Saint Mary of the Immaculate Conception 837 Parkview Drive Third Sunday of Easter Milton, Wisconsin May 4, 2014 Parish Web Site Parish E-mail Address www.saintmarymilton.org stmarys@centurytel.net Parish Staff and Directory Fr. Dave Timmerman, Pastor dtimmerman1@centurytel.net 868-3338 After Hours Emergencies, please call: 868-2338 Sr. Carol Hanus, FSPA, Pastoral Associate srcarol@centurytel.net 868-3339 Vicki Kersten, Parish Administrator vlkersten@centurytel.net 868-3337 Sabrina Elsen, Faith Formation-1 faithformation@centurytel.net 868-3336 (PreSchool & Elementary Coordinator) Sabrina Elsen, Faith Formation-2 sabrinae@centurytel.net 868-3334 (Youth Ministry Coordinator) Angie McNally, Coordinator of Liturgy and Music amcnally@centurytel.net 868-3335 Cathy Crofts, Administrative Assistant cathyc@centurytel.net 868-3336 Faith Formation 1 & 2 Faith Formation 1 & 2 Attendance Line 868-3336 Fax Number 868-3345 Masses This Week Sat. May 3 4:00 p.m. Richard McKearn Sun. May 4 10:30 a.m. FIRST COMMUNION MASS Deceased Members of Koopman Family Mon. May 5 No Mass Tues. May 6 8:30 a.m. Deceased Members of Jarzynski & Stabler Family Wed. May 7 8:30 a.m. Mildred Monaghan Clifford & Rosemary Knoll Thurs. May 8 8:00 a.m. Mass at St. Joseph, Edgerton Fri. May 9 8:00 a.m. Mass at St. Joseph, Edgerton Sat. May 10 4:00 p.m. Neale Zimmerlee Mark McNamara Sun. May 11 9:00 a.m. For All Our Parishioners
Liturgy Minister Schedule for May 10-11 Liturgical Ministers: Please be sure to arrive approximately 10 minutes before mass begins. At 5 minutes before mass time, the check-in person begins to look for substitutes. Reader One Reader Two Ministry 4:00 p.m. 9:00 a.m. Karen Cain Frank Bua If you notice an opening at a particular Mass and you are able to fill-in, please call 868-3335 and let us know. Thank you! This Week at St. Mary Parish Sat./Sun. May 4/5: KC Tootsie Roll Drive after masses. Sun. May 4: FF-2 MS & HS Challenge beginning at 5:30 p.m.. Mon,/Fri. May 5-9: Milton HS AP Testing in center from 7:00 a.m. 4:00 p.m. each day. Mon. May 5: The Belles of St. Mary will meet at the Homestead Apartments at 9:00 a.m. Pat Starr Brad Meyers Commentator Rick Elbert Lou Pins Musician Bob Berger Joe Zanter Cantor Kayla Dugenske Gretchen Geist Servers Extraordinary Ministers Ushers *Denotes Check-in person Jacob Kolak Noah Kolak Dodie Weberpal* Jim Fagan Ron Yoss Joel Turner David Hillman Cal Calhoon Kelly Reed Allan Schmit Gavin Schmit Jake Schmit Anna Quade Grace Quade Kileigh Gorski Sue Scherwitz* Corrine Fisher Lori Schrank Duane Hendricks Tom Lieder Steve Schuh Ann Schuh Kevin Schuh Steve Quade Tues. May 6: Weekend Scripture will meet at 9:00 a.m. in the Ark. All are welcome! Tues. May 6: Buildings & Grounds Commission will meet at 7:30 p.m. in the Ark. Wed. May 7: Staff Meeting at 10:00 a.m. Wed. May 7: May Crowning at 6:00 p.m. in church. Ice cream social to follow in the center. Thurs. May 8: St. Mary Choir practice at 6:30 p.m. in church. Sat. May 10: St. Mary Choir will sing at 4:00 p.m. in church.
Sat./Sun. May 10/11: Camillus Ministry Blood Pressure screening in the center after all masses. Sat./Sun. May 10/11: Ark Library will be open after all masses. Welcome Newly Baptized April 26, 2014: Lexxi Olivia Vike, daughter of Tyler & Gloria, April 27, 2014: Alison Rose Kliefoth, daughter of Nicholas & Heather. In Sympathy Heartfelt prayer and sympathy to the family of Richard Manogue who died on April 24 and was buried on April 29. Financially Speaking Collection from last Sunday (Apr. 27, 2014) Envelopes 6,347.00 ACH Auto-Debit 55.00 Offertory 480.08 Education 61.00 Loaves & Fishes 0.00 Catholic Herald 0.00 Special Collections 121.00 Collection from last year (Apr. 28, 2013) Envelopes 6,483.00 Bulletin announcements are due by Tuesday at 9:00 a.m. Readings for Week of May 5-11 Monday, May 5 Thursday, May 8 Acts 6:8-15 Acts 8:26-40 Psalm 119:23-24, 26-27, 29-30 Psalm 66:8-9, 16-17, 20 John 6:22-29 John 6:44-51 Tuesday, May 6 Friday, May 9 Acts 7:51-8:1a Acts 9:1-20 Psalm 31:3cd-4, 6, 7b, 8a, 17, 21ab Psalm 117:1bc, 2 John 6:30-35 John 6:52-59 Wednesday, May 7 Sunday, May 11 Acts 8:1b-8 Acts 2:14a, 36-41 Psalm 66:1-3a, 4-5, 6-7a Psalm 23:1-2a, 3b-4, 5, 6 John 6:35-40 1 Peter 2:20b-25 John 10:1-10 www.saintmarymilton.org
Traveling Chalice This week the Traveling Chalice will be in the home of Eileen Hines Please pray for Vocations ARK LIBRARY: The Ark Library will be open next weekend following all Masses. Join us to browse through the many books and videos that our Ark Library has to offer. BLOOD PRESSURE SCREENING: Camillus Ministry blood pressure screening will be held next weekend in the parish center after all Masses. FUNERAL DISH CONTAINERS: A huge thank you to all who have donated food for the recent funerals. Your containers are washed and waiting for you to pick them up in the parish kitchen. Containers used for the Scherdin family meals are also in the parish kitchen. After May 11, all containers will be donated to St. Vincent DePaul. MILTON POSTAL FOOD DRIVE: Volunteers are needed on Saturday, May 10 during the Noon-2:00 p.m. and 2:00-4:00 p.m. shifts at the Milton Food Pantry just down the street from the high school. Youth are needed to sort items collected from postal workers and stock the pantry shelves. This is a huge project and many volunteers will get the work done most efficiently. For more information contact Sabrina. ST. STEPHEN S SALAD LUNCHEON: Wednesday, May 7 from 11:00 a.m. 1:00 p.m. at St. Stephen s Family Center, Shu-Lar Lane, Clinton, WI. Adults: $8; children under 5: $2. Includes a wide variety of salads, hot dishes, rolls, dessert and beverage. Delicious BAKE SALE items! Carryouts available. Call 608-676-4981.
Stewardship: A Way of Life Third Sunday of Easter Did not our hearts burn within us while He talked to us on the road, while He opened to us the scriptures? Luke 24:32 How often do we take the time to see what Jesus wants from us? Are our prayers always petitions, asking Jesus to do things for us? If so, that s a one-sided relationship. Living our faith means developing a personal relationship with Jesus. So, just like any friendship with another person, there is give and take, each side listening to the other and helping each other out. Take time in silence to listen to what Jesus is saying to you. Please keep these parishioners and family members in your prayers: Betty Daniels Jack Fagan Helen Goerke Austin Martin Brett Urban Pray for the Sick WORD OF LIFE: To all the members of the Church, the people of life and for life, I make this most urgent appeal, that together we may offer this world of ours new signs of hope, and work to ensure that justice and solidarity will increase and that a new culture of human life will be affirmed, for the building of an authentic civilization of truth and love. Pope Saint John Paul II Evangelium Vitae, 6 LIFE FACTS: Even at 7 weeks of life, the heart of an embryo beats 100 times per minute. Every minute during pregnancy, 1 pint of blood is pumping into the uterus, exchanging nutrients between mom and child through the umbilical cord.
UPCOMING EVENTS AT EDGERTON HOSPITAL: Healing Garden Dedication on Wednesday June 4 from 4:30-6:00 p.m. Light refreshments, ceremony at 5:00 p.m. music by Edgerton High School, Tai Chi and Yoga demonstrations, visits with hospital staff Help support Edgerton Hospital by joining in a 1 mile Fun run, 5K Run/ Walk or 10K Run. Sponsored by the Edgerton Hospital Capital Foundation. See the bulletin board at the church entrances for more details. ADULT CATHOLIC SPIRIT CLUB will meet on Wednesday, May 14 at noon, at St. John Vianney Marian Hall. A potluck dinner will be served and you are asked to bring a dish to share along with your own table service. Following lunch, Richard Masterson, author of Remembering Lillian will tell us about the diaries Lillian kept about her life while she was a young girl living in Janesville in the early 1900s. This is our last meeting before summer break let s all get together for a good time until we meet again in September. Blood pressure readings will again be available from 11:30 a.m. to noon, a nice benefit to take advantage of. For more information, you may call Ginny at 608-752-4442. PREGNANCY HELPLINE OF JANESVILLE SPRING EVENT: Please join us for an entertaining and inspirational evening on Friday, May 9, as the Pregnancy Helpline of Janesville presents Heather Ruesch, Christian singer, songwriter and speaker on the topic Is There Not a Cause. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. with welcome and dinner at 6:00 p.m. at Rotary Gardens in Janesville. Tickets are $40 each, table of eight for $375 or premium table of eight for $500 which includes premium seating, 16 choice raffle tickets and a listing in the evening s program. Hear heartwarming stories of lives changed and the future vision of the Helpline. Bring a dessert to share and join in the fun of the popular dessert live auction and choice raffle. For more information, contact Cheryl at 608-235-7542 or cheryl@pregnancy -helpline.net. Special THANK YOU to parishioners Gail & John Nordlof for the donation of altar wine. Northleaf Winery, LLC 232 S Janesville Street Milton Wisconsin 53563 608-580-0575 fax 608-580-0576 www.northleafwinery.com
TABLE AND CHAIR LENDING POLICY: Saint Mary Parish has had a long-standing practice of allowing tables and chairs from the Parish Center to be borrowed by parishioners for events at their homes, and many parishioners have taken advantage of this service. Unfortunately, this practice has not been without its problems. Damage has been done, sometimes beyond repair. Tables have even been left outside the center in the elements upon their return. Below are the policies as revised by the Pastoral Council on September 1, 2008. PLEASE NOTE: There are no tables available to borrow the weekends of June 7/8 and June 21/22. 1. Tables and chairs may be borrowed only by registered members of Saint Mary Parish, Milton, WI. 2. Tables and chairs will be available for borrowing unless they are needed for a function at the Parish Center, e.g. wedding reception, parish event. 3. Tables and chairs will be available on a first-come-first-served basis. 4. Requests for the use of tables and chairs must be made at least one week in advance of the planned event. All requests must be made by calling the parish office at 868-3337. 5. Each borrower must sign an agreement which stipulates the date of the event, the pick-up and return dates and times, and the person responsible. 6. A deposit in the amount of $250.00 for the use of the tables and chairs must be made at the time of the request. This deposit will be returned to the user if all the terms of the agreement have been followed and if there is no damage to any of the tables or chairs. 7. Borrowers are responsible for damage done to the tables and chairs while in their possession, and must cover the replacement cost for any damage that is done. 8. Tables and chairs must be returned in a clean, ready-to-use condition. 9. In order to minimize the possibility of damage to the tables, the borrower must provide two people to load and unload the tables. The tables are heavy, and cannot be handled by one person alone without doing damage to the table. The borrower should provide some kind of padding to put between the tables to protect them during transit, and avoid the cost of damage (cf. #6 above). 10. Tables and chairs can be picked up and returned only at the times agreed upon. The tables and chairs will be inspected for damage as they are picked up and as they are returned. Thank you for your cooperation Saint Mary Parish Pastoral Council
Join Us Saint Mary May Crowning Wednesday, May 7 from 6:00 7 p.m. Bring a flower for Mary as we sing, hear the Gospel story of when Jesus parents accidentally left him behind while on a trip, crown Mary, and pray a Hail, Mary. An ice cream social will follow the service in the Parish Center. All are welcome!! DONATIONS NEEDED: Clean Out Your Closet for a Good Cause! The Agrace Thrift store is opening a brandnew Janesville location in a few short weeks! We need your donation of gently used goods so that we can offer the community high-quality merchandise at thrifty prices when we open our doors at 2043 Humes Road in the Target Shopping Center on May 17. Tax-deductible merchandise donations are being accepted at the store location Monday through Saturday, 10:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m. Donations of gently used, clean and resalable items are accepted. Shopping, donating and volunteering at Agrace Thrift Stores helps Agrace serve local patients and families coping with serious illness. Agrace is a nonprofit, palliative care and hospice agency that has provided end-of-life care and related services to people in south central Wisconsin communities for more than 35 years. Volunteers are also needed for 4 hour/ week shifts; learn more by calling Agrace at 608-314-2922 or visiting agracethriftstore.org.
St. Mary Bean Bag Tournament / Euchre Tournament June 21 Bean Bag Tournament begins at 11:00 a.m. in the south lot of the parish grounds. Cost is $20 per team of 2. Euchre Tournament begins at 5:30 p.m. in the parish center. Cost is $10 for a team of 2. Registration forms are available for both tournaments at the parish office or after mass at the entrances. SPONSORS: Become a sponsor our 1st Annual Bean Bag Tournament to help cover expenses! Lane Sponsor: $40. T-Shirt Sponsor: $100. Lane & T-Shirt Sponsor: $140. Call the parish office for more information at 868-3337. VOLUNTEERS: The Core Leadership Team continues to look for volunteers to help organize as well as workers to help run this event. Call the parish office at 868-3337 or come to the next meeting at 7:00 p.m. Sunday, May 4 in the Ark Library. Bean Bag Tournament Sponsors Won t you join these families and businesses? Become a sponsor today! Albrecht Funeral Homes American Awards Andy Weberpal Century 21 The Diamond Center The Fagan Family Ron Garcia & Family Green View Lawn Care, LLC Mike & Kathleen Butler The Heartwarming House Jodie s Angels Julia Foster-Armstrong, DDS, MAGD Knights of Columbus #6547 Madelyn Company, Inc. Sugar Creek Mutual Ins Kasey Reed Team Shea-Tate Matt, Tina, John, Colby & Cypress Keller Thomas Reed Farms Your Name Here...