Our Lady of Lourdes Parish Family 1307 Lourdes Avenue • Depere, Wisconsin 54115 Norbertine Fathers

“Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door!" The New Colossus Emma Lazarus

Our Lady of Lourdes Parish Family 1307 Lourdes Avenue • DePere, Wisconsin 54115 Norbertine Fathers

Pastoral Team: Parish Offices: 920.336.4033 Fr. Tim Shillcox, O. Praem., Pastor Website: www.lourdesdepere.org Deacon Michael VanderBloomen E-mail: [email protected] Kathy Kocken, Parish Administrator Facebook: Our Lady of Lourdes Parish Family Carol Wilda, Director of Liturgical Music Frater Jordan Neeck, O. Praem., School: 920.336.3091 Pastoral Minister Religious Education: 920.337.0443 Deacon Harvey Quinette - Emeritus

OUR LADY OF LOURDES PARISH FAMILY DE PERE, WISCONSIN

Mass Intentions at rest in the Lord +++ Monday, July 6, St. Maria Goretti + Marion Fischer, 92, our sister in the par- 7:30 AM WORD/COMMUNION SERVICE ish family since 1999, died on June 22nd, at Tuesday, July 7 Rennes, after having received “Last Rites” 7:30 AM Gail Kempen through our parish ministry. She is survived Wednesday, July 8 7:30 AM Nancy Witbro Stenbeck by 6 children and 12 grandchildren. She was Thursday, July 9, St. Augustine Zhao Rong accorded Christian Burial at St. John, Sey- th 7:30 AM Frances Willems mour on June 29 where she had previously Friday, July 10 been an active member. 7:30 AM David Leidel + Leland Doherty, 89, our brother in the par- FIFTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME ish family, and a charter member of OLOL, Saturday, July 11 died peacefully on June 28th and was accorded 4:30 PM Len Cieslewicz Christian Burial here on Thursday. Sunday, July 12 His wife of 60 years, Rita, and their 5 8:15 AM Our Lady of Lourdes Parish Family sons, & grand-children survive; a daughter Robert and Bernice Achten 10:15 AM David Leidel awaits & welcomes him “home” on the other side.

+ Frances Sabo, the mother of our parish- ioner, Dale (Diane) Sabo, died on June 23rd and was accorded Christian Burial at St. Mary of the Angels in Green Bay on June 27th Her husband and 3 other children, along Your Financial Support at OLOL with extended family survive. Freely Receive – Freely Give Weekend of June 27/28 May Marion, Leland & Francis rest in Christ’s Peace! Parish Support………....$ 9,390.55 Offertory Collection….$ 673.72 Total………………………………$10,064.27

Parish Support Budget for July 1-June 30……….....$925,000 Parish Support Income thru June 28..………………….…$925,383 Mission Trip Stockholder Dinner Invite Wednesday, July 8th at 6 PM in OLOL Social Hall We want to thank you for supporting us! There will be a pasta dinner and PowerPoint presentation. We would like to show you the impact we made in Braxton County, West Virginia and share the impact it made on us. Readings for June July 5-12 Sunday: Ez 2:2-5/2 Cor 12:7-10/Mk 6:1-6a Monday: Gn 28:10-22a/Mt 9:18-26 Tuesday: Gn 32:23-33/Mt 9:32-38 Wednesday: Gn 41:55-57; 42:5-7a, 17-24a/Mt 10:1-7 Thursday: Gn 44:18-21, 23b-29; 45:1-5/Mt 10:7-15 Wedding Banns Friday: Gn 46:1-7, 28-30/Mt 10:16-23 II Tonya Fronk and Matthew Fierst Saturday: Gn 49:29-32; 50:15-26a/Mt 10:24-33 Next Sunday: Am 7:12-15/Eph 1:3-14 or 1:3-10/Mk 6:7-13 (LPi publications)

Mass Intention Requests for 2016 Mass intentions for the next year, 2016, are being taken. You are allowed to schedule one weekend Mass and one Sacrament of Baptism weekday Mass or 2 weekday Masses. Please feel free to We welcome Lorelei Jesse Schnurer stop by or call the Parish Office (336-4033) to schedule into the Living Body of Christ. Mass intentions.

FOURTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME JULY 5, 2015 hello, olol… hough the calendar can’t lie - it sure seems that the ‘Fourth of July’ weekend has come up fast this year; hopefully it’s not literally the midpoint of Summer, 2015! And hopefully the celebration allows you some down time; some family and friend time; some time to give thanks for all the blessings God has given to our nation in 239 years, and to give thanks for all those who have “laid down their lives” (John 15) in the manner of Jesus, for us. Hopefully too, you may have some time to wade into Pope Francis’ recent encyclical letter – “Laudato Si” – “Praise be You, my God” The Internet’ link’ was emailed out last week; if you need it, please contact the parish office. We welcome Father Dan Schuster, Diocesan Vocations Director, who covers masses this weekend while I’m on retreat. Thank you Fr. Dan, for your zeal, your ministry here this weekend & for your work in helping the Lord and our Church to call our brothers and sons to the Lord’s service! God bless you! Also – speaking of diocesan staff, a transition in personnel for the Marriage annulment ministry staff. After 35 years in this area, Fr. Bob Kabat (left) has moved to be pastor at St. Matthew’s in Green Bay; and Father Brian Belongia ( right), a newly-minted Canon Lawyer, will take his place – both in the diocesan office and as pastor at Seymour and Isaar. I’m very glad that Father Bob will be a part of the GRACE System! And having served as a field advocate for the annulment ministry during his tenure, I want to thank him for being so pastoral, so compassionate, so efficient and so faithful – both to human reality and the Church’s Tradition. Many times he’s been a mentor ‘on the spot’ for me; always he’s been a great priestly and pastoral example! God bless both Fr. Kabat and Fr. Belongia in this time! Father Bob did his seminary study at St. John’s Collegeville. He knows, as I do from a sabbatical semester there in 2000, the beauty of the place ‘behind the pine curtain’ in central Minnesota, and the goodness of the Benedictine Community there. With my bike in tow, and the Pope’s encyclical in hand, and craving some solitude and space after a busy and blessed year here at OLOL, please know that you’re in my prayers while making retreat! It will also be a busy, jubilee, merciful, transitional year ahead for us all; so that’s a big part of my prayer and reflection as well! I ask your prayer for me as well, please? Thanks so much! Speaking of Minnesota, can we all keep the Local Church – the Archdiocese of Minneapolis-St. Paul – in our prayers these days for their healing, please? Their archbishop & also one of their auxiliary bishops resigned recently, having fallen short in their ministry of “protecting all of God’s children and vulnerable adults”. This ‘fallout’ from the clerical sexual abuse crisis has hurt the Church’s credibility in many ways, even as first and foremost, it has hurt children and families and their Faith. We continue to struggle, to fathom, resolve, reform, repent of and remedy this sad abuse. Holding bishops accountable in their response is another tangible ‘step forward’, even though it may cause short-term challenge. Also in June, Pope Francis set up a Vatican ‘tribunal’ to review, assess and sanction Church leaders (bishops) who have failed in their pastoral duty in this regard. This is also another step forward, for which we are grateful. And we all renew our promise and vigilance to appropriate behavior, wholesome relationships, responsible reporting of abuse and continuing education (VIRTUS & Praesidum), so that coming forward, and hopefully beyond this ‘crisis’ and scandal, we may model for others, a holy, honest and healing way to deal with it, stop it and find God’s Power to heal us all, as the Church, and as the Human Family! Please, God!

With regard to our parish life here at Lourdes…I hope you’re planning to schedule your appointment for your portrait for the 20th Anniversary OLOL Parish Pictorial Directory! Please call the office (336-4033) or go online to schedule! It’s costless and helps us celebrate our life “together in the Lord” by knowing each other better – by face, by name! It also gets us ready for the “second generation” of our parish life and history! Remember too on your calendar – our Annual Parish Meeting on September 27th after the 10:15 Mass in church. Norbertine Prior, (and our ‘Founding Associate Pastor’) Father Jim Baraniak, along with Trustees, Dave Loritz and Ray Diederich will conduct the meeting – the sole agenda item – to discuss the ‘pastoral transition’, scheduled for August 31, 2016, as my 12-year term here ends, as mandated by the bishop’s policy. Please plan to come and participate! And the Parish Mission with Fr. Dan Felton February 20-23, 2016. Please reserve those dates too! Thanks so much! You won’t be disappointed!! Even in the summer – no shortage of things to ponder & pray over! As we do – “God bless us…EVERY one”!

The Risen C hrist and Communion of Saints Window Our visually striking main sanctuary window shows the Risen Christ reaching out to welcome a very special Communion of Saints. Some of these persons lived in early times, but many are from recent times. Some are canonized; others led lives of exemplary Christian virtue. You may recognize some of them. Beginning at the upper right side of the window and going clockwise, you will see:

1. St. Thomas the Apostle, who reminds us of our humanity and weaknesses. It was he who needed to touch Jesus’s wounds himself to have proof of Jesus’s rising from the dead. He then uttered, “My Lord, and my God.”

2. Pope St. John XXIII, who conceived the idea of and opened Vatican II Council in 1962, modernizing the church (aggiornamento—a spirit of change and open- mindedness) while remaining a loving pastor. He died in 1963 before the Council was completed. He was canonized in April 2014.

3. Joseph Cardinal Bernadin of Chicago, whose book, The Gift of Peace, demon- strates how to accept both false witness and death itself with a most loving spirit. He died of cancer in 1996.

4. Blessed Mother Teresa, born in Macedonia in 1910, founded the religious order of Missionaries of Charity. She ministered to the poorest of the poor, allowing them to be treated with the greatest of respect. She saw Jesus in the disguise of the poor. She wanted us to always remember that a disease is not a judgment. Jesus did not judge, so why should we? She died in 1997.

5. St. Michael of the Saints (Michael de Sanctis), born in Catalonia in 1591, became a Trinitarian friar in 1607. He served the poor, the unfortunate, and the sick. He is the patron of cancer patients. His intercessory help is sought through the No- vena to St. Michael of the Saints, which is recited before the Tuesday morning Mass at Our Lady of Lourdes. Michael de Sanctis died in 1625.

6. St. Kateri Tekakwitha, born in New York state in 1656, is honored as the first Native American saint. She is pictured here to honor the presence of the Native Americans in our area, who love and regard all that is sacred in our environment. St. Kateri was from the Algonquin/Mohawk tribes. She became a Christian and spent her life teaching prayers to children and helping the sick and aged. She died in 1680 from the effects of smallpox. She was canonized in 2012.

7. Dorothy Day, born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1897, was best known as founder of the Catholic Worker Movement, which served persons who were poor or homeless. She found beauty in places and faces that most would avoid in the slums and among the poor. It was her belief that the beautiful face of Christ is hidden in the face of America’s homeless and forgotten. She died in 1980.

8. Saint Katherine Drexel, born in Pennsylvania in 1858, was from a wealthy family. She was particularly concerned with the condi- tions of the poor Black and Native Americans. Using her own wealth, she founded the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament. She died in 1955 and was canonized in 2000.

9. Sister Thea Bowman, born in Mississippi in 1937, was a Franciscan Sister of Perpetual Adoration. She was the granddaughter of a slave from Mississippi. She was a charismatic scholar and an animated speaker who inspired millions with her singing and message of God’s love for all races and faiths. She died in 1990.

10.The Woman of De Pere honors in particular all women of De Pere who have so beautifully contributed to the life and vitality of the Catholic Church. The figure is based on the life and death of Mary Beth (Van Dyk) Van Hefty, a woman of extraordinary faith and love, who died of cancer in 1999 at the age of 37, leaving behind her husband, Jim, and four young children. Ten days before she died, she and her husband composed a letter for each child as a reminder of her love and presence. The letter, with pictures and clippings, was placed in a box for each child. The woman in the window is presenting four boxes to the Risen Lord as her final gift of faith, hope, and love.

11. The Laborer of De Pere honors the men of the parish who gave so generously of their time, talent, and materials in building our church—a labor of real love. This honors all men of De Pere, reflecting the dignity of human labor and love.

If you want to know who is numbered in the list of saints, start by looking in the mirror. Fr. Conrad Kratz, our founding pastor, said, “We don’t realize that we have saints sitting next to us. Rather than judging people who might be different than us, we should reach out to them and welcome them, because they’re probably saints.”

[Written in conjunction with Our Lady of Lourdes School students: Austin Reckelberg, Sidney Calaway, Cal Jensen, and Ally Landwehr.]

PICTORIAL DIRECTORY Be a part of Our Lady of Lourdes 20th Anniversary Pictorial Directory. All parishioners are encouraged to participate. There is no sitting fee and Email Traci at [email protected] and tell her each family having their photo taken will receive you will volunteer with her for the Summer Bike Camp! a free 8X10 portrait along with Where and When: July 6-10, 2015 at Westwood Elemen- a printed copy of the church directory. tary School, 1155 Westwood Dr., De Pere, WI 54115. Must be able to attend a 60 minute orientation on Sunday, Sign-up today for a photo session: July 5th at 4:00 pm Website - www.lourdesdepere.org. Click on the Pictori- Bike Program: iCan Shine is a nonprofit organization al Directory on the right side of the home page. that teaches individuals with disabilities to ride a conven- After the Weekend Mass – Volunteers will be available tional two-wheeled bicycle through its’ iCan Bike program. after the weekend Masses on July 18th and 19th to sign- This camp is sponsored by the Down Syndrome Association up parishioners. of Wisconsin Green Bay Connection. Parish Office – Contact the parish office at 336-4033 and a staff member will assist you in getting signed up. Volunteer Requirements: At least 16 years old (unless accompanied by an adult) PHOTO SESSION DATES and physically fit and able to run with the rider as re- August 4-7 (Tuesday-Friday) - 2-9pm quired. August 8 (Saturday) - 9am-4pm Able to attend 90 minutes at the same time each of the 5 days of camp (15 minutes of training/daily debriefing). August 11-14 (Tuesday-Friday) - 2-9pm Volunteers are assigned to work with the same rider all August 15 (Saturday) - 9am-4pm week at camp. Able to provide physical, emotional and motivational September 15-18 (Tuesday-Friday) - 2-9pm support to assigned rider September 19 (Saturday) - 9am-4pm Those interested in registering for this great program as a rider or volunteer should contact: Casey Atkinson at ca- September 22-25 (Tuesday-Friday) - 2-9pm [email protected] or (440) 666-6927 September 26 (Saturday) - 9am-4pm + + + Wednesday, August 12th 5:00 pm- 8:00 pm *All photos will be taken in the Fr. Conrad Kratz Parish Hall Join us for our popular Weed 'n’ Feed program at Green Bay Botanical Garden! You weed (or complete other garden chores) from 5–7:00 p.m. and the Garden provides dinner from 7–8:00 p.m. Please bring your gardening hand tools and work gloves if possible. Please RSVP to our Member- ship & Volunteer Manager, Anne Basten, at (920) 491-3691 ext. 105 or by email at [email protected]. Religious Education News Religious Education Catechists Needed Our program needs you! We are in need of several Catechists for the fall in Grades 4, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10. Please prayerfully consider joining this rewarding ministry. Lesson plans and resources are provided. Please contact Angela Summer Choir News Bieda or Traci LaCrosse to volunteer today! In the good old summertime... it’s time for Summer Choir! [email protected] Summertime is here and summer schedules have begun. Both Angelus [email protected] and Lourdes Choir are taking a break over the summer and Alleluia Attitude is singing on a limited, altered schedule. In order for our regular weekend choirs to enjoy this well-deserved “rest from their labors”, any interested singers are invited to participate in this season’s Summer Choir. You don’t have to be a regular member of our music ministry team to be part of the group, just come and sing! You can come just once or come all summer long. Everyone is very welcome. Summer Choir meets in the parish/school music room 30 minutes before Mass to organize and warm-up. We hope to Thanks to Our Advertisers see you there. Remaining Summer Choir dates are: July 12 – 10:15, July 26 – 8:15, They Support Our Bulletin Aug. 16 – 10:15 and Aug. 30 – 10:15. KRESS INN Please consider lending your voice! For more information, contact Located on St. Norbert Campus Carol Wilda: ([email protected]) or 498-8020. 300 Grant St., De Pere (920-435-5100)

St. Norbert College Summer Musical Big Thanks! Jesus Christ Superstar (Andrew Lloyd Webber) will be pre- Thank you to the 73 donors who donated blood June 17th sented July 22-25 and 28-30 at the St. Norbert College at Our Lady of Lourdes!!!!!!!! Walter Theatre. Barb Ott, Susie Zimmerman, Justin Ballard, Dave Ciha, Dave Olson, Anne Nackers, Teresa Schmidt, Carol Ham- blen, Tom Zimmerman, Holly DeCleene, Jim Crabb, Ruth Tickler, Chris Schmidt, Lois Jenicek, Sandra Krupski, Tom Stansfield, Laddie R. Jenicek, Penny Jamir, Barbara De- isnne, Sue Sanders, Cathy Doherty, Eric LeBrun, Mark Thank You!!!! Vissers, Sam Weyenberg, Bobbi Pogrant, Dave Meyer, I want to thank the members of the Our Lady of Lourdes Robert A. Richter, Adam Sanders, Allen J. Pannier, Pauline Men’s Faith Sharing Group for helping out with the Brat Fry Schmitz, Cheryl VanNelson, Anna Johnson, Emilee Mul- at Festival Foods on the 28th of June. The proceeds from hern, Sydney Bos, Don VandenLangenberg, Marge the Brat Fry are being directed to our Youth Ministry Group Michulsky, Liz Behrendt, Kathy Kocken, Kayla Weyenberg, to help defray cost from their mission trip this past month. Patrick VanDeHey, Nick Winch, Delores A. VanDeHey, Di- Members from Youth Ministry also helped in the sale of the nah Grassel, Donn Pierce, John Tarkowski, Bob Terhar, brats and burgers. Both of these groups are very important Emily Serwin, Alex Werwin, Natalie Buhl, Marc Grassel, to the life of our parish and having them work together and Gary Demerath, Jim Maes, Janene Schwaih, Clare Joas, share their resources is wonderful to see. And thanks to Linda Serwin, Chuck Serwin, Herb Kocken, Vincenzo Lind- those who stopped out to support this wonderful cause. ley, and Pat Lennon. Deacon Mike Also thanks to volunteers who took care of the tables: Dar Smet, Delores Augustain, Carol Augustain, Marlene Wilmet, Dorothy VandenLangenberg, Pat Burke, Rose Ann Schweit- zer, Adam Sanders, Kristin Serwin, and Paul & Ann Koehler

Special thanks to West De Pere High School students who PARISH OFFICE HOURS donated blood and volunteered to help! Summer Parish Office hours will be from 8:00am to 12:30pm Monday thru Thursday. The office will be NEXT BLOOD DRIVE AT Our Lady of Lourdes - - closed on all Fridays. Please plan accordingly. Should Monday October 12th you have an emergency that requires our immediate attention, please call the Parish Office (336-4033) and the answering service will refer your call to the staff per- son available.

OLOL Shawl Ministry will meet again in September. Anyone who wants a shawl for a loved one can get it at the parish office, Monday-Thursday mornings. GRACE News NEW TRANSFER SCHOLARSHIPS AT GRACE SCHOOLS If you are considering a GRACE school for the first time and have children in grades 2-7, you automatically qualify for a $1,000 Transfer Scholarship, which means your tuition would be less than $150 per month! You can enroll by go- Liturgical Ministers—Summer Schedule ing to the GRACE website at www.gracesystem.org. The Summer schedule has begun and will run through Please contact the principal at your school of choice for a tour. September. Sheets are posted on a clip board on the lamp Enrollment questions can be directed to Donna Meulemans at table to the left of the sacristy for you to sign up. Please the GRACE Offices (920-499-7330, ext. 303). check the schedule throughout the summer. If you are at church one weekend and notice openings for the following THREE-YEAR OLDS CAN ATTEND A GRACE SCHOOL weekend, please feel free to fill an open slot. Each of the GRACE Catholic schools welcomes 3-year olds to their Early Childhood Programs. Program offerings vary by school but the cost is the same. The one-half day fee is $15 per day; full-day fee is $22 per day. Enrollment contin- ues through the summer. For both 3-year old & 4-year old De Pere Christian Outreach News Early Childhood offerings go to the GRACE website at The remodeling of our Thrift Store at 506 Butler Street is www.gracesystem.org. You are welcome to visit the school moving along very quickly. We are becoming very limited by contacting the principal. Additional enrollment questions for space to store the large seasonal donations that come can be directed to Donna Meulemans at the GRACE Office in at this time. We ask that parish members hold their do- (920-499-7330, ext. 303). nations until fall or choose another donation site. 6