October 28, 2018 Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time 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 Fridays During Lent: Stations of the Cross led by Fr. Joe. Alternating between Cathedral and St. Johns 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 & Museum Tours Every Second Sunday after 9 am Mass or by Appointment (920)-432-4348 Thank you Fr. Joe!
Readings for the Week of October 28, 2018 Sunday:.Jer 31:7-9/Ps 126:1-2, 2-3, 4-5, 6 [3]/Heb 5:1-6/..Mk 10:46-52 Monday: Eph 4:32--5:8/Ps 1:1-2, 3, 4 and 6 [cf. Eph 5:1]/...Lk 13:10-17 Tuesday:...Eph 5:21-33 or 5:2a, 25-32/Ps 128:1-2, 3, 4-5 [1a]/Lk 13:18-21 Wednesday:..Eph 6:1-9/Ps 145:10-11, 12-13ab, 13cd-14/...Lk 13:22-30 Thursday:.Rv 7:2-4, 9-14/Ps 24:1-2, 3-4, 5-6 [cf. 6]/ 1 Jn 3:1-3/Mt 5:1-12a Friday:..Wis 3:1-9/Ps 23:1-3a, 3b-4, 5, 6 [1 or 4ab]/...Rom 5:5-11 or Rom 6:3-9/Jn 6:37-40 Saturday:...Phil 1:18b-26/Ps 42:2, 3, 5cdef/Lk 14:1, 7-11 Next Sunday:.Dt 6:2-6/Ps 18:2-3, 3-4, 47, 51 [2]/...Heb 7:23-28/Mk 12:28b-34 October 20th & 21st, 2018 Sacrificial Giving..........$ 4,459.00 Offertory Collection......$ 465.35 On-Line Giving.... $ 1,707.50 Total...$ 6,631.85 Building Maintenance........$ 265.00 St. Vincent de Paul.........$ 100.00 Museum.........$ 170.00 World Mission Sunday.......$ 1,351.30 An average of $10,134.62 weekly collection is needed to meet the budget. For online contributions Go to www.sfxcathedralgb.org and click the Online Giving logo. FYTD Budgeted Income.........$ 172,288.54 FYTD Actual Income..........$ 141,903.46 Balance...$ (30,385.08) KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS GET OUT THE VOTE DRIVE In keeping with the Knight s of Columbus on patriotism and civic involvement, Msgr. Bashche Council #4505 is announcing a nonpartisan Get Out the Vote drive to make sure that all registered voters in the parish are able to make it to the polls on Tuesday, November 6th. Individuals needing a ride to the polls, such as elderly persons, those who are disabled and any others who are unable to drive may contact Jim at 920-819-3969 or e-mail at jmjacque@icloud.com 131 S. Madison Street, Green Bay, WI Business Hours Monday - Friday: 9:30 am - 5 pm; Saturday: 10 am - 4 pm 920-432-0078 or info@cathedralbookandgift.com Next Sunday November 4th at 2 am!! This weekend we celebrate Priesthood Sunday. It is a special time set aside to honor all priests. Please take time to let Fr. Joe and all the other priests, who provide service to our parish, know how much we appreciate their service and dedication not just on this weekend, but many times throughout the year. Let us keep them in our prayers and give them our support. Lord God, most holy, we approach you in gratitude for your holy ordained priesthood You have called these men to be set apart and to shepherd your people, as you shepherd your entire church. We pray for them in their daily work. Grant to them an increase in spiritual gifts and grace, so they may be prepared for the tasks at hand. Lead them not into temptation and protect them from the grasp of the evil one. It is through the sacraments they confer that we encounter the divine in a real and profound way. May your church never lose sight of these, your special sons, and may we, the body of Christ, never fail to cherish the gift of their lives, which they have freely given to you and your holy church. We ask this in the name of Jesus, your Son. Amen. PARISH PANTRY NEEDS! Items desperately needed: The pantry is nearly out of all the basics! Your help is desperately needed and appreciated. Cereal, soup, tuna, vegetables/fruit in cans, crackers (saltines and graham), peanut butter, jelly/jam, box macaroni and cheese, dry pasta or rice, canned baked beans or stew, fruit roll-ups, cookies, granola bars, cans of prepared pasta, spaghetti or macaroni, box of prepared meals, pancake mix, and maple syrup. Please no, expired food, perishable items or glass jars!
ALL SAINTS DAY MASS TIMES! NOVEMBER 1ST (HOLY DAY OF OBLIGATION) at St. John s 6 pm here at Cathedral! WELCOME NEW MEMBER! Donna Jauquet! God Bless You! THANK YOU! KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS A sincere thanks to all for the support of the Knights of Columbus. The recent membership drive on October 6th & 7th was a success. We collected 17 prospect cards and one transfer. A good weekend indeed! Recruiting members is much easier when we have your support. Thanks for your kind words during the Masses. We feel very much at home at St. Francis Xavier Cathedral and St. John s Parish. OKTOBERFEST Thank you so much to those who so generously gave of their time and for those who supported the Oktoberfest in any way by donations or by enjoying the meal. The proceeds were $1000.00 and will go towards the Cathedral Endowment Fund. NEW SHELTER MEAL Thank you for providing the fantastic chicken dinner at the NEW Community Shelter. We appreciate your dedication to those in the community that may be in need of a helping hand. On behalf of the NEW Community Shelter Meal Program. Thank you! ~Janet VanDreel Meal Coordinator WORLD MISSION SUNDAY Thank you for your generous heart, fervent prayer and gifts to the World Mission Sunday collection. As Pope Francis says Mission is part of the grammar of faith, something essential for those who listen to the voice of the Spirit who whispers Come and Go forth. Those who follow Christ cannot fail to be missionaries You are truly missionary disciples! OCTOBER IS RESPECT LIFE MONTH! Heavenly Father, thank you for the precious gift of life. Help us to cherish and protect this gift, even in the midst of fear, pain, and suffering. Give us love for all people, especially the most vulnerable, and help us bear witness to the truth that every life is worth living. Grant us the humility to accept help when we are in need, and teach us to be merciful to all. Through our words and actions, may others encounter the outstretched hands of Your mercy. We ask this through Christ, our Lord. Amen. ST. JOHN S RESTORING HOPE GALA Join us for a night of food, music and inspiration while benefiting St. John s Homeless Shelter, The Micah Center & Wellspring! Saturday, November 10th Radisson Hotel Ballroom 2040 Airport Dr, Green Bay, WI 54313 Doors open at 5 p.m. There will be raffles, silent auction and more. The first-ever St. John s Choir will sing. Award-winning journalist and author Steve Lopez the author of the book The Soloist: A Lost Dream, an Unlikely Friendship, and the Redemptive Power of Music that inspired the Dreamworks film. Lopez will speak about the experiences that led him to write The Soloist and his friendship with a downtown Los Angeles musician named Nathaniel Ayers who was a homeless, Julliard-trained and struggling with mental illness while playing music on the streets with a two-stringed violin. Tickets are available by calling 920-617-8700 or by visiting: :https://www.stjohnhomelessshelter.org/gala2018 St. Gianna Clinic 4th Annual Gala Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Humanae Vitae, Pope Paul VI's beautiful and clear encyclical on God's plan for married love and procreation. Tuesday, November 6th at Meyer Theatre 5:30 pm - Mass 6 pm - Social with hors d'oeuvres and cash bar 7:15 pm - Opening remarks and guest speakers Most Reverend Bishop Ricken will begin the evening with Mass. Dr. Teresa Stanton Collett a national expert will speak on Thinking Outside the Pill: Humanae Vitae for the Next Generation. A professor at the University of St. Thomas School of Law, who specializes in the subjects of marriage, religion, and bioethics in her research. Dr. Gianna Emanuela Molla, daughter of St. Gianna Beretta Molla, will speak briefly about her saintly mother s remarkable life. Registration requested by Monday, Oct. 29. $10 for students $25 for adults. For more information email sgcgbgala@gmail.com. Proceeds to benefit St. Gianna Molla Clinic, Inc., a non-profit, faith-based health care organization following a philosophy of Catholic health care. HOLIDAY BAZAAR We are in need of empty baskets to be used for donations for our upcoming Holiday Bazaar on December 1 st. The empty baskets can be dropped off at the Greeter s desk. Watch the bulletin for further updates on the Holiday Bazaar.
Join us for a Church and Museum tour every second Sunday of each month at 10:15 am or by appointment! 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 Youth Faith Formation Coordinator: Connie DeMeuse Adult Faith Formation Coordinators: Ann Kieltyka & Jan Phillips Maintenance Custodian: Michael Klatt Parish Sacristan: Dan Vanden Avond Cathedral Bishop Sacristan: Caitlyn Trader 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 12:00 pm Monday Wednesday Thursday 6:00 pm Friday Saturday 4:00 pm Sunday 9:00 am Mass Intentions October 27 Raymond Dubois October 28 Louie Jossart Diocesan Confirmation October 29 Mark Burnikel October 31 Mgsr. Mark Schommer November 1st Mass at St. John s Joseph Wisneski November 2 Paul Mayer November 3 The Living & Deceased Members of St. John the Evangelist Parish and St. Francis Xavier Cathedral November 4 Deceased Members of Cathedral November 2017 - October 2018 Calendar of Events Saturday & Sunday October 27th & 28th Stewardship Weekend Sunday...October 28th 12 pm.....fall Diocesan Confirmation Thursday November 1st All Saints Day (Holy Day of Obligation) Mass at St Johns 9:30 am. The One Thing is Three session at St. John s 6 pm Mass at Cathedral 7:15 pm The One Thing is Three session BWC Friday...November 2nd 1 pm.. Tour-Church & Museum-All Saints-Antigo Saturday...November 3rd 9 am.diaconate Gathering w/reception to follow-bwc Monday...November 5th 4:30 pm...tour-eisenhower after School Program Tuesday...November 6th 10 am......sanctuary Cleaning 6:45 pm.... K of C Meeting-Gehl Thursday...November 8th 9:30 am... The One Thing is Three session at St. John s 1:30 pm Tour-Holy Spirit Parish-Kimberly 6 pm... The One Thing is Three session BWC
GOSPEL MEDITATION - October 28, 2018 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time "Son of David, have pity on me!" Has the cry of Bartimaeus ever escaped your lips? Today's Gospel tells the story of a blind man with a difficult lot in life. He made a living by begging coins off passing travelers. When word reaches him that Jesus will be passing by, this is when he begins is shouts for mercy. Jesus hears Bartimaeus' cry and beckons him forward. "What do you want me to do for you?" Last week, Jesus asked a similar question to James and John. Their response was a clutch for fame. Bartimaeus' response is much humbler. "Lord, I want to see." How strange this interaction must have seemed to the onlookers. The man is blind! Of course he wants to see! But Jesus is always teaching us. By asking us what we want, Jesus reveals the dispositions of our hearts. God already knows them, but do we? By asking James and John to name their ambition, their selfishness is exposed to them and to the other disciples. By asking Bartimaeus to name his longing, his faith is exposed to the entire crowd. Jesus invites participation in our own redemption. He doesn't save us without us! Take some time in silent prayer today. Place yourself in this story of Bartimaeus. Imagine yourself there on the dusty, crowded roadside. Jesus is calling you! When you stand before him, his focus is on you and you alone. "What do you want me to do for you?" he asks. Search your heart. How would you respond? What part of your heart is Jesus asking you to expose? He has come to heal and to restore. May we, too, be sent! "Go... your faith has saved you." 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 Join other members of St. Francis Xavier Cathedral to peacefully pray outside of Planned Parenthood in Ashwaubenon. Cathedral times are Tuesdays 5 pm - 6 pm and Saturdays 11 am - Noon. (Now through November 4th). For more information or if you plan to take part, contact Vonda at 371-0839 or visit 40daysforlife.com.