St. Therese Parish Bulletin March 28, 2021
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The Faith Community of ST. THERESE OF LISIEUX CATHOLIC CHURCH 2020 91st STREET KENOSHA, WI 53143 (262) 694-4695 VISIT US AT OUR PARISH WEBSITE: www.st-therese-kenosha.org https://www.facebook.com/ st.therese.kenosha/ OUR PARISH MISSION We are a welcoming Christian family committed to Catholic values, responding to the call of Christ revealed in the diversity of human need. We practice a conscious, living, active faith in a community whose source of strength is the Eucharist. Miraculous Prayer to the Little Flower O Little flower of Jesus, ever con- soling troubled souls with heavenly graces, in our unfailing interces- sions I place my confident trust. From the heart of our Divine Savior, petition the blessings of which I stand in greatest need...........Shower upon me your promised roses of virtue and grace, Dear St. Therese, so that swiftly advancing in sanctity and perfect love of neighbor, I may someday receive the crown of life eternal. Amen March 28, 2021 Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord Welcome to St. Therese of Lisieux Catholic Church in Kenosha, Wisconsin 2 The Crucifixion of Our Lord After the anguish and desolation of His agony in the Garden, after the betrayal of Judas, the arrest, the interrogations of Annas, Caiaphas, Herod and Pilate, after the triple denial of Peter, the bloody scourging and crowning with thorns—all the while being ridiculed, blasphemed and spat upon—after all this, Jesus, our meek and humble Lord and God, who is Love, took up His heavy Cross, carried it to Calvary and was crucified. On the Cross, Jesus, though united to the Father, was deprived of all divine consolation. In the depths of His pain, He cried out: “Eloi, Eloi, lamma sabacthani? - “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” (Mk. 15:34). The crucifixion shows Christians not only the effect that our sins have on Our Lord, but also the depths of His infinite love and lengths that He will go to save us from our sins, that we may be with Him in eternity. After Our Lord’s death, the veil of the Temple was rent in two, the earth quaked, graves were opened, “and many bodies of the saints that had slept arose” (Mt. 27:51-52). Having seen these things, the centurion said, “Indeed this was the Son of God” (Mt. 27:54). Prayer of Pope Leo XIII to St. Joseph to be said after the Rosary: A Prayer for Our Times "To you, O Blessed Joseph, we come in our trials, and having asked the help of your most holy spouse, we con- fidently ask your patronage also. Through that sacred bond of charity which united you to the Immaculate Virgin Mother of God and through the fatherly love with which you embraced the Child Jesus, we humbly beg you to look graciously upon the beloved inheritance which Jesus Christ purchased by his blood, and to aid us in our ne- cessities with your power and strength. “O most provident guardian of the Holy Family, defend the chosen children of Jesus Christ. Most beloved fa- ther, dispel the evil of falsehood and sin. Our most mighty protector, graciously assist us from heaven in our strug- gle with the powers of darkness. And just as you once saved the Child Jesus from mortal danger, so now defend God’s Holy Church from the snares of her enemies and from all adversity. “Shield each one of us by your constant protection, so that, supported by your example and your help, we may be able to live a virtuous life, to die a holy death, and to obtain eternal happiness in heaven. Amen." This Year’s Grammys: A Shameful Display of Pop Culture Jonathan Van Maren (LifeSiteNews, 3/16/21) March 16, 2021 (LifeSiteNews) — In keeping with my lifelong tradition of not watching the Grammys, I once again did not watch them this year. For this year’s Grammys, our cultural elites outdid themselves. Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion staged what closely resembled a live sex performance replete with stripper poles, backup dancers wearing only thongs and lingerie, and much flailing about with very little clothing. At one point, they twerked in bed together. This was aired on CBS, and these singers are popular among young women. Young men, unsurprisingly, greatly appreci- ate this in a chauvinist, ungentlemanly sort of way. Back in the good old days, feminist heads would be exploding and the right sort of cancel culture would be kicking into gear. But we’re more enlightened now. (It bears mentioning that our superiors waltzed the red carpet maskless — those sorts of rules are for the little people.) The National Center on Sexual Exploitation (NCOSE) released a statement condemning the performance: “In a perform- ance that could have been cut from a hardcore pornography film, CBS allowed a glamorization of stripping and prostitution to be broadcast in front of a national audience — a portion of which were children — for no other reason than for TV rat- ings,” stated senior vice president and executive director Dawn Hawkins. “Despite the ‘popularity’ of the song performed by Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion, CBS should have never allowed this kind of explicit performance to happen at the Gram- mys.” Further, Hawkins stated: “Prostitution and stripping are never empowering for women, as they set up systems that exploit and oppress women. CBS has contributed to furthering the sexual exploitation of women and contributed to the ‘normalization’ of porn culture.” It goes without saying that most of those selling their bodies to men are desperately sad and close to broke, spending the money they’ve received for a pound of flesh for the drugs they need to survive the life they’re trapped in. March 28, 2021 3 Fr. Campbell’s Wednesday 6am Men’s Bible Study LENTEN STATIONS of the CROSS will meet using ZOOM. Bring a Bible & Catechism of St. Therese: Wednesday’s after 5:45 pm Mass. the Catholic Church. Mt. Carmel: Friday’s 5:30 pm The MARIAN HOUR with Fr. Campbell WSFI 88.5 Holy Week Schedule FM Wed. April 14 at 2:00pm. Holy Thursday April 1 St. Therese: 7pm Mass of the Last Supper, Adora- PRAY for the SICK in our PARISH, and visit them if possi- tion following until 10pm ble: Germaine Brennan, Gerry Buhnerkempe, Maria Miller, Mt. Carmel: 7pm Mass of Last Supper, Ador. until Pat Ware, William Wasurick, Mary Jo Koski, Phyllis Giovan- 10pm noni, Florence Klappa, Daniel Lenegar, Jennifer Johnson, Good Friday April 2 Laurie Smith, Billie Lou Knutsen, Jean Ammendola. Please call the rectory for other sick persons 694-4695. St. Therese: 12pm Stations of the Cross 3pm Service (Gospel of St. John, Veneration of the Sign up for FORMED: A program which gives our Pa- Cross, Holy Communion) rishioners free access to many Catholic Programs and Mt. Carmel: 12pm Stations of the Cross movies. Want to create a new FORMED account? Fol- 12:30-2:30pm Meditation on 7 Last Words of Christ low these steps: by Fr. Campbell 1. Visit FORMED.org; 2. Click Sign Up; 3. Select “I Be- 5:30pm: Service (Gospel St. John, veneration, Holy C) long to a Parish or Organization”; 4. Find your parish by Holy Saturday April 3 Easter Vigil name or zip; 5. Enter your email, you’re in! St. Therese: 10:45am Blessing Easter Baskets 11am-12noon Confessions Emergency Assistance Fund: Contact Fr. Campbell 8pm Easter Vigil Mass if you need financial assistance (652-7660). Mt. Carmel: 10am Blessing Easter Baskets Sign up for FLOCKNOTE which enables you to receive 3-4pm Confessions; 8pm Easter Vigil Mass important news and info. about the parish through texts Easter Sunday April 4 & emails. To sign up: Send the word LOOP (typed in all St. Therese: 8:30am & 10:30am Mass caps) as a text message to this address: 84576. Then you’ll Mt. Carmel: 7am & 10am Mass, 12 noon Latin Mass be part of the “flock” & receive notes. Please pass this info on to others! CONFESSION TIMES - HOLY WEEK Effective beginning April 1, the Money Counters and the Tues. March 30: 4:30-5:30pm OLMC Office Staff will no longer track loose checks. If you think Wed. March 31: 6:30-7:30pm St. Therese you will need a receipt for tax purposes, please use the En- Holy Sat. April 3: 11am-12 noon St. Therese velopes which are mailed to Registered Parishioners. Holy Sat. April 3: 3-4pm OLMC Thank you. Course on Critique of Evolution: “FOUNDATIONS Community Outreach collection for the month of March RESTORED: A Catholic Perspective on Origins”: Next is for Wisconsin Veterans Home @ Union Grove. Needs: class Tues. April 13, 7pm, St. Therese Church. At this time we can only accept Cash Donations. Please de- posit your offering in our Donation box in the Lobby. “Foundations Restored” is series of presentations on Pope’s Prayer Intention for March. Evangelization: Sac- DVD defending the traditional Catholic doctrine of crea- rament of Reconciliation. Let us pray that we may experi- tion of the universe and of human life, as well as a refuta- ence the sacrament of reconciliation with renewed depth, to tion of Darwin’s theory of evolution which has ushered taste the infinite mercy of God. in the world-wide culture of death. Parish Support Holy Name Society meeting on Sunday, March 28 after Weekend of March 14, 2021 8:30 am Mass in the hall. All men of the parish are invited. $4,279.00 Budgeted weekly need… $4,865.00 Weekly offertory $4,279.00 Numbers of meals sold for fish fry: Over/Under budget ($586.00) 1st week: 288/128 cars; 2nd week: 340/148 cars Plan YTD $170,288.00 Actual $187,532.00 3rd week: 402/165 cars; 4th week: 320/146 cars Excess (8 months) $17,244.00 5th week: 349/154 cars Palm Sunday the Passion of the Lord March 28, 2021 4b MASS INTENTIONS for the Week Parish Directory Monday, March 29 8:00 AM † Paul Stein Weekend Masses Saturday Evening 4:00 PM Tuesday, March 30 Sunday Morning 8:30 & 10:30 AM 8:00 AM † Priest Intention Weekday Masses Monday, Tuesday & Friday 8:00 AM Wednesday 5:45 PM Wednesday, March 31 No 8:00 AM Mass on Thursday or Saturday 5:45 PM † Priest Intention Holy Day Masses Please consult Sunday bulletin.