Zebedee St. John s 8:00 a.m. Wednesday, March 28 Sons of Zebedee, St. James 8:00 a.m. Thursday, March 29 Holy Thursday, Sons of Zebedee St. John s 7:00 p.m. LawrenceViola Feucht, Helen Schwartz Good Friday, March 30 St. Mary s Lomira 7:00 p.m. Saturday, March 31 St. James, Oakield 8:00 p.m. Nicole Nielsen Sunday, April 1 Easter St. Mary s Lomira 9:00 AM Donna Mae Hanke Sons of Zebedee, St. John 11:00 AM Clarence (Jim) Heimerl Please note Mass change on March 24 and March 25. Due to the Easter Breakfast at St. Mary s. Also note Mass change on Easter. Please remember Jim Heimerl who was a member of St. Mary s Parish, his funeral was this past week. May his soul and the souls of the faithful departed, rest in peace. Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord March 25, 2018 [Christ Jesus] humbled himself, becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross. Philippians 2:8 READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Is 42:17; Ps 27:13, 1314; Jn 12:111 Tuesday: Is 49:16; Ps 71:16, 15, 17; Jn 13:2133, 3638 Wednesday: Is 50:49a; Ps 69:810, 2122, 31, 3334; Mt 26:1425 Thursday: Chrism Mass: Is 61:13a, 6a, 8b9; Ps 89:2122, 25, 27; Rv 1:58; Lk 4:1621 Lord s Supper: Ex 12:18, 1114; Ps 116:1213, 1516bc, 1718; 1 Cor 11:2326; Jn 13:115 Friday: Is 52:13 53:12; Ps 31:2, 6, 1213, 1517, 25; Heb 4:1416; 5:79; Jn 18:1 19:42 Saturday: a) Gn 1:1 2:2 [1:1, 2631a]; Ps 104:12, 56, 10, 12, 1314, 24, 35; or Ps 33:47, 1213, 2022; b) Gn 22:118 [12, 9a, 1013, 1518]; Ps 16: 5, 811 c) Ex 14:15 15:1; Ex 15:16, 1718; d) Is 54:514; Ps 30:2, 46, 1113; e) Is 55:111; Is 12:26; f) Bar 3:915, 32 4:4; Ps 19:811; g) Ez 36:1617a, 1828; Ps 42:3, 5; 43:34 or Is 12:23, 4bcd, 56 or Ps 51:1215, 1819; h) Rom 6:311; i) Ps 118:12, 1617, 2223; Mk 16:17 Sunday: Acts 10:34a, 3743; Ps 118:12, 1617, 2223; Col 3:14 or 1 Cor 5:6b8; Jn 20:19 TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION For many centuries, Christian pilgrims have longed to walk in the footsteps of Jesus, and on Passion Sunday the eyes of the world are on the Via Dolorosa, the Road of Sorrows, in Jerusalem. As soon as it became safe for Christians to worship in public in the fourth century, a way was marked out. It was changed a few times over the years, and today s usual route was sketched by the Franciscans six hundred years ago, although Anglicans and Byzantines have their own unique detours. Friday is the most favored day, although it is crowded then. Almost everyone begins at the Lion s Gate in the Muslim Quarter, and ends at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. It s less than a quarter mile, but it threads its way through crowded markets with souvenir shops and fast food snacks. There are, just as in your parish church, fourteen stations along the way. The exact spots are not known, but what matters is the pilgrim s unique ability to see even an ordinary road in a teeming city as something more than meets the eye. 2
Mass Volunteers Saturday, March 31, 8:00 p.m. St. James, Oakield ServersMinister s Needed ReaderKatie Deaver Eucharistic Gary Collien UshersSteve Kirkwood, Jeremy Kautzer Mass Volunteers Sunday, April 1, 9:00 am St. Mary, Lomira ServersMinister s Needed ReaderJane Langenecker Eucharistic MinistersJoan Wessing, Sandy Vercauteren, Kim Wietor UshersMinister s Needed Mass Volunteers Sunday, April 1, 11:00 am St. John, Byron ServersMinister s Needed ReaderGeorge Macias Eucharistic Minister sloreen Kuslits, Julie Pettit UshersJames Sukowatey Contributions for St. Mary Week of March 1011, 2018 Membership$2,095.00 Offertory$106.00 Building & Grounds$295.00 Vigil Lights$51.00 Flowers$85.00 Stipends$95.00 Misc. Inc.$3.00 Total$2,730.00 Committee Calendar ST. MARY AND SONS OF ZEBEDEE PASTORAL COUNCIL MEETING St. Mary s Pastoral Council Meeting on Thursday, April 5, 6:30 p.m. Sons of Zebedee pastoral Council Meeting will be on Thursday, April 12, 2018 at 6:30 p.m. at St. John s in Byron. St. Mary Finance Meeting, Tuesday, April 10, 6:30 p.m. MAACW Meeng On Wednesday, April 11, 2018 Shepherd of the Hills Parish Eden Wisconsin Registraon is from 8:30 9:00 a.m. Please call to register ahead of me to: 9205833812 Cost of luncheon is $8.00 All are welcome. We hope to see you there. There will be NO Scrip for sale after the weekend Masses on Easter Sunday. On April 8, there will be Scrip for sale after the 11:00 a.m. Mass at St. John s. Stewardship Corner SONS OF ZEBEDEE, ST. JAMES & ST JOHN Fiscal Year: July 1, 2017 February 15, 2018 IncometoDate: $75,734.81 ExpensetoDate: $73,442.17 Net Income: $2,292.64 UPCOMING EVENT SPAGHETTI SUPPER SATURDAY, April 21 Sons of ZebedeeSt. James Please note that the Mass will be at St. James at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 21. St. Mary s will have Mass on Sunday, April 22, 8:00 a.m. 3
Religious Education Ofice CLASSES: Last class for everyone is on Saturday, April 7 th. Monday and Wednesday classes are done until the Fall. Registrations for next year will be sent out soon. Grades 18 Gospel weeklies sent home for April do not need to be returned, but I encourage families to take 15 minutes and engage in them. I have heard from some families that the articles are opening up great conversations about our faith in their homes. FAMILIES OF JOY: FAITH FORMATION EVENING: April 7 th following the 4 PM Mass. YOUTH FELLOWSHIP: Thanks to all our wonderful families and volunteers who contributed to meals and prizes for our youth. Youth were appreciative and enjoyed social time before classes. We are blessed. NEWSLETTER: See what is going on in our family faith formation program! Visit: https://sites.google.com/site/stmaryandsonsofzebedeerep/ click on newsletters, then click on the March issue! FAMILY COMPASSION PROJECT: Reminder to turn in your rice bowls. VOLUNTEERS: Faith: The Next Generation Pass It On! In Matthew 28:1920, we are all called to go and make disciples. The ministry of catechesis is one of the main ways in teaching them to follow Jesus. Faith Formation Ministry is always in need of devoted catechists to affectionately and enthusiastically instruct our children about the love of God, prepare our children for receiving the sacraments, and to educate them in the knowledge of our Catholic faith. Currently, seeking volunteers for the 201819 school year. PARISH GRANDPARENTS & VOLUNTEERS who do not have children and are not catechists in religious education to assist with Family Faith Formation Saturday on April 7. If you are willing to lend a hand serving food, setting up, or helping with preschool and toddlers, please contact the DRE. Volunteers to help set up on Wednesday April 4 th time is flexible from 12:00 pm 8:00 pm. YOUTH MISSION OPPORTUNITIES: Summer Youth Mission Trip 6/25 7/2 Grades 712 A few spots remain!! For more information please contact the DRE. Reach Out, Reach in is a local summer service week, July 1520, 2018, for teens aged 15 through 18, who have completed 9th grade and who want to be involved in direct service and social action. The sites, located around the Archdiocese of Milwaukee, include homeless shelters, adult day care, community organizations, meal programs, farms, child care and more. The experience includes community, simple living, prayer, and justice education. See flyer at https:// www.archmil.org/archmil/offices/catechesis/18_rori_flyer.pdf or contact DRE for more information. One youth from our religious education program and I will be traveling to Mobile, Alabama on a mission trip this summer. Donations to offset the cost of this trip would be appreciated. FACEBOOK: We are can be found on Facebook. Search St. Mary and Sons of Zebedee Religious Ed Program and support us by clicking LIKE. Please contact Lesa Staehler, DRE, 920.269.4326 or lstaehlerdre@gmail.com with any questions. 4
Passion Sunday Today we start our inal journey towards that great feast of Easter. But if we are to joyfully celebrate Easter, a word of caution is in order. Don t rush into Easter without stopping at the cross. That s the natural thing to do. Avoid the paingo directly to the good times. I m sure many, if not most of us, have tried that at some time or other in our lives. Perhaps we found our marriage or friendship in trouble. We knew that something had to be done. In fact, we admitted there was something wrong, but then we didn t take the time to look too closely at the pain. It was too hard. So we buried it, hoping we could just reestablish the relationship without going through the hard and necessary work. We pretended everything was now okay. Unfortunately, that didn t work. The relationship was not healed and we continued to suffer. Yes, in fact we suffered even longer than we should have because we were in denial. We wanted the silver bullet, the quick ixbut it didn t come. During this week we must take time to look at the painchrist s pain and our pain. As Jesus followers we are asked to join our pain to his pain. He is there to help us carry our cross, just as someone long ago helped him to carry his cross. Try to clear some space in your schedule this week. If you rush through this week, you are going to miss something very important. Perhaps these days are the days the Lord is going to use to bring some healing to those dark parts of our lives. Attend all the special liturgies that are a part of the parish this week. This can be a graced time if only we allow it to be. Peace Fr. Michael
UP COMING EVENTS Stations, March 21 St. John 7:00 p.m. Holy Thursday, March 29, St. John 7:00 p.m. Good Friday, March 30, 7:00 p.m. St. Mary Lomira Holy Saturday, March 31, 8:00 p.m. St. James Oakfield Easter Sunday, April 1, 9:00 a.m. St. Mary Lomira 11:00 a.m. St. John Byron First Holy CommunionSt. Mary s Lomira, Saturday, May 5, 4:00 p.m. EASTER TRIUDUM Holy Thursday, March 29, St. John Byron 7:00 p.m. Good Friday, March 30, 7:00 p.m. St. Mary s Holy Saturday, March 31, 8:00 p.m. St. James Oakfield Easter Sunday, April 1, 9:00 a.m. St. Mary 11:00 a.m. St. John Byron Easter 2018 Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, They said to them, Why do you seek the living one among the dead? He is not here, but he has been raised. Luke 24: 56 In the story of the empty tomb, the Church proclaims that Jesus Christ was so filled with the power of life, that death could not hold Him. In bursting forth from the tomb, our Lord manifested His power to empty from life all the evil that sought to capture and confine it. All of the bitterness and regret, the alienation and isolation, the anxiety and worry, and the fear and trepidation that seeks to block our path of life and entrap us, have been rolled away with the resurrection of our Lord. This Easter, I ask all members of our Catholic faith community to make the commitment to grow more deeply in your relationship with Jesus Christ. Participate often in the sacrament of reconciliation, go to Mass, read the Bible on a daily basis, pray always pray and remember that the promise made by Christ thousands of years ago is just as true today as when it was first proclaimed. May the Spirit of the risen Christ bring great joy to your hearts this Easter, and may you abide in that joy for all your days. With every good wish and blessing this bright season, I remain, Most Reverend Jerome E. Listecki Archbishop of Milwaukee
Parish Offices St. Mary 699 Milwaukee St. Lomira, WI 53048 Phone(920) 2694429 Fax(920) 2697359 HoursMW F 8:30 am2:30 pm or by appointment Sons of Zebedee W5882 Church Rd, Fond du Lac, WI 549378602 Phone(920) 9221167 HoursTTh 8:002:00pm or by appointment web pagewww.sonsofz.org Parish Staff St. Mary Pastor, Rev. Michael Petersen(920) 9221167 Emailpastorsofz@excel.net Parish SecretaryAdministrator Marisa Gassner 9202694429 EmailStMaryLomira@gmail.com DRE Lesa Staehler9202694326 Email:lstaehlerdre@gmail.com Parish BookkeeperDennis Faber MusicWendy Pelletier Sons of Zebedee Pastor, Rev. Michael Petersen(920) 9221167 Emailpastorsofz@excel.net Parish SecretaryMarisa Gassner (920) 9221167 Email: zebedee@excel.net DRE Lesa Staehler9202694326 Email:lstaehlerdre@gmail.com PASTORAL COUNCIL St. Mary Pastoral Council ChairpersonRalph Langenecker Trustees: Anna Reinders, Ron Tagliapietra Sons of Zebedee Pastoral Council ChairpersonGeorge Macias Trustees: John S. Pelletier, Thom Cox Other Council Members: Bob Pelletier, Jim Pelletier, Steve Wessing, Charlene Pettit, Dawn Macias, Cherie Neitzel, Dawn Kuechenberg. Prayer Network Marisa Gassner Parish Ofice9202694429 Liturgy Schedule Weekdays See inside bulletin. Webpage(bulletin online) www.sonsofz.org. or www.stmarylomira.org Reconciliation By appointment. Sacraments Anointing of the Sick*: Anytime on request please call parish ofice. Baptism: Celebrated during the Masses. Preparation class required. Call the parish ofice. Marriage: Arrangements must be made at least 6 months in advance. Preparation classes and an Enrichment Day for the Engaged required. Do not be disappointed. All weddings must be scheduled with the pastor prior to other scheduling. *The Federal Privacy Regulation HIPPA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) prohibits all hospitals from informing churches of a patient s presence unless the patient gives permission for the hospital to do so. If you are admitted to a hospital and would like a member of the clergy or a caregiver to visit you, please notify the hospital or call the parish ofice. Food Pantry The food pantry is open at United Methodist Church in Lomira on the 2nd and 4th Saturday of each month from 10:0011:00 am. The Oakield Food Pantry is open Wednesdays from 4 6pm. By appointment call 9480393. Prayer Shawl Ministry Jane Langenecker 9202694393 Will Donation Your generosity to your parish will beneit future generations of your parish. Bulletin Deadline The deadline is Tuesday 12:00 noon. Email: Stmarylomira@gmail.com Archdiocese of Milwaukee MISSION STATEMENT SONS OF ZEBEDEE We, the people of Sons of Zebedee Parish, Ss. James and John, are committed to deepening our faith, and the faith of others through faithfully sharing in the Eucharist. Through this Holy Meal, we hope and pray to fulill our Baptismal calling as we strive to continue the mission and ministry of Jesus Christ. MISSION STATEMENTST MARY We as members of St. Mary are an active faith community dedicated to living the Gospel through our worship and Catholic Education. We share our love of Jesus Christ through service to others, both locally and world wide.