Welcome to our parish! As pastor, I hope we can enrich your experience as much as you enrich ours. Fr. David Ruby Katrina Welborn (left), our new Worship & Music Minister and Michelle Peters held a recital on September 7th at our Egg Harbor church Monday, September 24 Morning Prayer-8:00 am-fc Christ Child Society-1:00 pm-sts. Peter & Paul-Institute AA Meeting-7:00 pm-sb Tuesday, September 25 Scripture Class-8:30 am-sb Bridge Club-12 noon-eh Pray the Rosary-12 noon-bh Eucharistic Adoration-1:00 pm-eh Loaves & Fishes Dinner-(Cancelled this month due to an electrical problem in the kitchen) Wednesday, September 26 Alpha Series at the Kress-12 noon-eh Catechist Meeting-Smartboard Training-3:00 pm-bh Thursday, September 27 St. Vincent de Paul Mass and Breakfast Meeting-8 am-sb Men s Bible Reflection-9:00 am-sb Alpha Series-6:00 pm-sb Friday, September 28 Bridge Club-8:00 am-eh Pray with the Pastor-8:45 am-bh Finance Council Meeting-2:00 pm-bh The Egg Harbor Office will be closed September 24 thru September 28 due to the floors being redone. We will have a temporary office at our Sister Bay site during this time. The phone number will stay the same at (920) 868-3241. Thank you for your understanding. For Online Giving to our parish, please go to www.stellamarisparish.com and click on Giving to the Parish Electronically on the front page. Stella Maris Mission Statement Stella Maris Catholic Parish prayerfully unites people in the love of Jesus guided by our patron, Mary. Stella Maris Vision Statement We invite all to journey as disciples. By sharing the Gospel, responding to Jesus' love and the gifts God has given us, we welcome all to grow in faith and in our parish life. Website: www.stellamarisparish.com Twenty-Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time-September 23, 2018
2 Welcome to Stella Maris in Baileys Harbor, Egg Harbor, Fish Creek, Jacksonport, Sister Bay & Washington Island SISTER BAY KITCHEN-Until further notice, we do not have electricity in the SB kitchen. Meetings will have to be rescheduled to another facility if anyone uses the kitchen. We have an electrical problem and don t know when it can get fixed. FUNERAL PLANNING-You have an opportunity to help your loved ones at a difficult time. Make your funeral liturgy wishes known now by filling in some or all of the Stella Maris Funeral Planning Guide available through a link on our stellamarishpairsh.com website home page or by contacting Becky Nash at (920) 421-3332, email pastoralchurch@dcwis.com if you have questions or want Becky to assist with the planning. THE SISTER BAY & LIBERTY GROVE FIRE DEPARTMENT is partnering with the American Safety & Health Institute to offer classes to educate the community in the proper method of using an AED and performing CPR. REGISTER NOW! Classes are being offered at the Sister Bay Fire Station on Mill Road on September 20 and October 18. To register call (920) 854-4021 and leave a message OR email SisterBayFireCPR@gmail.com MARRIAGE ENCOUNTER Up North is a unique opportunity for married couples to spend a weekend together focusing on their marital relationship. Green Bay Marriage Encounter is pleased to bring you this weekend experience during which couples often discover how to make their good marriage even better. Join us and spend some quality couple-time together on November 2-4, 2018 at Northland Camp & Conference Center in Dunbar WI. Call (920) 544-5166 or visit www.gbme.org for more information or to register. Additional Marriage Encounter Weekends are February 8-10 and March 22-24, 2019 in De Pere WI. Alpha is off to a great start. Please keep our Alpha participants in your prayers. Sister Bay Alpha Particpants: Julie Kudick, Wayne Kudick, Tom Brown, Lois Brown, Tom Polacek, Joe Cramer, Donna Cramer, Larry Garske, Marnie Garske, Ed Schmidt, Nancy Schmidt, Jim Kinny, Susan Kinny, Tom Mulligan, John Auer, Donna Johnson, Ken Beutler, Georgia Buetler, Joe Miller, Bob Brogan, Peggy Pringle, Joyce Charney, Anne Krystyniak, Bob Krystyniak, Jeanne Rabel, Barb Weir, Dixie VanVorous, Scott Behrens, Esther Polomino Munoz DeLaEspada, Jim Walsh, Peg Vercoe, Art Vercoe Egg Harbor Participants: Marian Irmen, Dave Callsen, Rosemary Nowlan, Carol Eaton, Maureen Howell, Jonathan Howell, Mary Gomoll, Sylvia Kostuik, Mary Anderson, Peg Berezewski, Greg Berezewski, Geri McKenzie, Lynn VanLannen, Leo Mutchler, Monica Mutchler Faith Formation GPS This summer my husband and I traveled to Colorado to see the majestic Rocky Mountain National Park. We traveled via our new car complete with many safety features and a must have GPS. I believe this GPS saved us from having many driving disputes...my husband typically never wants to ask for help when it appears we are lost. The GPS voice that tells you just what to do to stay on the right road was much calmer than mine when I knew we made a wrong turn. My husband heard "recalculate" many times and it did not seem to bother him! I find there are many similarities between a GPS and my relationship with God. As a matter of fact, I believe GPS stands for God's Protective Service. I merge off the beaten path at times. When I decide to go my own direction, God steers me back with loving nudges and makes me "recalculate" my intentions. If I stay close to God through daily prayer and listen to what God is telling me, it is much easier to not be lost or afraid. When driving in the darkness of night, God offers the bright lights of love. I even dislike driving in fog; it is so hard to see where you are going. Likewise, God does not like my stumbling, foggy moments either. At these times praying for forgiveness clears my mind. God even offers rough road driving protection through the power of the Holy Spirit. Praying for gifts such as wisdom, understanding, counsel, fortitude, knowledge, piety and fear of the Lord makes for a smoother life highway. Using God's Protective Service, I have learned it is never too late to "recalculate" life's travels. Recalculating does involve acknowledging God's grace and power in one's life. When the road is filled with too many bends and turns, brake and listen to your GPS. ~Blessings, Linda Cummer, Faith Formation Coordinator Health & Wellness Living Healthy is a Prayer MEN S HEALTH Most men need to pay more attention to their health! Compared to women, men are more likely to: smoke and drink, make unhealthy or risky choices and put off regular checkups and medical care. There are also health conditions that only affect men, such as prostate cancer and low testosterone. Many of the major health risks that men face -- like colon cancer or heart disease -- can be prevented and treated with early diagnosis. Screening tests can find diseases early, when they are easier to treat. Do you know the following facts about Men s Health? At 35 start having regular cholesterol checks. At 50 start being screened for colorectal cancer. If you have high blood pressure or high cholesterol, get screened for diabetes. The most important things you can do to stay healthy are: exercise, eat a healthy diet, drink alcohol only in moderation, stay at a healthy weight, avoid tobacco, get recommended screening tests and take preventive medicines if you need them. Signs of depression include feeling down, sad or hopeless for 2 weeks and having little interest in or taking no pleasure from doing things you normally like to do. If you are between the ages of 65 and 75 and have ever smoked more than 100 cigarettes, you should be screened for abdominal aortic aneurysm. Have the pneumonia vaccine after turning 65. Aim for a minimum of 30 minutes of moderate physical activity most days of the week. (Adapted from Healthfinder.gov)
RESPECT LIFE- We are created to walk with and support one another; we don't need to fear reaching out in love. Help your friend experience the strength of God's message that resounds throughout time: Do not fear: I am with you (Isaiah 41:10). USCCB Secretariat of Pro-Life Activities What to Do When a Friend Is Considering Abortion, www.usccb.org/l-o-v-e THE SEPTEMBER FOOD item being collected is canned meat and tuna for the CARE 24/7 Food Pantry, a ministry of Stella Maris. Donations can be left at the Fish Creek and Baileys Harbor sites. PARKINSON'S SUPPORT GROUP- Stella Maris Parish. The monthly Northern Door Parkinson's support group will meet at our Sister Bay location from 12:30 pm-2 pm on the Third Monday of each month. For further information contact Bonnie Mirkiewicz at (920) 421-4997. ST. MARY OF THE LAKE SODALITY will be holding their Fifth Annual "Not Your Usual" Bake Sale on Sunday, Sept. 23rd after the 11:00 Mass. In addition to baked goods, we will be selling produce, flowers/plants and Autumn craft items. All donations are welcome. Proceeds will be used to get the "Bells of St. Mary's" ringing again! Any questions, call Georgia (920-421-2009) or Beckie (920-839-2903). NORTHERN DOOR VISUALLY IMPAIRED SUPPORT GROUP meets the second Tuesday of every month at First Baptist Church, 2622 S. Bay Shore Dr., Sister Bay from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm. If you are struggling with vision loss, come learn the many steps you can take to increase your independence. Twenty-Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time September 23, 2018 3 Parish Life & Upcoming Events ST. JOHN BOSCO STUDENTS are embracing the coming autumn months. The earlier setting of the sun reminds us to take time to rest. The steam of our breath in the cool air reminds us that it is You who gave us Your breath of life. The scurrying of the squirrels and the migration of the birds reminds us that You call us to follow Your will. We praise You for Your goodness, forever and ever. HELP OF DOOR COUNTY now holds regular office hours at Shepherd of the Bay Parish in Ellison Bay every Wednesday from 9 am-4 pm and by appointment. HELP s staff is there to listen without judging, support without blaming and empower victims through advocacy and information. Our 24/7 HELPline is always available at 1-800-91-HELP-1 (1-800-914-3571). For more information, call (920) 743-8785 or visit our website at: www.helpofdoorcounty.org. "SUICIDE PREVENTION -the next Community Health Information Program will be held Sunday, October 21 at 4:00 pm at First Baptist Church, Sister Bay. Kylene Occhietti, Suicide Prevention Coordinator for the Milo Huempfner VA Health Care Center, will present a training entitled S.A.V.E. Signs of Suicide, Asking the Question, Validating Feelings and Encouraging and Expediting Care. FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH in Sister Bay, is planning a Community Thanksgiving Dinner, Thursday, November 22nd at 1 pm in their Fellowship Hall. There will be no charge for the dinner but reservations will be required. We are looking forward to hosting this event and would welcome and help (people) from the community. Any questions, call Judy Paulson (920) 854-9068. (No carryouts!)
5 Twenty-Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time-September 23, 2018 Worship and Music Column A Piece of My Heart part 1 This was published online in April of 2018. Over the next few weeks, I will share my journey of healing through one of our greatest treasures in Green Bay: The St. Gianna Clinic. As you read this over the next few weeks, you may think, this is really personal or how is this worship related? I can assure that yes, it is personal, and I am beyond happy to share this journey and if it helps even one other person, it s worth it. We are called to walk with those who are ill, struggling and without hope and sometimes we need to hear others journeys to continue to grow on our own. I am 25 years old and have had my fair share of medical issues over the years. Beginning at puberty, my menstrual cycles have been excruciating, but always shrugged off as normal. When I was 19, I went on the pill, something I thought might help with the pain I endured every month. While it helped with the pain a little, it made me violently ill throughout each month. After a year on the pill, I stopped taking it due to a continuous period that became tiresome coupled with the sickness. The pain seemed like a better way to go. At 20, I was diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis, which has been an ongoing battle of trying to find the right combination of medication to keep my flares at bay. This disease has been the focus of my life for the past five years. This diagnosis has taken me through six different medications, 9 steroid injections, left wrist surgery, right wrist surgery, countless MD appointments and blood draws and many hours of physical therapy. Meanwhile, the pain from my periods became worse and worse, but I did not feel like I was in a position to focus on anything other than my RA. At 21 during my senior year of college at the University of Portland, I joined RCIA and entered into Full Communion with the Catholic Church at the Easter Vigil. I knew the Catholic teaching on contraception, but I did not have a knowledgeable insight into NFP and women s health from a Catholic standpoint. I thought that contraception could help me with my pain, because not being on contraception was worse. (Continued next week) KW Liturgies of the Week Saturday, Sept. 22-Twenty-Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time Fish Creek 4:00 pm-ah Mary Ellen Martin Jacksonport 6:00 pm-dr Patrick Eaton Sunday, Sept. 23-Twenty-Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time Egg Harbor 8:00 am-dr Helen & Harold Dannhausen Sister Bay 9:30 am-dr Lucille Schmidt Spencer Baileys Harbor 11:00 am-ah Hawker & Baumann Families Washington Island 1:00 pm-dr Stella Maris Parish Monday, Sept. 24 Fish Creek 8:00 am Morning Prayer Tuesday, Sept. 25 Sister Bay 8:00 am-ah Don Steller Wednesday, Sept. 26 Egg Harbor 8:00 am-dr Edward & Dorothy Patterson Thursday, Sept. 27-St. Vincent de Paul, Priest Sister Bay 8:00 am-dr Fred A. Muth Friday, Sept 28 Baileys Harbor 8:00 am-dr Pamela Goss Saturday, Sept. 29-Twenty-Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time Fish Creek 4:00 pm-dr Jerome Koessl Jacksonport 6:00 pm-ah Thomas Norman Duemling Sunday, Sept. 30-Twenty-Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time Egg Harbor 8:00 am-dr Joseph & Dorothy Charnetski Sister Bay 9:30 am-dr William Vondras Baileys Harbor 11:00 am-ah Stella Maris Parish Washington Island 1:00 pm-dr Stella Maris Parish DR=Fr. David Ruby, AH=Fr. Art Heinze Readings for the Week of September 23 Sunday: Wis 2:12, 17-20/Ps 54:3-4, 5, 6-8 [6b]/Jas 3:16-4:3/Mk 9:30-37 Monday: Prv 3:27-34/Ps 15:2-3a, 3bc-4ab, 5 [1]/Lk 8:16-18 Tuesday: Prv 21:1-6, 10-13/Ps 119:1, 27, 30, 34, 35, 44 [35]/Lk 8:19-21 Wednesday: Prv 30:5-9/Ps 119:29, 72, 89, 101, 104, Thursday: 163 [105]/Lk 9:1-6 Eccl 1:2-11/Ps 90:3-4, 5-6, 12-13, 14 and 17bc [1]/Lk 9:7-9 Friday: Eccl 3:1-11/Ps 144:1b and 2abc, 3-4 [1]/ Lk 9:18-22 Saturday: Dn 7:9-10, 13-14 or Rv 12:7-12a/Ps 138:1-2ab, 2cde-3, 4-5 [1]/Jn 1:47-51 Next Sunday: Nm 11:25-29/Ps 19:8, 10, 12-13, 14 [9a]/ Jas 5:1-6/Mk 9:38-43, 45, 47-48 Liturgical Publications Inc
Twenty-Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time-September 23, 2018 6 Pastor Reverend David Ruby pastorsm@dcwis.com Egg Harbor Office (920) 868-3241 PO Box 49, 7710 State Hwy 42, Egg Harbor, WI 54209 E-mail: churchoffice@dcwis.com Fax (920) 868-1481 Web site: www.stellamarisparish.com Office hours: (Mon-Fri) 8:00-12:00 & 12:30-4:30 Pastoral Associate Becky Nash pastoralchurch@dcwis.com (920) 421-3332 Director of Worship and Music-Katrina Welborn worshipchurch@dcwis.com Bookkeeper/LoSEC (Local Safe Environment Coordinator) Jim Slomski bkchurch@dcwis.com Receptionist/Secretary/Bulletin Editor Lorie Orthober churchoffice@dcwis.com Normal Bulletin Deadline - Tuesday, 9am Faith Formation Coordinator-Linda Cummer cummerlinda@gmail.com (920) 421-2195 Maintenance Coordinator-Jim Charles maintchurch@dcwis.com (920) 493-4089 Faith Community Nurse-Bonnie Mirkiewicz nursesm@dcwis.com (920) 421-4997 Wedding Coordinator-Burnie Cerra ma8cer@aol.com (920)868-3393 Secretary Trustee-Michelle Piatek piatmch@aol.com Treasurer Trustee-Garey Bies garey.bies@gmail.com Pastoral Team Leadership Chair-Paul Lisspliss@newwis.com Finance Council Chair-Peg Berezewski mberezewski@robertmorris.edu Deacon David Kowalski-inoiamdjk@yahoo.com Health & Wellness Committee livinghealthyisaprayer@gmail.com Please cut out this coupon and present it next time you Patronize One of our Advertisers. Thank You for advertising in the Stella Maris Parish church bulletin. I am patronizing your business because of it! Parish Membership Stella Maris Parish is delighted when new people want to join our parish and gladly welcomes them into our faith community. Contact the parish office. Infant Baptism The baptism of new babies and young children revitalizes our faith community. Please contact the parish office to make arrangements for baptism. Adult Initiation The Catholic Church is always enriched whenever any adult chooses to be Catholic. Adults wishing to be baptized, or baptized adults wishing to be confirmed, the RCIA program is available. Reconciliation God s great mercy is something to be celebrated. Ritually we Catholics experience God s unconditional love in the sacrament of reconciliation. Our pastor is available for this sacrament on the 1st Thursday of the month from 5:00-6:00 pm at our Baileys Harbor site (except holidays) and by appointment. Sacrament of Matrimony A faith-filled wedding is a joyful time for the couple and the parish. Our parish wants to have all weddings here be the best possible. The couple must meet with the pastor before a date can be reserved. Please contact the parish office at least 12 months in advance to begin preparation. Ministry to the Sick Everyone needs extra compassion and care when his or her health is not at its best. As a parish, we try to meet that need. Communal anointing Masses take place twice yearly, with individual anointing done when requested. Parishioners in the hospital, nursing home or other institution are encouraged to notify the office to arrange for visits or communion. Devotions MORNING PRAYER: Monday-8:00 am, Fish Creek SCRIPTURE CLASS: Tuesday mornings after the 8:00 am Mass in Sister Bay. Please join us for a closer look and discussion on the Acts of the Apostles. Visitors are always welcome. ROSARY: Tuesday-Noon in Baileys Harbor. Rosary for Life-2nd Tuesday of month, Noon, Baileys Harbor RECONCILIATION: Usually the 1st Thursday of the month from 5-6 pm in Baileys Harbor or by appointment. Offertory Contrib. September 15-16, 2018 Actual Budget Stewardship Envelopes $ 5,982.00 $ 6,000.00 ACH $ 5,920.00 $ 6,250.00 WeShare $ 561.00 $ 600.00 Offertory $ 5,016.00 $ 5,000.00 Totals $17,479.00 $17,850.00 2018/19 Actual YTD $200,216.00 2018/19 Budget YTD $207,950.00 2016/17 Actual YTD $201,425.00 Total Attendance last week-969