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Saint Stephen Parish “A Catholic Faith Community” June 7, 2020 Parish@Ststephensclinton.Com 6O8-676-2241 Saint Stephen Parish “A Catholic Faith Community” June 7, 2020 [email protected] 6o8-676-2241 St. Stephen Parish Mission We, the Catholic Faith Community of St. Stephen Parish, guided by the Holy Spirit, strive to live a prayer-filled life through worship, sacraments, and service. Msgr. Dan Ganshert Steve Zahn, Pastor of St. Stephen Arlene McMorran, Religious Education Secretary 608-676-2242 608-365-9359 Dan- [email protected] Judy Wendtland, HISPANIC MINISTRY: Family Center & Fax # : Accountant Contact person : 608-676-4981 Araceli Montoya 608-856-0566 716 Shu-Lar Ln Box 399 608-676-2241 (office) Clinton, WI 53525 [email protected] The Most Holy Trinity June 6-7, 2020 CONFESSION each Saturday at 4:00 p.m. From the Pastor’s Desk The Most Holy Trinity Prayerful greetings to all of our St. Stephen’s Parish Saturday, June 30, 2020 Family on this Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity. 5:00 pm Mary Wywialowski Sunday, June 7, 2020 Last weekend’s first public Masses at St. Stephen’s have 9:00 am Richard Colborn Monday, June 8 us gathering together, again, in spirit and in person. We No Mass at St. Stephens are most grateful to God for the grace and gift of our Tuesday, June 9 St. Ephrem sacred liturgy where we sacramentally encounter our No Mass at St. Stephen Savior and Redeemer, Jesus Christ in body and blood, Wednesday, June 10 soul and divinity in the Eucharist. 8:00 a.m. William Ross Thursday, June 11 St. Barnabas No Prayer Service at Alden Meadow Social distancing, masks, hand sanitizer and no singing Friday, June 12 made for a different experience for the 30 people who 8:00 a.m. Len Tragesser attended each of the weekend Masses. However, the Most Holy Body & Blood of Christ experience of praying with and for one another, reminded “Corpus Chris” us of those who are still looking forward to coming to Saturday, June 13 church in the future. Coming when the wise cautions of 5:00 p.m. Raul Gonzales staying away, at this time, become no longer necessary. Sunday, June 14 Please know that you are all missed, but never far from 9:00 am Sue Skaife our thoughts and prayers. Again, because the obligation to attend Sunday Mass is currently lifted, you are invited to attend our weekday Masses if this is more convenient. Masses online from OLA can be found on our website: Stewardship of Treasure (ststephen.weconnect.com) for each of the coming weekends. Despite not having regular Mass aendance in church, due to the pandemic, a very special thank My thanks to all of you, especially, for your loyal finan- you for remembering to make your weekly offering cial support of St. Stephen’s during this time of to St. Stephen Parish. God bless you! restricted attendance. Please let me know by Flocknotes, May 26,2020-$1.460.00 email or phone if there is any way in which I may be of May 20,2020-$3,725.00 help to you. You and your families are always in my May 12,2020-$3,590.00 prayers and intentions at Mass. April 28,2020-$3.425.00 God bless you and keep you, April 14, 2020-$5,539.00 Msgr. Dan April 07, 2020-$3,360.00 Mar.15, 2020-$1,545.00 Priest Appointments Announced In the Diocese of Madison If you have been reading the weekly “flocknotes” from Msgr.Dan you are aware that the diocesan appointments, beginning in July, affect us at St. Stephens. Regretfully, we will be saying farewell and God’s blessings to Msgr. Dan who has been assigned as Pastor of St. Mary of the Nativity Parish in Janesville. Assigned to St. Stephen Parish as pastor is Fr. Andrew Showers, former parochial vicar of St. Paul University Parish in Madison. Here’s a peek-preview of Fr. Andrew Showers who came to visit our facilities last week and meet the staff and some parish program leaders. DIOCESE LAUNCHES: “Go Make Disciples” We learned that Fr. MADISON -- The Diocese of Madison, Showers’ parents have under the leadership of Bishop Donald J. been very supportive of Hying, is launching a bold new initiative his vocation to the called "Go Make Disciples" in order to priesthood. They are renew our commitment to the mission of already making plans to evangelization. help him move. Hope- One part of this initiative includes the addition fully we’ll see them of two new regular pages in the Catholic often at St. Stephens. Herald, one dedicated to evangelization and Father shared with us, another to catechesis (see Pages 10 and 11). that before his calling to the priesthood, he As we approach the 75th Anniversary of the completed a degree in establishment of the Diocese of Madison, architecture. Five which we will celebrate in 2021, Bishop Hying years of his seminary is calling all of us in this beautiful diocese to training was spent in answer that call in a new and deeper way by Rome. Fr. Showers has re-committing ourselves to the life-giving a great sense of mission of evangelization, that is, to proclaim - humor. We will all have - by our words and by the testimony of our the opportunity to welcome him warmly to our parish lives -- the reality and the love of Jesus Christ family. Let us pray for both Msgr Dan and Fr. Andrew and the gift of salvation offered to us through as they prepare for their new assignments. faith in Him. Stay tuned in—more to come... A REMINDER: As we enter into the summer season this month, and continue to seek ways to stop the spread of the coronavirus, may we remember—always—that everything is Flocknotes is a church communicaon truly in God’s hands. management tool. We are using it to send messages to parishioners and give you the oppor- Let us entrust ourselves to him, through the tender mercy tunity to easily respond. If you are not receiving his Son. 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