May 18, 2014 • 5th Sunday of

Nativityof Mary

313 E. WALL STREET • JANESVILLE, WISCONS IN 53545-3047 Rectory 313 E. Wall Street Janesville, WI 53545-3047 Phone ...... (608) 752-7861 Fax ...... (608) 758-0720 Website...... www.nativitymary.org

Pastor ...... Rev. Stephen J. Umhoefer Dir. of Pastoral Outreach...Sr. Ruth Brings Coor. of Liturgy & Music ...... Bob Craig Business Manager ...... Kathy Fisher Parish Admin. Asst...... Heather Rude CRE ...... George Wollinger

St. Mary School 307 E. Wall Street Janesville, WI 53545-3047 Phone ...... (608) 754-5221

Principal ...... Julie Garvin Secretary ...... Sue Vodak

Religious Education Phone ...... (608) 752-7861

Prayer Network Phone ...... (608) 754-5284

Janesville/Milton Times Nativity of Mary ...... Sat. 4:30 pm; Sun. 8:30 & 10:30 am St. Patrick ...... Sat. 4:00 pm; Sun. 7:30 & 10:00 am, 5:00 pm, 1st, 2nd & 4th Sunday, 12:30 pm 3rd Sunday (Spanish) St. John Vianney ...... Sat. 5:00 pm; Sun. 8:15 & 9:45 am St. William ...... Sat. 4:00 pm; Sun. 8:00 & 10:30 am St. Mary - Milton ...... Sat. 4:00 pm; Sun. 9:00 am

Nourished by the Eucharist and guided by the Holy Spirit, we proclaim the Gospel as good stewards, sharing God’s love. -Mission Statement News & Notes School News

The Church has been guided and pro- Dear Parishioners, tected by the Spirit of God from the be- The end of the school year continues ginning, ( promised, just before he to be a busy time for us! Our 4th and ascended to Heaven: “I am with you al- 5th grade students will be participat- ways, until the end of the age.”) (Matt. ing in the Citywide Track Meet this 28:20) week. We wish them good weather

and great competition! Our band students will be performing They certainly needed all the guidance they could get. After all, being a fisher- in their Spring Concert this Thursday at 9:30 a.m. and 6:30 man did not require much planning ability beyond seeing to p.m. All are welcome to attend either of these performances. it that the nets were mended. St. Peter, the Apostles and We will celebrate the end of the year with our annual school other leading disciples weren’t any more educated than picnic. Students will walk over to Jefferson Park for a picnic most adults and certainly never took an organizational lunch followed by games and activities. This picnic is spon- course. Really. sored by our Home and School Association.

So none of them anticipated that the Greek-speaking Chris- God bless, tians might be underserved by the largely Hebrew-speaking Mrs. Julie Garvin disciples. But when the complaint was registered, the Apostles developed a solution so that the daily distribu- tion of food – a practical and loving response to the words of Jesus to care for widows and orphans – would be han- dled more fairly and compassionately.

They called for “seven reputable men” --who spoke Greek— whom they appointed to improve the practical aspect of providing food to the poor.

However, they didn’t seem to have checked all of their apti- Sacraments tudes, skills, references and vocational desires. As it turned out, there is no record that any of these first seven deacons Reconciliation: Saturday 9:30-10:30 am or anytime by request. ever served a meal or handed out groceries. The two we know the most about – Stephen and Phillip – preached, cat- Anointing of the Sick: Please call us at 752-7861 when a loved echized and did missionary work in Samaria and Caesarea. one has a serious illness. So the deacons didn’t exactly work out according to plan. Weddings: Please contact the rectory six months in advance. On the other hand, Stephen’s testimony seems to have had a One party must be a parish member in good standing. great impact on the development of Paul’s formation of ma- jor early Christian communities. Also, the witness of his Infant Baptism: Registered members of the parish are wel- Christ-like forgiveness of those who stoned him to death come to arrange for their baby’s baptism by signing up for had an incalculable effect on spreading the faith. the necessary preparation program for parents.

No matter -- the Apostles very wisely continued to more RCIA directly “devote (themselves) to prayer and the ministry of the word.” Certainly they were able to find others who Please call anytime if you would like to discuss Catholicism were happy “to serve at table.” and see how joining the Church may offer you a deeper relationship with Jesus Christ. Besides, Jesus must have finally gotten through to Thomas, Phillip and many other unnamed disciples, as narrated in Catholic Women’s Club today’s Gospel. Their reflections on the teaching of Jesus Contact Jennifer McBride at 741-8909 or Beth Konkol at must have helped them, through flexibility and faith in God. 754-1304 for more information. Jesus inspired and guided them as he had promised, well after His Ascension. Knights of Columbus Even these many centuries later, we know He is with us Meetings held 2nd Thursday of the month at 7:30 pm. Con- “always, until the end of the age.” We are standing on the tact Greg Kraft 754-5615 for more information. shoulders of those in biblical times, who risked their lives, shedding blood, sweat and tears to leave us a legacy of infi- Bulletin Deadline nite worth. It is now our time to trust in God’s presence Mondays at 12:00 noon. Please contact Heather Rude at in the Church. 752-7861 or [email protected].

2 Focus on Faith Stewardship 5th Sunday of Easter Please Pray For: “The very stone which the builders rejected has become the cor- Carol Berner, Pearl Bier, Linda Burri, nerstone.” Polly Byrne, Mary Jane Condon, Claire 1 Peter 2:7 Damrow, Jackie H., Gerri, Kathleen Jergenson, Janet Lucey, Rose McLaughlin, Jamie Musil, Everyone is given unique gifts. Many people are able to recog- Nancy McCann, Randy, Geraldine Rice, Colleen Schroeder, nize their talents and abilities, but there are many people who Liam Wester, Joyce Zachau are unsure of their gifts. This may make them feel worthless. If you know someone who is struggling for a direction in life, give them a little encouragement. Help them discern how they Traveling Chalice might use their skills.

Please call Colleen Szerlong (868-6386), who is coordinating this Money Matters program of our Diocesan Office of MONEY COUNTS FOR 2013-2014 Vocations. She will put your name on the

list of families and individual parish members, who wish to Week 45

Received Budgeted Variance

5-11-14 $10,004.75 $14,842.33 $-4,837.58

JOSEPH WEINS was recently called to eternal life. YTD $563,789.17 $613,920.15 $-50,130.98 Please remember him, and all who mourn the loss of a loved one, in your prayers. National Combined Collection

Eucharistic Adoration This weekend the National Combined Collection is being conducted across the diocese. Brochures explaining all of the On Monday afternoon, May 19th, St. Mary individual collections and an envelope to make your donation Parish will offer Eucharistic Adoration from 3:00 will be available in the pews. Please consider how you can p.m. to 5:00 p.m. , ending with Benediction. Come make a difference in the lives of so many across this country. and spend some time with the Lord. Even 15 minutes can be a very prayerful time in silence. WRL Thank You!

Thank you for your generous help selling and purchasing ros- es at our annual Wisconsin Right to Life Rose Sale. The rose sale helps pay for our 4-H Fair booth, ads, newsletter, sending teens to WRL pro-life camp as well as other educational activi- ties. The roses that were not sold from our church and other Next Weekend, we will celebrate the Anointing of the Sick churches in Janesville were taken to St. Elizabeth's. We order right after each weekend Mass May 17 and May 18 . This extra roses so your purchase helps pay for the roses taken to St. Elizabeth's as well. Please pray for our educational efforts. sacrament brings the comforting prayer of the Church to those If you would like more information about what we do, please who would like assistance in dealing with an illness. Anyone, feel free to call me. who has a serious health condition, whether physical or psychological, or has some disabling condition that weakens or threatens them in their daily living, is invited to participate Thank You! in this healing sacrament. The family of Thomas G. Mair would like to thank all the In this brief time of celebrating this sacrament of mercy people that were involved with the funeral luncheon on together, we proclaim our unity in the Lord who offers healing Wednesday, April 23rd. We appreciate everyone who helped through the Church’s sacraments, as well as our mutual in any way. It takes a committed group of volunteers to call, solidarity in all that makes us human. bake, cook, shop, set-up and clean up. We appreciate every one of you! The food was delicious. Thank you very much!

3 What’s Happening Day Mass for Mount Olivet SJV Annual Parish-Wide Rummage Sale

You are cordially invited to the Annual St. John Vianney Parish – Marian Hall Mass to be celebrated at 1236 E. Racine Street St. William’s Church, 456 N. Arch St., Janesville, WI Janesville, Monday, May 26, 2014 at 9:00 a.m. Tuesday, May 27, from 4:00-7:00 Rev. James J. Kuhn will be the Principal Wednesday, May 28, from 8:30-5:00 Celebrant & Homilist. Refreshments will be served following Friday, May 30, from 8:30-4:00 the Mass. Cemetery staff will be available at Mt. Olivet Cemetery follow- Saturday, May 31, from 8:30-1:00 ing the Mass to answer questions and provide assistance to visitors.

Ministry Schedule

We are in the process of finalizing the next Ministry Sched- St. Elizabeth Rummage Sale ule. The summer schedule will go from June 9, 2014 thru August 31, 2014 . St. Elizabeth Home

109 S. Atwood Ave. Now is a great time to indicated any dates you are not avail- able to minister, or if you would like to add or subtract a Janesville, WI Ministry. EVERY WEDNESDAY 10: 00 am—4:00 pm Holy Hour—St. Mary Milton Benefit Concert On Monday, May 19 at 6:30 p.m., come and adore our Lord in exposition of the Holy Eucharist and pray the Glorious Mys- Good Shepherd Catholic Parish invites you to an evening teries for the beauty of God’s plan in the vocation of Holy Mat- concert with Aaron Thompson, benefiting Aaden Welton. rimony and Family. Join us on Friday, May 16th at 6:00 pm at St. Joseph The grace of Jesus flowed forth at Cana at the request of the , 1905 West Beltline Highway, Madi- Blessed Mother. May Jesus, through the intercession of son, for a benefit for 4 year old parishion- Mary, pour out upon us a new measure of the Gifts of the er, Aaden Welton. Aaden is currently winning his fight Holy Spirit as we join together in prayer to promote and against a rare form of cancer, but he needs our prayers protect the unique beauty of marriage. and our support. God’s gift of marriage: the bond of life and love, and the font of the family. CONCERT at 6:00 pm - Aaron Thompson is a profes- sional contemporary Catholic recording artist, songwriter and performer and is giving this performance on behalf Orfodville-Footville Community Blood of Aaden. Touring worldwide, Aaron captivates audiences with heartfelt praise and a contagious spirit, appealing to Drive all faiths! His music career spans 20+ years. He is cur- rently the Director of Music Ministry at St. Thomas Aqui- Where: St. Elizabeth Manor nas parish. A devout Catholic, Christian, and self- 111 Commercial Drive proclaimed family man, Aaron proves to be an inspiration Footville, WI 53537 to those around him. He is married and the father of 4 children. The concert is free, but we will be asking for a When: Wednesday, May 14, 2014 free will offering for Aaden. You can get a preview of 2:00pm - 6:00pm some of Aaron's music at: http:// www.aaronthompsonmusic.com/10000_angels/ For an appointment call: 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733- 2767) or visit redcrossblood.org ICE CREAM SOCIAL AND MAYNARD MALLARD APPEAR- ANCE 7:00 pm – Immediately following Aa- NFP is 100% Organic ron's performance, there will be an Old Fashioned Ice Cream Social in the Parish Hall for all to enjoy! Come en- joy root beer floats, ice cream sundaes, pizza, hot dogs Natural Family Planning involves no drugs or devices, there and popcorn. Maynard Mallard from the Madison Mal- are zero health worries and it is immediately reversible when lards will also stop by for the kids! you want to try to conceive a baby. No prescriptions to fill, no doctor visits needed, no unwanted side effects. To learn more We hope you will join us! Invite your family and friends visit: www.live-the-love.org. Upcoming NFP class at St. John for a terrific way to spend a Friday evening. Great music, Vianney in Janesville beginning Thursday, May 29 at 7:30 fun food...for a GREAT cause. pm. To register go to: www.ccli.org or email [email protected]. 4 What’s Happening Knight s Of Columbus Charity Raffle Winners for 2104

The KC’s appreciate your support of our charity raffle. Below are the winners.

$50.000 Mark Casey, New Richmond $25,000 Ken Bukowski, Green Bay $10,000 Corrin Seaman, Florence $5,000 Steve Sorenson, Reedsburg $5,000 Lars Loberg, Ellsworth $1,000 Sam Newman, Kaukana $1,000 William Connolly, Superior $1,000 Tom Busch, Sturgeon Bay $1,000 Wurtz family $1,000 Margaret Rubt, Prescott $1,000 Thomas Ladwig, Galesville $1,000 Catherine Schuette, Stratford $1,000 Kurt Schultz, Janesville $1,000 Kyle Fox, Hasings $1,000 Roger Pierson, Milladore $1,000 Jack Spierings, Weyauwega $1,000 Dee Callahan, McFarland $1,000 Dorothy Becker, Hartland $1,000 Phil Weber, Sherwood $1,000 Don Rahn, Eden $1,000 Nancy Schultz, Beloit $1,000 Mark Flatten, New Richmond $1,000 Jennifer Nelsen, PoySippi Market Day $1,000 Robert Depower, Reeseville

Thank you to all who ordered from our May 7th Market Day The councils of St. Mary’s and St. Patrick’s would also like to sale. Because of your fabulous support we were able to raise thank everyone for your support of our Tootsie Roll campaign $308.71 for our school, bringing the total we have raised so this year. We were able to raise $3,200 to distribute amongst far this year to $2,601.93! We are close to reaching our goal of Special Olympics, Badger Camp, SMILES, St. Mary Special Edu- $3,000 but, with only two more sales remaining for the school cation, and Janesville School District Special Education. year, we really need your help. Each and every order, no mat- ter how small, will make a big difference. Please join us this morning for breakfast in the church hall.

Our next Market Day sale is on Wednesday, June 4th. Please This will be the last breakfast of the year. note that our pickup for this sale will be from 11am to Thank you again for all your support! noon in the school gym to coincide with our last day of school early dismissal.

This month is Super Sale month with $1 off every item pic- tured in the flyer plus up to 60% off web-only clearance at marketday.com. With lots and lots of mouth-watering items to choose from, this is the month to stock up and save!!!!

Order forms can be found at all Church entrances and orders can be placed in the Offertory collection basket until Sunday, May 25th. Online orders can be placed @ www.marketday.com by 11:00pm CST on Saturday, 31st May, or orders can be mailed by Friday, 30th May to: Melissa White, 952 Bedford Dr., Janesville , WI 53546

If you have any questions, please call Ann Minard at 373- 9805, Sue Dickman at 580-0408 or Melissa White at 756- 5933. Thank you for all that you do for St Mary’s! 5 Mass Intentions Cluster Corner Sunday, May 18 8:30 am Joseph & Josephine Carfora ALL ACTIVITIES ARE OPEN TO MEMBERS 10:30 am Parishioners of Nativity of Mary Parish Monday, May 19 OF ANY PARISH IN THE CLUSTER 8:15 am Hartzell Kas May 17-18 Tuesday, May 20 Anointing of the Sick after each Mass, Nativity of Mary 12:10 pm James Husen May 17-18 Wednesday, May 21 Blood Pressure Screening and Health Information after each 8:15 am Louis Berner Mass, St. John Vianney Thursday, May 22 May 19 11:00 AM No Mass Centering Prayer, Nativity of Mary, Nativity House Friday, May 23 May 19 1:00 PM or 7:00 PM 8:15 am Edna Cooper Discussion, Nativity of Mary, Nativity House Saturday, May 24 May 19 3:00 PM Adoration, Nativity of Mary 4:30 pm Peter & Carol Schoeberle May 20 8:00 AM – 3:00 PM Sunday, May 25 Adoration, St. William 8:30 am Linda Nally Mikkelson May 20 10:30 AM 10:30 am Parishioners of Nativity of Mary Parish Faith Sharing Group, Nativity of Mary, Nativity House May 21 9:00 AM-10:00 AM Women’s Scripture Study, St. John Vianney, Marian Hall May 22 8:30 AM-10:30 AM Parish Event Calendar Bible Study, St. William, Church Kitchen Sunday, May 18 May 22 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM After Each Mass Anointing of the Sick - Church Adoration, St. Patrick After Each Mass SCRIP for Sale - Church Vestibule May 23 9:00 AM-2:30 PM Monday, May 19 Adoration, St. John Vianney, 2:40 PM Benediction 11:00 am Centering Prayer - Nativity House May 24 5:00 PM 1:00 pm OR 7:00 pm Bible Discussion with Joni Jarstad - Bingo, St. Patrick Nativity House May 27-28-30-31 Rummage Sale, St. John Vianney, Marian Hall – see bulletin for Tuesday, May 20 times. 10:30 am Faith Sharing Group—-Reflecting on Next Sun- day’s readings - Nativity House Wednesday, May 21 7:00 pm Sanctuary Choir Rehearsal Readings for the Week Thursday, May 22 6th Sunday of Easter 7:00 pm Loft Choir Rehearsal Acts 8:5-8 14-17 Saturday, May 24 1 Pt 3:15-18 9:30 am Reconciliation Jn 14:15-21 (55)

MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY Nativity of Mary 8:15 am 12:10 pm 8:15 am 8:15 am 4:30 pm 8:30 & 10:30 am

St. John 5:15 pm 8:15 am 8:15 am 8:15 am 5:00pm 8:15 & Vianney 9:45 am

St. Patrick 5:15 pm 8:00 am 8:30 am 8:00 am 4:00 pm 7:30 & 10:00 am 5:00 pm en Espanol

St. William 7:30 am 7:30 am 7:30 am 7:30 am 8:00 am 8:00 am & 4:00 pm 10:30 am

St. Mary Hospital

St. Elizabeth 3:30 pm 7:00 am 7:00 am 7:00 am 7:00 am 9:15 am Nursing Home

St. Elizabeth 9:00 am 9:00 am 9:00 am 9:15 am 9:00 am 11:15 am Manor 6