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Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time • August 4, 2019 aint e ro m e SRoman Catholic J 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. Thomas Brundage, Pastor email: [email protected] Deacon Luis Pena Joseph Heit, MAL, Pastoral Associate Peggy Lanser, M.A., Pastoral Care Ray Ellingen, Director of Administrative Services Simone Gheller, Ph.D., Director of Music Tim Boelter, Maintenance Coordinator Tim Boelter, Cemetery Sexton William A. Swendson, Parish Attorney School Office: (262) 569-3030 Mary Johnson, Principal Faith Formation Office: (262) 569-3025 Peggy Lanser, Coordinator - Adult Ministry Tom Holschuh, Director - Youth Ministry Cathy Marjamaa, Director - Children’s Ministry Diane Zastrow, Coordinator - Special Needs Mass Schedule Saturday Evening: 4:30 pm Sunday: 8:00 & 10:30 am Daily Mass: Monday-Saturday 8:00 am Spanish Mass: Sunday 3:00 pm Devotions • Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration in the Mater Christi Chapel • Divine Mercy Chaplet: 3:00 pm M-F in the Mater Christi Chapel • Mother of Perpetual Help following Tuesday 8:00 am Mass • "But God said to him, 'You fool, this night your life will be demanded of you; and the things you have prepared, to whom will they belong?' Thus will it be for all who store up treasure Reconciliation for themselves but are not rich in what matters to God." ~ Lk 12:20-21 page 2 St. Jerome Parish Dear Friends in Christ: “Take care to guard against all greed, for though one may be rich, one’s life does not consist of possessions.” ~Luke 12:15 I am beginning to see the end of the summer coming. (Don’t tell our kids!) The Gospel message today is contrary to our modern culture where advertising continually tries to convince us that our value With the beginning of Fall in a few weeks, our RCIA (Rite of lies in the things we possess. Jesus showed us that our true value Christian Initiation for Adults) begins. Usually this group is lies in the way we live our lives. He challenges us to not hoard comprised of baptized non-Catholics, unbaptized adults, non- material possessions, but rather to live a grateful and generous Catholics who would want to learn more about the Catholic lifestyle and become more “other-centered” and less “self- Church, and Catholics who have been away from the church for centered.” a while. (See page 3 for information.) Studies show that more than 10% of Americans are former Catholics, which translates to at least 21 million people. That’s a lot ... Holy Hour On Monday, August 5, the parish will host a In seeking to bring our flock back, we need to address why Holy Hour in the church at 6:00 p.m. to pray they left in the first place. Some would be influenced by the during this time of transition in our parish staff. secular culture we live in and cannot sign on to our values as We will pray for the staff that is moving on as Catholics. Some may have divorce and remarriage issues. Some well as pray for God to send the staff the have left because of the decades-long string of scandals in parish needs. All are welcome to join us in both the Catholic Church and other prominent institutions in the prayer. United States. And I am sure there are other reasons as well. New Parishioner Orientation & Welcome You, the parishioners of St. Jerome’s, are our evangelists. There is only a limited amount that I can do, but with about 1,300 Next Gathering: Sunday, August 4 registered families, you are the arms and legs of our All newly registered parishioners, anyone considering joining community here in Oconomowoc. the parish, or those just interested in learning more about our parish and school are invited to a brief New Parishioner There is a lot of good news here. We are growing as a city Orientation and Welcome to be held the first Sunday of each and as a parish. There are a lot of housing and apartment month following the 8:00 a.m. Mass. Help yourself to some projects going on, and a certain percentage of those folks may coffee and donuts and join us in the Youth Room for a very be former or non-practicing Catholics. short video introduction to the parish and school, plus learn about the many parish ministries. The most important thing we can do is lead by example. If we wear our Catholic values in a public way (not to show off or brag, but in our testimony by our words and actions), that can Free Legal Assistance Clinic have a lot of influence. Oftentimes, it simply takes an invitation A clinic offering FREE legal assistance to registered to bring someone back to church. parishioners will be held on Saturday, August 10, from 8:00 to 10:00 a.m. in the Parish Conference Room. Appointments are So let’s spend some of these last days of Summer reaching out required and are scheduled at 1/2-hour intervals. Call the to folks who might be good candidates for the RCIA. If you Parish Office, 569-3020, to schedule. know of someone, please have them call the Parish Office. Or if you wish, I can be reached at [email protected] or can speak after Mass as well. God bless and enjoy these beautiful days in Lake Country. *** THIS WEEK’S FEATURED ADVERTISERS *** Boucher Auto Group Sincerely in Christ, Fr. Thomas Brundage Archie Monuments, Watertown Pastor Family Dentistry, Oconomowoc Thank you to the many businesses and individuals who advertise in our weekly bulletin. Through their generosity, our weekly bulletin is provided at no cost to the parish. DON’T FORGET JESUS THIS SUMMER PLEASE SUPPORT OUR ADVERTISERS St. Jerome Parish page 3 Welcome to St. Jerome Parish Readings for the Week If you are interested in joining St. Jerome Catholic Parish, Readings for the week of August 4, 2019 please contact the Parish Office, 569-3020. We will provide Sunday: Eccl 1:2; 2:21-23/Col 3:1-5, 9-11/ you with all the necessary information. (Registration forms are Lk 12:13-21 also available on the welcome table in the narthex or on the Monday: Nm 11:4b-15/Mt 14:13-21 parish website.) Tuesday: Dn 7:9-10, 13-14/2 Pt 1:16-19/Lk 9:28b-36 Wednesday: Nm 13:1-2, 25--14:1, 26a-29a, 34-35/ Again, welcome! Mt 15:21-28 Thursday: Nm 20:1-13/Mt 16:13-23 Friday: Dt 4:32-40/Mt 16:24-28 Parish Stewardship of Treasure Saturday: 2 Cor 9:6-10/Jn 12:24-26 In Thanksgiving for God’s gifts to us, we returned to God: Next Sunday: Wis 18:6-9/Heb 11:1-2, 8-19 or 11:1-2, 8-12/Lk 12:32-48 or 12:35-40 Sunday Gifts (7-28-19) ........................................... $ 15,579 Fiscal Year-to-Date Stewardship ........................... $ 78,999 * * * * * Liturgical Schedule Mortgage Debt Balance .......................................... $1,454,620 Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday 7:30-7:50 am Liturgy of the Hours THANK YOU FOR YOUR GENEROSITY! Monday, August 5 8:00 am Blessings on Matt Schaning (birthday) Tuesday, August 6 8:00 am †Harriet Dalgren Wednesday, August 7 8:00 am †Ira DasGupta Thursday, August 8 8:00 a m †D olores Franzen Friday, August 9 Online Giving is available on our parish website — 8:00 am †Jackie Dierbeck, Sr. www.stjerome.org Saturday, August 10 Just click on “Online Giving” in the green bar at top of page 8:00 am †Ron Kopaczwiski 4:30 pm Parishioners of St. Jerome Please consider a donation to the Mortgage Debt Reduction fund. Sunday, August 11 Thank you! 8:00 am †Victor Debroux 10:30 am †Patrick Toennies Have You Ever Thought About ... 3:00 pm Spanish Mass Intention of the Presider Gift of Stock: This is an easy and beneficial way to give a gift to the church. By giving a gift of stock, your gross income is not affected. It’s a good idea to consult your financial Dates & Events advisor for the most up-to-date tax advantages. Sunday, August 4 ~New Parishioner Orientation & Welcome, after 8:00 am Mass (approx. 9:15), Youth Room (page 2) Monday, August 5 R.C.I.A.: Come Join Us! ~Holy Hour, 6:00 pm, Church (page 2) The Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults (RCIA) is for you: Wednesday, August 7 ~If you have never been baptized and would like to ~Building & Grounds meeting, 7:00 am, Parish Conference Room become a member of the Catholic Church, ~Anointing of the Sick, during 8:00 am Mass, Church (page 4) ~If you are considering a change from another church ~Alzheimer’s Caregiver Support Group, 6:30 pm, Parish tradition, Conference Room ~If you are not Catholic but would like to know more about Thursday, August 8 the Catholic Church, ~Divine Mercy Cenacle, 6:30 pm, Parish Conference Room ~If you are questioning faith issues and not sure whether you Friday, August 9 would want to be Catholic. ~Men’s Bible Study, 5:45-7:00 am, Marian Hall If you would like to learn about the Catholic Church, come Saturday, August 10 to a closer relationship with Jesus, and join others in ~Legal Assistance Clinic, 8:00-10:00 am, Parish Conference Christian Community, YOU ARE WELCOME! Room (page 2) Classes will be held at St.