April 3, 2016 Second Sunday of Easter or Sunday of Divine Mercy Masses Saturday 4:00 pm Sunday 9:00 am Mon., Wed., Friday-8:30 am Church Hours Monday-Friday 10 am - 4 pm Wednesday s 10 am - 8 pm Memorial Day Labor Day Friday s-church closes after Mass Confessions Saturday s 2:15 pm - 3:30 pm Wednesday s 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Eucharistic Adoration Wednesday s 9:00 am - 8:00 pm Devotions Rosary before each Mass Monday s Perpetual Help Novena Friday s 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 Small Faith Groups Call the parish office 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
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 Office Hours Monday-Friday 9:30 am - 4:00 pm Friday s Memorial Day Labor Day 9:30 am - noon Parish Office: 920-432-4348 Fax: 920 435-5068 Email: sfxavier@sbcglobal.net Website www.sfxcathedralgb.org The Most Reverend David Ricken Rector and Pastor: Reverend Joseph Dorner - Ext. 204 Deacons: Rev. Mr. Thomas Mahoney Rev. Mr. Conrad Kieltyka Office Manager: Sonia Hitt - Ext. 201 Office Assistant: Jan Phillips - Ext. 202 Ministry to Elderly & Sick: Patricia Westlund Music Director: Jody Strnad - Ext. 211 Maintenance Manager: Pat Hoslet - 606-0252 Liturgist: Jenny Johns - Ext. 220 Bookkeeper: Vicki Matuszak Faith Formation Coordinator: Connie DeMeuse - 432-0820 Faith Alive Adult Faith Formation Coordinator: Barbara Conder: 436-6380 - Ext. 206 Cathedral Trustees: Kenneth Reigh, Secretary Steve Senecal, Treasurer Parish Council President: Patrick Duchateau Finance Council President: John Mitchell 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 Mass Intentions April 2 Hank Kontny April 3 The Living & Deceased Members of the Dominic & Leona Ault Family April 4 Fr. Tony Dolski April 6 Mark Burnikel April 8 The Living & Deceased Members Of the Johnson Family April 9 Ervin & Mary Tennessen April 10 The Living & Deceased Members of St. Francis Xavier Cathedral and St. John the Evangelist Parish CONGRATULATIONS!! Michael Edward Eastman who entered into full communion of the Catholic Church and to Jennifer Ann Schleis and Stacey Leigh Critcher who were Confirmed at the Easter Vigil. Welcome! God Bless You! CHAPLET OF DIVINE MERCY! The chaplet of Divine Mercy will be prayed before both Masses this weekend in place of the rosary. ROSARY LEADER NEEDED! There is a need for rosary leaders for Odd Fellow Nursing Home on Wednesday s at 10:30 am. The commitment is once every 6 weeks. If you feel called to participate for this very fulfilling and rewarding ministry call Ed at 499-6119 or the Office at 432-4348! Readings for the Week of April 3, 2016 Sunday:.Acts 5:12-16/Ps 118:2-4, 13-15, 22-24/ Rv 1:9-11a, 12-13, 17-19/Jn 20:19-31 Monday: Is 7:10-14; 8:10/Ps 40:7-11/Heb 10:4-10/...Lk 1:26-38 Tuesday:...Acts 4:32-37/Ps 93:1-2, 5/Jn 3:7b-15 Wednesday:..Acts 5:17-26/Ps 34:2-9/Jn 3:16-21 Thursday:.Acts 5:27-33/Ps 34:2, 9, 17-20/Jn 3:31-36 Friday: Acts 5:34-42/Ps 27:1, 4, 13-14/Jn 6:1-15 Saturday:...Acts 6:1-7/Ps 33:1-2, 4-5, 18-19/Jn 6:16-21 Next Sunday:...Acts 5:27-32, 40b-41/Ps 30:2, 4-6,...11-13/ Rv 5:11-14/Jn 21:1-19 or 21:1-14
CALENDAR OF EVENTS Monday...........April 4th 6:00 pm--missionary of the Word Profession of First Vows Tuesday............April 5th 7:00 pm Knights of Columbus Meeting-Gehl Wednesday...........April 6th 6:00 am... That Man is You -BWC Monday...........April 11th 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm...tour- Learning in Retirement Wednesday..........April 13th 7:00 pm... Teach My People to Pray Holy Hour-SFXC Monday...........April 18th 1:00 pm....tour Learning in Retirement Wednesday..............April 20th 6:30 am. That Man is You Book Study-BWC Thursday............April 21st 9:00 am... Teach My People to Pray Holy Hour-SJE 6:30 pm- Fully Alive Adult Faith Formation Session-SJE Saturday............April 23rd 8:00 am... Fidei Defensor Session-Gehl Sunday............April 24th 9:00 am Mass...... First Holy Communion BISHOP RICKEN S MONTHLY PRAYER INTENTION Bishop Ricken s Intention: That all share the joy and hope of the Risen Lord with those who struggle to recognize their relationship with Christ, especially within families. POPE FRANCIS MONTHLY PRAYER INTENTIONS Universal Intention: That small farmers may receive a just reward for their precious labor. Evangelization Intention: That Christians in Africa may give witness to love and faith in Jesus Christ amid politicalreligious conflicts. 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 It s Divine Mercy Sunday! Offering a variety of materials on Divine Mercy, St. Faustina, and the Year of Mercy! We truly appreciate your patronage and your friendship! FULLY ALIVE ADULT FAITHFORMATION Our next Fully Alive Adult Faith Formation session is Thursday, April 21st h at St. John the Evangelist from 6 pm - 7:30 pm in Mazzuchelli Hall. Fr. Joe will present: "An Imaginative Journey and Better Understanding and Appreciation of the Mass." Join our parishes for this spiritual message. This event will be interpreted! The Eucharist is "the source and summit of the Christian life."(catechism of the Catholic Church 1324) Fully Alive is so grateful for those that offered to assist with a meal prior to the monthly session. More volunteers are needed to help organize this. To volunteer please call St. John the Evangelist office at 436-6360. In the mean time a volunteer has come forward who is willing to provide child care during the sessions. The volunteer is a certified teacher. See you April 21st. March 19th & 20th, 2016 Sacrificial Giving......$ 5,413.25 Offertory Collection.........$ 559.44 On Line Giving..$ 2,776.00 Total.... $ 8,748.69 Building Maintenance... $ 160.00 World s Poor..... $ 40.00 Holy Land/Good Friday....$ 75.00 Mary s Garden......$ 20.00 Easter Flowers.......$ 205.00 An average of $9956.00 from the weekly collection is needed to meet the budget of St. Francis Xavier Cathedral. FYTD Budgeted Receipts...$378,319.25 FYTD Actual Income......$380,700.54 Surplus $2,381.29 March 24th & 27th, 2016 Sacrificial Giving......$ 5,817.00 Holy Thursday.. $ 1,050.00 Offertory Collection..........$ 1,438.79 On Line Giving. $ 1,156.00 Total.... $ 9,461.79 Good Friday/Holy Land $ 3,066.26 Building Maintenance... $ 75.00 World s Poor..... $ 560.00 Seminarian Appeal....$ 500.00 Music Ministry......$ 245.00 Easter Flowers.......$ 40.00 St. Vincent de Paul $ 410.00 An average of $9956.00 from the weekly collection is needed to meet the budget of St. Francis Xavier Cathedral. FYTD Budgeted Receipts...$388,275.03 FYTD Actual Income......$390,137.33 Surplus $1,862.30
A NOTE FROM YOUR PASTOR Happy Easter everyone. Let's keep the spirit of this special time alive in our hearts, and share it with the world. It isn't over. We have a fifty day season dedicated to this amazing event, Jesus defeating death, demonstrating that there is a power in this world greater than death! Easter is unique for many reasons. For one, unlike Christmas, there is no fixed day for its celebration. Easter always falls on a Sunday so the date always changes. Of course it is always in March or April. This is because it is always set for the first Sunday after the first full moon of Spring. The Church chose this time so that nature herself could proclaim the reason for the season. As Spring speaks of new life, so does Easter. As the full moon speaks of light and saving knowledge, so does Easter. Sunday speaks of the resurrection from the dead, so does Easter. Originally, we didn't have an Easter celebration. every Sunday was an Easter celebration, as is still the case today! This is because it was on Sunday, the first day of the week, that our Lord rose from the dead. This is so important that we transferred our Sabbath rest from Saturday to Sunday. Sunday has become both the first and the eighth day of the week. On the first day, Sunday, God began creation. We messed it up with original and personal sin on the seventh day so on the eighth day God began the recreation of the world! It is still a work in process until our Lord returns at the end of time. So let's keep spreading the Good News! Let's keep doing the works of mercy and praying. For, we proclaim your death, O Lord, and profess your Resurrection, until you come again! God Bless! Fr. Joe PARISH RETREAT Join Fr Joe for a Pilgrimage on Friday June 10 th, 2016. The time will be spent at Holy Resurrection Monastery in St. Nazianz s, a Byzantine Rite monastery. Departure is at 8:00 a.m. and arrival back at 4:00 p.m. The cost is $35 per person. Reservations are being taken at the parish offices at Cathedral (432-4348) and St. John s (436-6380) or by calling Barbara Conder (436-6380 Ext. 206). Sign up now for this time of prayer and reflection in the Eastern Rite. Space it limited! What are Latin Rite and Eastern Rite? The Catholic Church is a communion of 22 particular churches. Each has its own distinctive way of worship and spirituality. What unites these churches is a common faith in the doctrines of the Universal Catholic Church and the acceptance of the Bishop of Rome (Pope) as head of the whole Church. The majority of Catholics belong to the Roman Church (Latin Rite) however a large number of Catholics belong to one of the 21 Eastern Rite Church, with the largest numbers in the Byzantine Church (Eastern Rite). 2016-17 CREDO FAITH FORMATION AND SACRAMENTAL PREP REGISTRATION Registration for the 2016-17 Faith Formation year and sacramental preparation classes has begun. Enrollment is open to Catholic day school, home school, and public school students in grades 1-12. If a student will be preparing for the Sacrament of First Confession, First Holy Communion or Confirmation in 2016 or 2017, he/she must register at this time. All registrations are due no later than May 15, 2016. To register, go to www.sfxcathedralgb.org or www.stjohngb.org. download and send registration form with payment to St. Francis Xavier Cathedral. For questions or information contact the Faith Formation Office at 432-0820. TOTUS TUUS YOUTH MISSION Registration is now open for the 2016 Totus Tuus Summer Youth Mission, June 12-17 th. All Faith Formation Families should have received information and registration forms. Totus Tuus is open to all children and teens entering grades 1-12 (parishioners and non-parishioners). Registration forms, flyers, and brochures can be found in the kiosk outside the Bishop Wycislo Center and can also be downloaded from the parish websites, www.sfxcathedragb.org or www.stjohngb.org. Please include payment with registration. Deadline is June 1 st. The Themes this year are: Prayer ( The Our Father) and the Glorious Mysteries of the Holy Rosary. IMPORTANT REQUEST WE ARE IN NEED OF 2 HOST FAMILIES TO HOUSE OUR 2 MALE AND 2 FEMALE TOTUS TUUS LEADERS BEGINNING SATURDAY EVENING, JUNE 11TH THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON, JUNE 17TH. CALL THE FAITH FORMATION OFFICE AT 432-0820. St. John the Evangelist 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 PRAYER CORNER "I am Love and Mercy Itself. There is no misery that could be a match for My mercy, neither will misery exhaust it, because as it is being granted- it increases. The soul that trusts in My mercy is most fortunate, because I myself take care of it." ~Diary of St. Faustina (1273, pg 459) This week pray these words slowly, let them soak into your soul like spring rain. Jesus loves you with such tender mercy and desires to take care of you! If you don't feel like you can trust Him in all things, then pray for the gift of trust.