June 24, 2018 The Nativity of Saint John the Baptist Masses Saturday 4:00 pm Sunday 9:00 am Mon., Wed., Friday- Church Hours Monday-Friday 10 am - 4 pm Wednesdays 10 am - 8 pm Confessions Saturdays 2:15 pm - 3:30 pm Wednesdays 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Eucharistic Adoration Wednesdays 9:00 am - 8:00 pm Devotions Rosary before each Mass Mondays Perpetual Help Novena Fridays Sacred Heart Novena Baptism Call to make arrangements Preparation session is required. Marriages Call parish office 9 months before your desired wedding date. Prayer Network (920) 497-8060 Church Tours Every Second Sunday after 9 am Mass or by Appointment 920-432-4348 Museum Tours Every Sunday after 9 am Mass or by Appointment. (920)-432-4348
June 16th & 17th, 2018 Sacrificial Giving Not Available Due to Early Bulletin Deadline! CATHEDRAL PRESERVATION/ ENDOWMENT FUND Help us maintain Our Cathedral for future generations. Did you know St. Francis Xavier has a preservation fund? We invite you to contribute financially online by visiting : www.catholicfoundationgb.org/givefunds and select SFX Cathedral Pres Fund-GB The next Diocesan 150 th Jubilee Mass will be celebrated for Young Adult and Young Adult Ministers on July 29th at 11 am here at Cathedral, followed by a special reception. Young Adults and Young Adult Ministers are all welcome to this special liturgy with Bishop Ricken! As seating is limited (first-come, first-served basis) please RSVP today for complimentary tickets at https://www.gbdioc.org/jubilee2018 or by calling 920-272-8341. Readings for the Week of June 24, 2018 Sunday: Vigil: Jer 1:4-10/Ps 71:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 15, 17 [6b]/ 1 Pt 1:8-12/Lk 1:5-17 Day:..Is 49:1-6/Ps 139:1-3, 13-14, 14-15 [14a]/...Acts 13:22-26/Lk 1:57-66, 80 Monday:...2 Kgs 17:5-8, 13-15a, 18/Ps 60:3, 4-5,...12-13 [7b]/Mt 7:1-5 Tuesday: 2 Kgs 19:9b-11, 14-21, 31-35a, 36/Ps 48:2-3ab,...3cd-4, 10-11 [cf. 9d]/Mt 7:6, 12-14 Wednesday: 2 Kgs 22:8-13; 23:1-3/Ps 119:33, 34, 35, 36,...7, 40 [33a]/Mt 7:15-20 Thursday: 2 Kgs 24:8-17/Ps 79:1b-2, 3-5, 8, 9 [9]/.Mt 7:21-29 Friday:..Vigil: Acts 3:1-10/Ps 19:2-3, 4-5 [5a]/Gal 1:11-20/ Jn 21:15-19 Day:.Acts 12:1-11/Ps 34:2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9 [5b]/2 Tm 4:6-8,...7-18/Mt 16:13-19 Saturday:..Lam 2:2, 10-14, 18-19/Ps 74:1b-2, 3-5, 6-7,...20-21 [19b]/Mt 8:5-17 Next Sunday: Wis 1:13-15; 2:23-24/Ps 30:2, 4, 5-6, 11, 12, 13 [2a]/2 Cor 8:7, 9, 13-15/Mk 5:21-43 or 5:21-24, 35b-43 CATHOLICFEST- DOOR COUNTY JULY 6TH - 8TH Come to be formed, not entertained (just like you wanted!) Praise the Lord! Catholic FEST began in 2012 to celebrate our 10-year anniversary of Catholic Youth Expeditions. It was so much fun, we decided to keep it around! But THIS YEAR we have decided to give the families what they really want, what you are always asking for, what you have said you loved about Catholic Fest! It will be like our Good Ole' Family Expedition! Throughout this three-day event there will be Mass, formation talks, perpetual adoration, quality family time (free-range kids!), and lots more! We invite you to park a camper, pitch a tent or stay at one of the dozens of nearby resorts in Door County. Come with a friend or the whole family and spend time recharging in a Catholic Christian community full of joy, hospitality, prayer, & celebration of Jesus. Hope to see you there! For more info about Catholic FEST visit: www.catholicfest.org/. For information about Catholic Youth Expeditions visit: www.cyexpeditions.org/ Summer Expeditions High School: July 15th - 18th and August 10th - 13th Young Adult: July 1st-3rd and August 3rd - 5th
END OF FISCAL YEAR REMINDER The end of our parish fiscal year is Saturday, June 30th. We are doing Ok, however we currently have a deficit. Can you help us erase our deficit? Donations for your sacrificial giving to be credited by the end of the fiscal year must be at the parish office no later than 10 am Friday, June 29th. Thank you! 2018-19 FAITH FORMATION REGISTRATION & SACRAMENTAL PREPARATION Registration is now in progress for children in grades 1-12 from Catholic Day, Home, and Public Schools and for those preparing for the sacraments of First Confession, First Holy Communion and Confirmation. If a student will be preparing for a Sacrament in 2018 or 2019, he/she must register at this time. The registration form can be downloaded from the parish websites. Details for registering can be found on the registration form. For questions call 920-609-1826. CATHEDRAL & ST. JOHN S BULLFROGS GAME Join Fr. Joe and fellow parishioners of Cathedral and St. Johns for a Bullfrog game on Tuesday, July 31st at 7 pm. Tickets are $20 for adults and $15 for children (under 21). Includes the game and all you can eat on the Private Beach Club Deck with games for the kids. Put your name in a drawing for a chance to throw the first pitch! (Drawing to be held after the 10:45 am Mass on July 29th.) Purchase your ticket vouchers at the office. See you then! 131 S. Madison Street, Green Bay, WI Hours of Operation Monday - Friday: 9:30 am - 5 pm; Saturday: 10 am - 4 pm 920-432-0078 or info@cathedralbookandgift.com We have gifts for Confirmation, Ordinations & Weddings! BACK TO SCHOOL STORE We are collecting new socks and underwear now through July 29th. The store is a one-day event on August 8th at The University of Wisconsin Green Bay where 1,500 K through 5th grade children from low income families can "shop" for a new set of clothes, shoes, school supplies, backpack and a book all for FREE-thanks to donations from people like you! Items needed: Socks: Girls and Boys size M & L in athletic 6 packs Underwear: Girls sizes 4-14 Boys boxer briefs sizes 6-20 or S-XL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM WEEK JUNE 22ND 29TH On this feast of Sts. Thomas More and John Fisher, we remember these saints who were martyred in 1535 for standing up for the sanctity of marriage and the freedom of the Church in opposition to England's King Henry VIII. In our country today, the Church faces challenges to her freedom to serve in healthcare, child welfare services, and education. While we seek to be faithful to Christ by serving our neighbors, ignoring conscience cannot be the condition placed on people of faith for service in the public square. Sts. Thomas More and John Fisher show us what faithful service looks like. They loved and served their country. Yet they rightly recognized that they were being forced to choose between the Church and the king. They were faithful to the Church. May their example continue to illuminate the path for us, as we seek to faithfully serve our Church and country. ~Taken from USCCB We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. Let us pray O God, you willed that the Jewish People be free from slavery by their Egyptian captors. You will that all people should be free to worship you without fear and to celebrate their religious beliefs freely, even if they have not yet found you. Grant that those of us who live in this great nation will thank you daily for our freedom, and work for the freedom of others around the world that do not yet have the freedom to practice their faith openly and proudly. We seek your wisdom where hatred abounds and ask for humility to offer our good works to others who live in fear and bondage. We ask all this through Christ our Lord, who frees us from sin and death through the wood of the cross. Amen! ~Taken from LPI (Liturgical Publications)
Green Bay Diocesan Museum open every Sunday 10 am until noon Saint Francis Xavier Cathedral Parish 139 S Madison St Green Bay, WI 54301-4501 Parish Office: 920-432-4348 Credo Faith Formation: 920-609-1826 New Office Hours Mondays Noon - 4:00 pm (Starting June 4th) Tuesday - Friday 9:30 am - 4 pm Fax: 920 435-5068 Email: cathedral.sfx@gmail.com Website: www.sfxcathedralgb.org Weekday Church Hours: Monday & Friday 7:30 am - 4 pm Tuesday & Thursday 10 am - 4 pm Wednesday 7:30 am - 8 pm The Most Reverend David Ricken Rector and Pastor: Reverend Joseph Dorner Deacons: Rev. Mr. Thomas Mahoney Rev. Mr. Conrad Kieltyka Office Manager: Sonia Hitt Office Assistant: Jan Phillips Faith Formation Coordinator: Connie DeMeuse Maintenance Custodian: Michael Klatt Parish Sacristan: Dan Vanden Avond Cathedral Bishop Sacristan: Margaret Kleinschmidt Music Director: Rachael Verhaagh Bookkeeper: Vicki Matuszak St. John the Evangelist 413 Saint John Street, Green Bay, WI 54301 920-436-6380 Liturgical Schedule Tuesday: - Mass Thursday: - Mass Saturday: 5:30 pm - Mass Sunday: 10:45 am - Mass Saturday 4:00 pm Sunday 9:00 am Monday Wednesday Friday Saturday 4 pm Sunday 9:00 am Mass Intentions June 23 Cathedral School Class of 1968 June 24 John Dollar June 25 The Deceased Members of the Charles J. Mocco Family June 27 Msgr. Brian Coleman June 29 The Kontny Family June 30 St. John the Evangelist Parish and St. Francis Xavier Cathedral July 1 Special Intentions of Fr. Kyle Sladek CALENDAR OF EVENTS Sunday...June 24th 9 pm.........trustee Secretary Election 10 am... Invite Only Diocesan Reception-BWC Wednesday...June 27th 6-7:30 am... That Man is Y ou Session-BWC Friday...June 29th 6:30 pm....ordination Rhsl-Church Saturday...June 30th 10:00 am......priest Ordination Sunday...July 1st 9 am. Fr. Kyle Sladek First Mass of Thanksgiving! 10:15 am... Fr. Kyle Sladek Reception-BWC Tuesday...July 3rd 6:45 pm... K of C Meeting-Gehl Wednesday...July 4th Independence Day! Office Closed all Day Church closes after Mass NO Adoration or Confessions! Saturday & Sunday July 7th & 8th Missionary Co-Op Appeal Second Collection! Sunday...July 8th 10:15 am..... Monthly Church Tour Monday...July 9th 5 pm....nfp Session-BWC Tuesday...July 10th 5 pm...........finance Council Meeting 6:30 pm...... Pastoral Council Meeting
FROM OUR PARISH/ BISHOP SACRISTAN Dear Cathedral Parishioners, Many of you already know, but I wanted to inform you that I have resigned as Bishop Sacristan, and my last day is June 30th. I am moving to Chicago and will continue to work for Relevant Radio from the office there. It has truly been an honor and joy serving St. Francis Xavier Cathedral, the Bishop, Fr. Joe, the staff, and all of you over these last two years. The Cathedral has been my spiritual home for the past 23 years, and I will miss this place, but I look forward to serving Our Lord and His Church in Chicago. ~May God bless you! ~Margaret Kleinschmidt, OCDS P.S. I will always be a Packers fan ROSARY IN THE GARDEN Join us on Tuesday evenings at 6:15 pm in the Rosary garden behind Cathedral Church (weather permitting) as we pray and celebrate life at all its stages. Note for Priestly Ordinations on June 30 th The ordinations will remain an open and non-ticketed event, with large areas of reserved seating. The Bishop Wysiclo Center will remain available for overflow. The First priority is to accommodate priests, deacons, and the families and guests of those to be ordained. We want to be especially welcoming to visitors. Seminarian Collection donors, religious men and women, and prospective seminarians remain a priority as well. Due to limited seating here at Cathedral the Diocese is encouraging the faithful of the parishes throughout the Diocese of Green Bay, in the case of the priesthood ordination to attend the first Masses of Thanksgiving by the newly ordained: Kyle Thomas Sladek Sunday, July 1 st at 9 am here at Cathedral A reception will follow. Jose Lopez Vargas St. Philip the Apostle Parish, Green Bay (English) Saturday, June 30 th 4 pm and (Spanish) Sunday, July 1 st 12 pm Gegory Steven Parent Ss. Peter & Paul Parish, Green Bay Sunday, July 1 st 3 pm