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The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ • June 6, 2021 S a i n t J e ro m e Roman Catholic Parish 995 S. Silver Lake Street • Oconomowoc, WI 53066 w w w . s t j e r o m e . o r g Pastoral Staff Parish Office: (262) 569-3020 Fr. John Gibson, Parish Administrator Deacon Luis Pena email: [email protected] phone: 262-391-6424 Tim Kasza, Pastoral Associate Kathy Collins, Director of Administrative Services Simone Gheller, Director of Music Tim Boelter, Maintenance Coordinator Tim Boelter, Cemetery Sexton School Office: (262) 569-3030 Mary Johnson, Principal Faith Formation Office: (262) 569-3025 Chris Grote, Director of Faith Formation Max Bisswurm Nicholas Petrowitz Mass Schedule Saturday Evening: 4:30 pm Anna Cleary Rhiannon Plotkin Sunday: 8:00 & 10:30 am Daily Mass: Monday-Saturday 8:00 am Karina Contreras Jonathan Raduenz Spanish Mass: Sunday 3:00 pm Luke Dalbke Josephine Sarnowski Devotions Delaney Eldridge Luke Schlosser • Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Marigold Fritz Alyssa Schmitt in the Mater Christi Adoration Chapel • Liturgy of the Hours: 7:20 am Monday- Henry Frohna Holden Schultz Saturday in Church • Divine Mercy Chaplet: 3:00 pm Monday- Samuel Ganos Zoey Schultz Friday in the Mater Christi Adoration Chapel Abigail Ioder Evan Solveson • Mother of Perpetual Help following Tuesday 8:00 am Mass Katelyn Ioder Sophia Stiemke • Alexander Kluth Halle Strunsee James Krcmarik • • Reconciliation page 2 St. Jerome Parish “Then He took the cup, gave thanks, and gave it to them and The Story Behind they all drank from it.” ~Mark 14:23 the Feast of Corpus Christi Jesus, the perfect steward, gave thanks, just before He gave (by Gretchen Filz, Catholic Company website) Himself up for us, completely for our salvation. He offers us the The Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ, same chance to drink from His cup. In the bread and wine, we historically known by its Latin name, Corpus Christi, celebrates meet Christ personally. If we follow Him, drinking from His cup the Real Presence of Jesus Christ in the Holy Eucharist — Body, means our own self-sacrifice, using all of our gifts for the Blood, Soul, and Divinity. It is traditionally celebrated on the benefit of others and to do His work on earth. Thursday following the Solemnity of the Holy Trinity. The feast dates to the Middle Ages and originated with a visionary nun and a Eucharistic miracle. Parish School News The Story In 1263 a German priest, Fr. Peter of Prague, made a Enroll Now for Fall 2021 pilgrimage to Rome. He stopped in Bolsena, Italy, to celebrate Openings are available at most grade levels. We invite you to Mass at the Church of St. Christina. At the time he was having take a tour and learn more about St. Jerome Parish School. doubts about Jesus being truly present in the Blessed Sacrament. Please contact Laura in the School Office, [email protected] He was affected by the growing debate among certain or 262-569-3030, to schedule a tour or for more information. theologians who, for the first time in the history of the Church, St. Jerome Parish School is accredited by the Archdiocese of began introducing doubts about the Body and Blood of Christ Milwaukee and offers specials in physical education, music, being actually present in the consecrated bread and wine. In band, art, computers, Spanish and Latin. Students also response to his doubt, when he recited the prayer of participate in Catechesis of the Good Shepherd, Virtues in consecration as he celebrated the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, Practice, and Theology of the Body. Learn about our blood started seeping from the consecrated host and onto the altar and corporal. S.T.R.E.A.M. and Project Lead The Way programming! Fr. Peter reported this miracle to Pope Urban IV, who at the time was nearby in Orvieto. The pope sent delegates to investigate New Divine Mercy Cenacle Group and ordered that host and blood-stained corporal be brought to You are invited to join a new Divine Mercy Orvieto. The relics were then placed in the Cathedral of Orvieto, Cenacle group which will meet the 2nd and 4th where they remain today. Tuesdays of each month at 6:30 p.m. in the Parish Conference Room. The Divine Mercy This Eucharistic Miracle confirmed the visions given to St. Juliana Cenacle is a group of people which meets of Mont Cornillon in Belgium (1193-1258). St. Juliana was a nun twice a month for prayer and discussion and mystic who had a series of visions in which she was revolving around the Diary of St. Faustina. The instructed by Our Lord to work to establish a liturgical feast for Cenacle Formation Manual, written by Dr. the Holy Eucharist, to which she had a great devotion. Brian Thatcher at the National Shrine of Divine Mercy in After many years of trying she finally convinced the bishop, the Stockbridge, MA, is our study guide. Participants will also use future Pope Urban IV, to create this special feast in honor of the the Catechism of the Catholic Church and a Catholic Bible to Blessed Sacrament, where none had existed before. Soon after reference Holy Scripture. her death, Pope Urban instituted Corpus Christi for the Universal The cenacles are excellent for spiritual growth and prayer, Church and celebrated it for the first time in Orvieto in 1264, a strengthening our Christian relationships, and give us a deeper year after the Eucharistic Miracle in Bolsena. understanding of Our Merciful Lord. Come and see what the Inspired by the miracle, Pope Urban commissioned a Dominican Divine Mercy Cenacle is all about! For more information, friar, St. Thomas Aquinas, to compose the Mass and Office for please contact Linda Keller, [email protected] or 262- the feast of Corpus Christi. Aquinas' hymns in honor of the Holy 409-1668. Eucharist, Pange Lingua, Tantum Ergo, Panis Angelicus, and O Salutaris Hostia, are the beloved hymns the Church sings on the “Our relationship with Christ — feast of Corpus Christi as well as throughout the year during strengthened by receiving Him Exposition and Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament. worthily in Holy Communion — helps us understand our relation- (Gretchen is a Lay Dominican with a passion for fostering an increase ships with one another and with in Catholic faith and devotion. After receiving her M.A. in Christian creation.” Apologetics, she converted to the Catholic Faith in 2011. She lives and works in the Diocese of Charlotte.) USCCB Secretariat of Pro-Life Activities “Serene Attentiveness to God’s Creation” St. Jerome Parish page 3 Welcome to St. Jerome Parish Readings for the Week We welcome the following new members who joined our parish Readings for the week of June 6, 2021 in May: Jim & Sheila Axt and Tim & Sandy Collins. Sunday: Ex 24:3-8/Heb 9:11-15/Mk 14:12-16, 22-26 Monday: 2 Cor 1:1-7/Mt 5:1-12 If you are interested in joining St. Jerome Catholic Parish, Tuesday: 2 Cor 1:18-22/Mt 5:13-16 please contact the Parish Office, 569-3020. We will provide Wednesday: 2 Cor 3:4-11/Mt 5:17-19 you with all the necessary information. (Registration forms are Thursday: 2 Cor 3:15—4:1, 3-6/Mt 5:20-26 also available on the welcome table in the narthex or on the Friday: Hos 11:1, 3-4, 8c-9/Eph 3:8-12, 14-19/ parish website.) Again, welcome! Jn 19:31-37 Saturday: 2 Cor 5:14-21/Lk 2:41-51 Parish Stewardship of Treasure Next Sunday: Ez 17:22-24/2 Cor 5:6-10/Mk 4:26-34 In Thanksgiving for God’s gifts to us, we returned to God: Liturgical Schedule Sunday Gifts (5/30/2021) .................................... $ 13,012 Monday, June 7 Monthly Online Giving ............................................. $ 35,463 8:00 am In honor of Jim & Marilyn Lipski’s Fiscal Year-to-Date Stewardship ........................... $1,348,563 60th Wedding Anniversary * * * * * Tuesday, June 8 Mortgage Debt Balance ............................................$ 855,585 8:00 am †Kathy Earsley 6:30 pm 8th Grade Graduation Mass THANK YOU FOR YOUR GENEROSITY Wednesday, June 9 8:00 am †Jeanine Price Thursday, June 10 Race to Burn the Mortgage Update 8:00 am †Frank & Virginia Franzak THANK YOU to everyone who has already responded to the Friday, June 11 Race to Burn the Mortgage Challenge! Donations received 8:00 am †All Souls toward the match through Tuesday, June 1, total $243,155 and Saturday, June 12 will directly pay down the principal balance of the debt. 8:00 am For an end of all abortions It was Fr. Tom’s goal to pay off our parish mortgage debt 1:30 pm Wedding - Wozniak/Rozek before a new priest was assigned to St. Jerome’s so, in Fr. 4:30 pm †Samantha McMullen Tom’s honor, donations are appreciated to do just that. Presider: Fr. John Gibson Generous donors have agreed to match up to $325,000 in Sunday, June 13 donations! We are so very grateful. Now we ask that you do 8:00 am †Paul Buege your part and join us in reaching this goal so that the full match Presider: Fr. John Gibson amount can be used. Gifts in any amount are appreciated. 10:30 am Parishioners of St. Jerome With the help of ALL St. Jerome parishioners, we pray that our Presider: Fr. John Gibson mortgage debt can finally be paid in full. 3:00 pm (Spanish Mass) Intention of the Presider Presider: Fr.