Welcome to our parish! As pastor, I hope we can enrich your experience as much as you enrich ours. Fr. David Ruby Monday, August 6 Morning Prayer-8:00 am-fc AA Meeting-7:00 pm-sb Tuesday, August 7 Scripture Class-8:30 am-sb Bridge Club-12:00 noon-eh Pray the Rosary-12 noon-bh St. Mary of the Lake Altar & Rosary Sodality-12:30 pm-bh Eucharistic Adoration-1:00 pm-eh Knights of Columbus Meeting-7:30 pm-bh Thursday, August 9 Men s Bible Reflection-9:00 am-sb Friday, August 3 Bridge Club-8:00 am-eh Saturday-Sunday, August 11-12 Endowment Speakers at all Masses Power of One Food Collection al all Masses this weekend This was the Lord s doing, and its amazing in our eyes. Matthew 21:42 Notice: If you have an announcement to be read at Mass, regarding your church activity, please send an email to Katrina Welborn at worshipchurch@dcwis.com 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 Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time-August 5, 2018
2 Welcome to Stella Maris in Baileys Harbor, Egg Harbor, Fish MARY S Creek, WAY Jacksonport, OF THE CROSS-Sts. Sister Bay Peter & Washington & Paul Church, Island Institute, on Monday, August 20 at 6:00 pm. Experience the special blessings through the devotion of Mary s Way of the Cross. This dramatic version of the Stations of the Cross is from the perspective of Jesus mother and our mother, Mary. Mary s Way of the Cross enables us to enter into an intimate journey of faith through a deep reflection that will unite ones pain and suffering with Jesus on the cross through the sorrowful heart of Mary. Questions? Please call (920) 743-4842 or ssppbusiness@charter.net Seminarian Collection 2018 Hope for the Future, Help them Today: Since June of 2016, there have been 10 new priests ordained for service in our Diocese. This is a great sign of hope! We each can do our part to support the Vocation Mission by participating in the annual Seminarian Collection: Hope for the Future, Help them Today. Watch your mailboxes for more details. The money donated will be used to benefit the education and formation of our own seminarians and to support the growth of priestly vocations. Please be generous! 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. STS. PETER & PAUL PARISH-INSTITUTE-Annual Fund Raiser Fish Boil. Polka Mass at 9:30 am on Sunday, August 5th, 2018. Fish Boil - 11:00 am 2:00 pm All You Can Eat! For fish-adults- $13, Children 5-10-$6, 4 and under free. Hot dogs and sloppy joes also available. Join them rain or shine for kids games, auctions, live music, flea market and Belgian pies. THE COLOR-BRAVE PHOTO PROJECT- features the portraits and personal stories of People of Color, including African Americans, Latinos, and Asians. It runs from Friday, August 24 through Sunday, August 26 at Hope United Church of Christ, 141 S. 12th Avenue in Sturgeon Bay. Hours are 10 am 4 pm August 24 and 25 and 10 am 3 pm on August 26. All are invited to a reception and a special evening viewing of the exhibit at Hope UCC on Friday, August 24 at 6:00 pm, followed by a community conversation about the exhibit facilitated by FIT Oshkosh leadership at 7:00 pm. All events are free. 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. Faith Formation What is Alpha? Alpha is a series of sessions exploring the Christian faith, typically run over ten weeks. Each video explores a different question around faith and is designed to create conversation. Alpha is run all around the globe and everyone is welcome. Here at Stella Maris we recently completed an Alpha program with about 25 of our parishioners. The feedback was very positive. No matter where people are on their faith journey, Alpha was able to help them connect and grow in their faith and relationship with God. We are now planning two sessions in the Fall. One will be held on Wednesdays at noon at the Kress Pavilion in Egg Harbor starting on September 19. A second series will be held at our Sister Bay site at 6:00 pm on Thursdays starting September 13. If you would like to learn more about Alpha join us for dinner and a show on August 21 at 6:00 pm at our Sister Bay site. You will get an Alpha overview and a chance to ask questions of those who have been there. In the meantime of you have any questions please call Sharon on (920) 495-5314 or Mark on (920) 495-5856. Christian Service & Responsibility If you are in financial need, Stella Maris needs to help you. Please call the parish office or speak with Father Ruby. Let us ask our Lord to help us understand that love is servicer, love means taking care of others. tweet from Pope Francis DID YOU KNOW? Non-perishable food items are collected at all Stella Maris sites. Feed My People receives food collected at the Jacksonport and Egg Harbor sites. CARE 24/7 Food Pantry at Stella Maris receives food collected at the Fish Creek and Baileys Harbor sites. Catholic Youth Expedition receives food collected at the main entry in Sister Bay. Sister Bay Food Pantry receives food collected in the grocery cart at the Sister Bay kitchen entry. Washington Island food collections stays on the island. WHERE DO YOUR DONATIONS GO? Our $500 given to Lakeshore CAP enabled them to continue their work of promoting self-sufficiency and well being through various programs including home buyer assistance, emergency rental and food assistance, parenting classes, food pantry, juvenile restitution, job training and internships. $500 was donated to JAK s Place, a drop-in mental health resource center for those whose lives are disrupted by mental illness and brain disorders. Meals are served every Tuesday. Phone # is (920) 818-0525. $500 sent to Neighbor-to-Neighbor Volunteer Caregivers of DC was used to serve those in need though their medical equipment loan program, peer companion and respite care programs and their Lemonade Club Cancer Support Group. If you can volunteer by offering companionship and/or donate equipment please contact Ann Bennett at (920) 743-7800. DONATIONS ALWAYS APPRECIATED Place a check in the collection basket. noting for CSR in the memo. Or to give electronically, go to the website to make a separate donation to CSR.
RESPECT LIFE- We felt we had no control, but God reminded us again that He is always in control and that we could trust in Him. Andrew* is two years old now and we can t imagine loving a child whom we conceived more than we love Andrew. *Name changed for privacy. An Adoption Love Story, 2014-15 Respect Life Program USCCB Secretariat of Pro-Life Activities THE AUGUST FOOD item being collected is canned vegetables for the CARE 24/7 Food Pantry, a ministry of Stella Maris. Donations can be left at the Fish Creek and Baileys Harbor sites. THE NEWEST STUDY AT EPHRAIM MORAVIAN CHURCH will be "Discover Islam," a film series and discussion each Thursday in August at 8 am. (with continental breakfast served). Certainly timely, the 5-week series will cover many aspects of Islam for the non-muslims with questions and perceptions of Islam. 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 August 9. To register call (920) 854-4021 and leave a message OR email SisterBayFireCPR@gmail.com. Parish Life & Upcoming Events Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time August 5, 2018 3 "KEEP ON MOVING: CORRECT WALKING AND OUT- SMARTING YOUR BACK PAIN", the next Community Health Information Program, will be held on Sunday, August 12, at 4:00 pm at First Baptist Church in Sister Bay. Keith Fischer, with a doctorate in Physical Therapy and specializing in Musculoskeletal Management, will present on two important topics: correct walking technique and also the different types of back pain and ways to improve it. Join us! FLYING SOLO SOCIETY-Do you enjoy listening to music in the park? Bring your lawn chair and join the Flying Solo Society, single, divorced or widowed men and women for the Fish Creek Concert in the Park at 2:30 pm on Tuesday, August 14 at Noble Square Park (next to the Alexander Noble House), 4167 Highway 42. David Hatch & Lynn Gudmunson will be performing acoustic classic rock. Snacks provided. Questions? Call Becky Nash at (920) 421-3332. CCW Pie Sale: The Council of Catholic Women (CCW) is calling all bakers to help with this year s pie sale. The sale will take place on Saturday, August 18 after the 4:00 pm Mass at our Fish Creek site and on Sunday, August 19 after the 10:00 am Mass at our Sister Bay site. This year the proceeds will help fund our Saint Vincent de Paul organization. If you can help us by baking a pie, please drop it off at Fish Creek at 3:00 pm on Aug. 18 or Sister Bay at 9:00 am on Aug. 19. If you have pies to pick up, please call Char Mueller at (920) 823-2062 for Fish Creek or Connie Brandt at (920) 854-6263 for Sister Bay. JOIN THE SCAND AUXILIARY S 4th annual Style Show. Items donated by Bargains Unlimited. Event is at Gordon Lodge on September10th. Cash bar and lunch. Cost is $18 for members and $23 for non-members. Proceeds towards purchase of a Broda tilt lift chair for Scandia Village. Tickets are available at BARGAINS UNLIMITED until September 1st. It is always a fun event so bring your friends!
5 Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time-August 5, 2018 Worship and Music Column Is it Unfinished? Or is it Endless? Do not judge a song by its duration Nor by the number of its notes Judge it by the richness of its contents Sometimes those unfinished are among the most poignant... Do not judge a song by its duration Nor by the number of its notes Judge it by the way it touches and lifts the soul Sometimes those unfinished are among the most beautiful... And when something has enriched your life And when its melody lingers on in your heart Is it finished? Or is it endless? -unknown Just over four years ago, my mentor was going to be out of town and asked me to do a funeral in her absence. I had been Catholic a few months by that time and was just a tad nervous. I met with the family and sang at the funeral. My friend Sam played piano. It was my first opportunity to minister at a funeral by myself, but I was excited to be a source of beauty in such a sad time for this young family. You see, the family was a young couple. They had lost their first daughter at the age of 1. The young couple shared their story with me. The mother was at the hospital giving birth to their second daughter while her first daughter was dying a few floors below. I can't imagine the conflict in emotions. Joy and sorrow. Excitement and anguish. Such joy and excitement at the birth of a child while simultaneously hurting so deeply as you know you are about to lose your first child. I can't imagine. No one can imagine such a horrific struggle of emotions and I don't wish for anyone to experience them. The young couple, holding their infant child at the funeral of the sister she will never know, so deeply touched my heart. The poem above was in their worship aid for the funeral. As a musician I greatly appreciate the words so thoughtfully crafted. But as a minister that day at my first funeral, those words are imprinted in my heart as they let go of the little girl that touched their life for a year and embraced the sweet infant sister still in their care. Change has never been easy for me, though I've greatly grown in how I work through change. But this poem always catches my eye above my desk as a reminder that this couple chose to share this poem during the midst of one of the hardest times of their lives. The beauty, love and strength this couple shared with me, though they will never know it, is that sweet little girl's continual affect on the lives of others long after her passing from this world into God's loving arms. I can choose to view the endings or changes in my life as endless instead of finished or unfinished. And when something has enriched your life And when its melody lingers on in your heart Is it unfinished? Or is it endless? Katrina Welborn Director of Music and Worship Liturgies of the Week Saturday, August 4-Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Fish Creek 4:00 pm-dr Doris & Jim Madigan & Fred Bell Sister Bay 5:00 pm-ah James, Jean & Thomas Moses Egg Harbor 6:00 pm-dr John & Delia Carmody Sunday, August 5-Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Egg Harbor 7:00 am-ah Mary Ellen Martin Baileys Harbor 8:00 am-dr Eleana B King Fish Creek 9:00 am-ah William Foreman Sister Bay 10:00 am-dr Rita Wiltgen Jacksonport 11:00 am-qm Patrick & Burnie Cerra-50th Wedding Anniversary Washington Island 1:00 pm-dr Stella Maris Parish Monday, August 6-The Transfiguration of the Lord Fish Creek 8:00 am Morning Prayer Tuesday, August 7 Sister Bay 8:00 am-ah Clarice Berns Wednesday, August 8-St. Dominic, Priest Egg Harbor 8:00 am-dr James Smith Thursday, August 9 Sister Bay 8:00 am-dr Christopher & Mark Howell Friday, August 10-St. Lawrence, Deacon & Martyr Baileys Harbor 8:00 am-dr Pamela Goss Saturday, August 11-Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Fish Creek 4:00 pm-dr Richard Brisch Sister Bay 5:00 pm-ah Joyce Stvan Egg Harbor 6:00 pm-dr Paul Muckerman Sunday, August 12-Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Egg Harbor 7:00 am-dr Don Biemeret Baileys Harbor 8:00 am-ah Hawker & Baumann Families Fish Creek 9:00 am-dr Jim Jauquet Sister Bay 10:00 am-ah Lucille Schmidt Spencer Jacksonport 11:00 am-dr Rohr & Husby Families Washington Island 1:00 pm-ab Stella Maris Parish DR=Fr. David Ruby, AH=Fr. Art Heinze, AB=Fr. Anthony Birdsall, QM=Fr. Quentin Mann Readings for the Week of August 5 Sunday: Ex 16:2-4, 12-15/Ps 78:3-4, 23-24, 25, 54 [24b]/Eph 4:17, 20-24/Jn 6:24-35 Monday: Dn 7:9-10, 13-14/Ps 97:1-2, 5-6, 9 [1a, 9a]/2 Pt 1:16-19/Mk 9:2-10 Tuesday: Jer 30:1-2, 12-15, 18-22/Ps 102:16-18, 19-21, 29 and 22-23 [17]/Mt 14:22-36 or 15:1-2, 10-14 Wednesday: Jer 31:1-7/Jer 31:10, 11-12ab, 13 [cf. 10d]/Mt 15:21-28 Thursday: Jer 31:31-34/Ps 51:12-13, 14-15, 18-19 [12a]/Mt 16:13-23 Friday: 2 Cor 9:6-10/Ps 112:1-2, 5-6, 7-8, 9 [5]/Jn Saturday: 12:24-26 Hb 1:12--2:4/Ps 9:8-9, 10-11, 12-13 [11b]/ Mt 17:14-20 Next Sunday: 1 Kgs 19:4-8/Ps 34:2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9 [9a]/ Eph 4:30--5:2/Jn 6:41-51 Liturgical Publications Inc
Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time-August 5 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. July 28-29, 2018 Actual Budget Stewardship Envelopes $ 7,256.00 $ 8,000.00 ACH $ $ WeShare $ 2,702.00 $ 1,600.00 Offertory $ 7,9883.00 $ 7,500.00 Totals $17,946.00 $17,100.00 2018/19 Actual YTD $ 98,133.00 2018/19 Budget YTD $ 93,750.00 2016/17 Actual YTD $ 94,316.00 Total Attendance last week-1,966
Stella Maris Parish Star of the Sea Endowment Advisory Team # Last Name First Name Community email 1 Ahern Bart Egg Harbor bart.ahern206@gmail.com 2 Berezewski Peggy Fish Creek mberezewski@robertmorris.edu 3 Bies Garey Sistr Bay garey.bies@gmail.com 4 Freeman Bernie Sister Bay bernie.freeman.bf@gmail.com 5 Frings James Mosinee jimfrings@g3industries.com 6 Germain Chuck New Berlin chuckgermain@gmail.com 7 Kunstman Mark Sister bay mark.kathy@live.com 8 Loper Mark Ellison Bay markloper12311@gmail.com 9 McArdle Terence Baileys Harbor terrymcardle@merr.com 10 Miller Joseph Baileys Harbor millerlitebowl@gmail.com 11 Mulligan Thomas Sister Bay tfmulligan1@gmail.com 12 Nash Becky Baileys Harbor pastoralchurch@dcwis.com 13 Polacek Tom Ellison Bay tjpolacek@gmail.com 14 Raasch Shirley Baileys Harbor sraasch@frontier.com 15 Stollenwerk Jim Ephraim jastollie@gmail.com 16 Vail Walter Baileys Harbor wdvail@gmail.com 17 Van Vorous Doug Sister Bay doorgolfdoug@gmail.com
Star of the Sea Endowment Frequently asked questions: 1. What is an endowment? An endowment is an investment fund that retains the amounts contributed and uses the earnings to fund the annual spending requirements, leaving the principal untouched. 2. Why did the parish start an endowment? The long-term financial health of Stella Maris will depend on our ability to contend with future business cycles and a diminishing population. Every person in this Faith Community cherishes the fact that we can always count on the availability of Masses and priests to offer the sacraments. To ensure that will continue to be true in the future, we need to build a financial nest egg now, taking advantage of a strong economy and a broad base of people with connections to this parish that may be willing and able to contribute. 3. How does the endowment benefit the parish? An annual endowment distribution creates a new revenue source for the parish, revenue that it can count on year after year. Since the parish is already paying for the worship and related expenses, the practical effect of the endowment is to free up resources for other purposes such as broadening its outreach or to move the evangelization initiative forward. The parish serves a significant number of seasonal members and visitors and has seen considerable fluctuations in its contributions from year to year which has resulted in periodic operating losses. The endowment provides a reliable stable annual source of funding that will serve as a counter-measure to annual revenue fluctuations. 4. Will we be assured that the endowment is shielded from parties that may have a legitimate legal claim against the parish or Diocese? The parishes endowment is held by the Catholic Foundation for the Diocese of Green Bay. The Catholic Foundation was established as an entirely separate corporation from the diocese and is governed by an Independent Board of Directors. Neither the local pastor nor the Bishop can access the funds established in the individual trusts in the Foundation. Each trust of which there are many are governed by the same terms with only the purpose specific to the donor. 5. Are there any guidelines for giving available? By combining various means of giving, i.e. one-time cash contributions, contributions over a time period or bequests through estate planning, individuals can make a meaningful contribution.