ST MARY & SONS OF ZEBEDEE St. MaryVLomira, St. JohnVByron, St. JamesVOakLield September 1, 2019
TwentyVsecond Sunday in Ordinary Time September 1, 2019 You have approached Mount Zion TO SONS OF ZEBEDEE & ST. MARY PARISH and the city of the living God. OAKFIELD, BYRON & LOMIRA WISCONSIN Hebrews 12:22a
MASS INTENTIONS Saturday, August 31 St. Mary 4:00 PM † Bernice Hanke READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: 1 Thes 4:13V18; Ps 96:1, 3V5, 11V13; Sunday, September 1 Lk 4:16V30 Sons of Zebedee St. James 8:00 AM Tuesday: 1 Thes 5:1V6, 9V11; Ps 27:1, 4, 13V14; † Don and Joyce Sheahan Lk 4:31V37 Sons of Zebedee, St. John’s Byron Wednesday:Col 1:1V8; Ps 52:10V11; Lk 4:38V44 11:00 AM For the Parishioners Thursday: Col 1:9V14; Ps 98:2V6; Lk 5:1V11 Friday: Col 1:15V20; Ps 100:1bV5; Lk 5:33V39 Saturday: Col 1:21V23; Ps 54:3V4, 6, 8; Lk 6:1V5 Monday, September 2 Sunday: Wis 9:13V18b; Ps 90:3V6, 12V17; Labor Day Phlm 9V10, 12V17; Lk 14:25V33 Tuesday, September 3 Sons of Zebedee St. John’s 8:00 AM Wednesday, September 4 Sons of ZebedeeVSt. James 8:00 AM TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION The readings today center on mindfulness, Thursday, September 5 awareness of where we stand in God’s plan. The Hope Nursing Home, Lomira mountain of Sinai carries a message of the majesty † Gordon Del Ponte and distance of God, while Jesus’ presence as host Friday, September 6 of the banquet speaks of intimacy and mystery. St. Mary’s Lomira September’s shadow calls us all to mindfulness as † Donna Hanke we prepare to return to life outside of summer. The Christian life holds these two places of Saturday, September 7 knowledge of God in careful balance. Even in the Sons of Zebedee St. John Byron 4:00 PM accounts of the Passion we see the table of the For the parishioners upper room in balance with the Mount of Olives. Altar means “high place,” yet it is also a table. Sunday, September 8 The former liturgy of the Latin Rite began with the Sons of Zebedee St. James 8:00 AM priest bowing at the foot of the altar’s three steps, †Martha Macias chanting Introibo ad altare Dei, or “I will go to the altar of God,” followed by the altar servers’ St. Mary’s Lomira 11:00 AM † Bill Buerger, Christine BuergerVSitter response, “The God who gives joy to my youth.” Many parishioners can recall and recite this scene Please note that the Mass times are changing on by heart. As with so many things in liturgy, there September 7V8. the 4:00 p.m. Mass will be at SOZ, St. are layers of meaning in our worship. The altar John’s in Byron and the 11:00 a.m. Mass will be at St. table evokes memories of the high places once Mary’s in Lomira, to honor St. Mary’s Feast Day. reserved for encounter with the holy, and the intimacy of the table where hospitality draws us to share food and drink. 2 Please note the Mass time and place COMMUNITY CALENDAR changes for next weekend. PASTORAL COUNCIL MEETINGS Mass Volunteers St. Mary’s Finance and Pastoral Council Saturday, Sept. 7, 4:00 p.m. St. John’s Byron Meeting Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2019 6:30 p.m. ServersTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTMinister’s needed ReaderTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTAlice Newton Eucharistic Minister:TTMary Rhein, Cheryl Wessing, Bill Sons of Zebedee Pastoral Council Bendt Meeting, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 6:30 p.m. UshersTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTSteve Wessing, Dave Geelan
Mass Volunteers KNIGHTS CORNER Sunday, Sept 8. 8:00 a.m. St. James, OakLield September 2019 KC Coats for Kids available ServersTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTMinister’s Needed at Lomira Food Pantry ReaderTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTJeff Ogle September 5th .2019 Monthly Meeting at St Eucharistic Minister’sTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTPaul Dineen, Rudy Jaeger Mary’s Church Basement UshersTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTAndyCollien October 2019 Right to life MonthBaby Bottle Initiative October 3rd, 2019Monthly Meeting at St. Mary’s Church Basement November 7th, 2019Monthly Meeting at ST. THERESA’s HALLPIZZA SETUP Mass Volunteers th November 9 , 2019 Pizza Making St. Sunday Sept. 8, 11:00 a.m. St. Mary Lomira ServerTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTMinister’s Needed Theresa’s Hall 7:00 am Noon ReaderTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTSheryl Casper Eucharistic Minister’sTJane Langenecker, Ruth Lehner, Anna Reinders UshersTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTNeil Casper
OakLield Community Blood Drive Contributions for St. Mary V OakLield Community Blood Drive Week of Aug.17 18, 2019 MembershipTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT$1,620.00 Sponsored by the OakLield Lions club OffertoryTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT$50.38 At: OakLield high School Vigil LightsTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT$52.00 Friday, September 13, 2019 Holy DayTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT$208.00 Total TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT$1,930.38 1:45 to 5:45 p.m. Needed each week TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT$2,850.00 For an appointment, please call: 920V933V 3264. By donating at this drive, you are helping one or more graduating seniors earn a scholarship! 3 Dear Friends in Christ, Here we are at Labor Day weekend, the unofficial close to summer! It is incredible how fast this summer has flown by for me. “Wait until you get a little older, Father,” some of you are probably think- ing, “it just keeps speeding up!” Point taken. Then again, as St. Paul tells Timothy, “let no one despise your youth, but set the believers an example in speech and conduct, in love, in faith, in purity” (1 Timo- thy 4:12). This I strive to do; may SS Paul and Timothy intercede for me that I may do it better! And I have not had the least sense of anyone in our parishes “despising” my youth, which is a wonderful testament to your faith. We are all in this journey of faith together, priest and lay faithful, so let’s continue to hold one another up in prayer, that we may attain the sanctity God desires for each of us. When I returned from Montana, I promised a little reflection on what I experienced out there. As I have already shared, I got together with a fraternity of priests (there were about 12 of us) and we worked together to put on a 6day parish mission with St. Joseph, Patron of the Universal Church, as the theme. There was a meal, a conference and a Solemn Mass every day, and while the celebrations of the Holy Eucharist were far and away the most important events of the week, nevertheless the devotional heart of the week was found in the 40 hours prayer. This is something that some of us will remember, as it was quite common in parishes in days gone by, but has fallen by the wayside in most places. It entails a fortyhour (approximately) period of Solemn Exposition of the Holy Eucharist, initiated and concluded with 2 Masses and processions (and other devotions!), and punctuated by a Mass to beg for peace in the middle. My own first experience of this in a parish context was just last year, and I was captivated by the whole concept. There is a strong theme in the prayers to beg our Lord for peace and protection from both spiritual and physical dangers, and how much do we need this in our own times! Our times are so Godless and violent, and would not you agree that there is even a growing numbness to it all? People advance any number of human solutions to stem the violence, and indeed appropriate human solutions should be sought, but how many of our contemporaries do not realize or acknowledge the fact that this violence will never be stopped without the aid of heaven? It will never stop, ultimately, until our hearts are converted to Christ, the Prince of Peace (and to invite others to conversion is our mission as the Catholic Church!!). So many of our contemporaries are still clinging to the notion that man by himself can create a peaceful utopia and a civil order without God. Instead, the rejection of God, His law and even the natural law continues to bear daily the only fruit it can. Far from producing a society in which we are all “secular and nice to each other”, this rejection of our Lord makes for a violent, hopeless hell on earth. But as discouraging as the situation is, we must not lose hope! Why? Because we fight under the battle standard of Christ the King, who has already won the victory over sin, the devil and darkness, and who will definitively conquer at the end of time! The battle is first of all spiritual, and what better way to engage it than in humble adoration before our Eucharistic Lord? The battle is the Lord’s! It has always been so; just look at the history of ancient Israel, and all that the Holy Bible has to say on the subject. What I was so blessed to participate in out in Montana I want us to be able to experience here. When was the last time our parishes had a period of Solemn Exposition of the Holy Eucharist? I cannot answer that question, but I can tell you when our next one will be: October 23rd through the 25th, 2019, hosted at St. Mary, Lomira (it is the biggest church we have, and I am dreaming of filling it!! ). Beginning with Holy Mass at 6:30pm on October 23rd, we will have our own 40 hours prayer, in which our parish communities and those in the greater area are all welcome to participate!! I really hope that all of us will take advantage of this wonderful tradition and come together to pray for our broken world. Please start spreading the word among your families and friends, and mark your calendars now to participate (Holy Mass will be each of those three days at 6:30pm, and of course we will need to cover all the intervening adoration hours, for which we will have a signup genius and hard copy signup). Stay tuned for more details! This will be a fantastic opportunity to support one another in prayer, to grow in holiness, and to allow the blazing love of our Eucharistic Lord to enflame our hearts with love and desire for Him. Yours in Christ, Fr. Miniatt Sons of Zebedee parishioners. You should have received your packet of RafLle Tickets for the Side of Beef, donated by the Kraft Family and the RafLle tickets for the Packer Game. You can return your tickets to the parish ofLice by Sept. 22. Either place them in the collection basket, or mail back to the ofLice or drop your tickets at the ofLice on Tuesday and Thursday. FAITH FORMATION OFFICE
201920 Religious Education Registration Please get your forms in by Sept. 3rd, because all materials need to be ordered for class. Forms and calendars for children and youth entering grades 111 are available in the back of each church. If you are a returning family, please use the forms for RETURNING FAMILIES. If you are a new family, please use the forms for NEW FAMILIES. Families who were enrolled last year also received registration as an email attachment. Contact the DRE Lesa at [email protected]
Upcoming Events: September 5th Catechists Small Group Leader Training at Holy Family FDL 6:30 PM 9:00 PM (includes Dinner and no cost) September 9th 6:00 PM V Grade 1V6 Class and Parent Meet- ing Please contact the DRE if you need childcare for younger siblings/At least one parent must attend. We will begin in the SM School Hall September 11th Grade 7V11 6:30 PM Class and Parent Meeting At least one parent must attend. We will begin in the SM School Hall. September 18 Grade 7V11 6:00 PM Youth Fellowship Class 6:30 PM September 23 Grade 1V6 Class 6:00 PM 7:15 PM
Thank You! To all who donated time, furniture, and items to the new ConLirmation Room! The room is on Lire and ready for the Candidates! We appreciate it!
FACEBOOK: We can be found on Facebook. Search “St. Mary and Sons of Zebedee Religious Ed Program” and support us by click- ing LIKE. Please contact Lesa Staehler, DRE, 920.269.4326 or [email protected] with any questions Parish Offices Sacraments St. Mary Reconciliation : 30 Minutes before weekend Masses, 699 Milwaukee St. • Lomira, WI 53048 or anytime on request. Please call parish ofLice. PhoneTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT(920) 269V4429 Anointing of the Sick: Please call parish ofLice, Fr. HoursTTTTTTTTMVW VF 9:00 am3:00 pm or by appointment Miniatt. Communion for the Homebound: Call the parish ofLice. Baptism: Preparation class required. Call the parish Sons of Zebedee W5882 Church Rd, Fond du Lac, WI 54937V8602 ofLice. PhoneTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT(920) 922V1167 Marriage: Arrangements must be made at least 6 HoursTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTVTh 8:00V2:00pm or by appointment months in advance. Preparation classes and an Enrich- TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT ment Day for the Engaged required. All weddings must web page www.sonsofz.org be scheduled with the pastor prior to other scheduling. Parish Staff St. Mary Food Pantry Pastor, Nathaniel MiniattTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT(920) 922V1167 The food pantry is open at United Methodist Church in EmailTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT[email protected] Lomira on the 2nd and 4th Saturday of each month from V Parish SecretaryVAdministrator TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT 10:00 11:00 am. Marisa Gassner TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT920V269V4429 EmailTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT[email protected] OakLield Food Pantry: will be open from 4 to 6 p.m. the DRE Lesa StaehlerTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT920V269V4326 Lirst and third Wednesdays of each month at St. James, Email:TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT[email protected] SOZ in OakLield. Those with food emergencies should V Parish BookkeeperTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTDennis Faber call: (920) 948 0393 for assistance. Email: [email protected] Prayer Shawl Ministry Jane Langenecker 920V269V4393 Sons of Zebedee Pastor Nathaniel MiniattTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT(920) 922V1167 Will Donation EmailTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT[email protected] Your generosity to your parish will beneLit future Parish SecretaryVMarisa Gassner generations of your parish. (920) 922V1167TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT Email:TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT [email protected] Bulletin Deadline DRE Lesa StaehlerTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT920V269V4326 The deadline is Monday, 12:00 noon. Email: Email:TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT[email protected] [email protected] Organist Wendy PelletierTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT[email protected] PASTORAL COUNCIL St. Mary Pastoral Council ChairpersonTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTRalph Langenecker Trustees: Anna Reinders, Pat Heesen
MISSION STATEMENT SONS OF ZEBEDEE We, the people of Sons of Zebedee Parish, Ss. James and John, are committed to deepening our faith, and the faith Sons of Zebedee Pastoral Council of others through faithfully sharing in the Eucharist. ChairpersonTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT Through this Holy Meal, we hope and pray to fulPill our Trustees: Thom Cox, Rudy Jaeger Baptismal calling as we strive to continue the mission Other Council Members: Steve Wessing, Charlene Pettit, and ministry of Jesus Christ. Dawn Macias. Cheri Neitzel, John Pelletier, Bill Bendt Liturgy Schedule Weekdays See inside bulletin. MISSION STATEMENTVST MARY WebpageV(bulletin online) We as members of St. Mary are www.sonsofz.org. or www.stmarylomira.org an active faith community dedicated to living the Gospel through our worship and Catholic Education. We share our love of Jesus Christ through service to others, both locally and world wide.