Fourth Sunday of March 22, 2020

Saint Catholic Church

2530 South Howell Avenue • Milwaukee, WI 53207 It is with heavy heart that I write this to you as your pastor. Per the Archbishop’s order to we are suspending public Masses at St. Augustine and Immaculate Conception until April 3rd when the Archbishop and his staff will reevaluate the situation.

This is a time for us to not shrink in fear and cowardice but to have the courage to remain faithful in Christ. As Catholics let us embrace whatever trials we have and offer them up to our Lord. I would encourage all of you to Schedule of Masses take this time as a Lenten “retreat”. Set aside time for prayer each day and Weekends: especially on Sunday. Pray family rosaries together and have holy hours in Saturday Daily 8:30am front of sacred images. Remember there is nothing to fear when the Lord is Saturday Vigil 4:00pm on our side. We must trust in the power of prayer and the power of the Sunday 11:00am

Sacraments. One thing that has been impressed upon my mind in the past Weekdays: few days and weeks is our lack of faith in prayer and the Sacraments, not Tuesday & Thursday at 8:30am only societally but even in the Church. So let us renew our trust in the Holydays: As scheduled in the bulletin. greatest gift that God has given us on this earth: His Sacraments especially Sacrament of Reconciliation his Eucharistic Feast the . Many martyrs have died procuring the Saturday 9:10am and 3:15pm or by appointment. Sacraments for others. Let us be inspired by them, and even though we may be deprived of the Mass momentarily let us be drawn to his Eucharistic Parish Office Sacrifice all the more. Hours .... Monday - Friday 8:00am - 4:30pm

While we may not have publicly proclaimed Masses we will have Phone ...... 414-744-0808 Parish Email ...... [email protected] opportunities for prayer, in church, reception of Communion, and Website ...... www.staugies.org confessions in the parishes. In doing so we shall remain compliant with what Religious Ed www.southeastcatholic.org our Archbishop has asked of us. Please see our website for prayer and Parish Hall ...... 414-481-3242 confession opportunities. I will continue to say the Sunday Masses, but in Parish Staff private, and know they will especially be offered for the faithful of our Pastor ...... Rev. Philip Schumaker parishes. God bless and know of my prayers. -Fr. Philip ...... [email protected] Administrative Assistant/Editor Kim Mueller Immaculate Conception Business Manager ...... Terry Rice Saturdays Confession/Open Prayer 3:00pm-5:00pm Facilities Director ...... Joe Laska Distribution of Communion 5:00pm-6:00pm Music & Liturgy ...... Paul Weisenberger

Saint Augustine Director of Elementary Religious Ed, Adult Confirmation & RCIA Coordinator Saturdays Confession/Open Prayer 9:00am-11:00am ...... Karen Bushman 481-0777x1117 Distribution of Communion 11:00am-12:00pm Director of Youth Ministry (There will only be 10 people in the church at one time. Please be ...... Rebecca Scholz 481-0777x1135 patient.) Pat Lapointe ...... 414-246-4620 ...... [email protected]

WELCOME TO ST. AUGUSTINE PARISH!

WELCOME! If you are visiting Saint Augustine from another parish, or if you are new to the area, we are pleased that you have chosen to worship with us. We welcome you to become a member of our parish family. Please contact the parish office for more information.

CATHOLIC QUIZ Try this week’s quiz. 1. What is a papal letter that is issued to underscore a teaching or practice called (usually disciplinary in nature)? (a) Bull (b) Apostolic Letter (c) Decree (d) Encyclical 2. What color chasuble does the wear on ? (a) Rose (b) Purple (c) Red (d) Green 3. How many Old Testament Readings are provided for the Vigil? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5 (d) 7 4. The Easter Proclamation is called the? ARCHDIOCESE OF MILWAUKEE (a) (b) Exsultet (c) Examin (d) Vesperatum Effective Wednesday, March 18, 5. What edict signed by Emperors Constantine I and Licinius in 313 declared Archbishop Jerome Listecki suspended religious tolerance in the Roman Empire? the public celebration of Masses (a) Edict of Constantinople (b) Edict of Jerusalem (c) Edict of (d) Edict of throughout the Archdiocese of Milan Milwaukee, through Friday, April 3. This RESPECT LIFE: includes weekday and Sunday Masses. “I ask that still celebrate Mass in their PRO-LIFE, PRO-CHOICE, PRO-ABORTION: WHICH ONE IS GOD? Check out the FREE information on the Respect Life Brochure Rack. In parishes, without an assembly, including Look! booklet format, the Sunday “pro populo” Masses as “Evangelium Vitae, Encyclical of Pope John Pau II on the 1995. The encyclical required by canon law.” Value and Inviolability of Human Life”, Evangelium (The Gospel of Life) by Pope St. John Paul II was published on March 25, Two Sunday Masses at the Cathedral will Vitae 1995. The date of publication, of course, is the “Solemnity of the Annunciation”, still be celebrated but without an when Mary said her “Yes” to God, who then became an unborn child within her assembly. The 9 a.m. Mass is available on body. From its very title, , the encyclical of Pope John Paul Radio 920 AM, WOLF, and the 11 a.m. The Gospel of Life II demonstrates its highly positive character and its great spiritual thrust. While Mass is live-streamed on the Cathedral realistically countering unprecedented threats to life and the spread of a "culture website. Other TV Masses are available of death," the primary intention of the papal document is to proclaim the good on WVTV, My24 at 7 a.m. and 9 a.m., news of the value and dignity of each human life, of its grandeur and worth, also and on WITI Fox 6, at 5:30 a.m. in its temporal phase. The cause of life is in fact at the same time the cause of In place of attending Mass, the Church the Gospel and the cause of man, the cause entrusted to the Church. asks that they set aside a similar amount of time for private prayer and reflection. 24 HOUR EUCHARISTIC ADORATION To read recent statements by Archbishop Immaculate Conception will have 24 hour Eucharistic Adoration each Thursday Listecki or to find out more about the following Mass March 26 & April 2. Come pray in the presence of the Eucharist archdiocesan response to COVID-19, during this time. In the evening, enter through the side entrance. please visit www.archmil.org/ coronavirus. EVENTS CANCELED There are many events that have been mentioned in previous bulletins. A great number of these events have been canceled or postponed due to the coronavirus. FUN FACTS FOR FAITHFUL KIDS Cancellations are happening by the hour. Some things listed in the bulletin may *On March 25 we celebrate the Feast of have been cancelled after print. Please check with the organizer of the event to make sure it has not been canceled. the Annunciation. Even though we are in the middle of Lent, this feast celebrates LENTEN ADVENTURES FOR CHILDREN ONLINE the visit of the Angel Gabriel to a young Parents: Do you want fun free online activities during Lent for your children ages woman in the small village of Nazareth. 5 – 12? Everyone can sign up for daily emails with Lenten activities which will The woman’s name was Mary. Gabriel include videos, prayers, a “crack the code” Lenten journey and other great brought an invitation from God. Would Catholic activities! Go to LentenAdventure.com to sign up. Occupy Mary be willing to become the Mother of the kids time while school is out. God? Her son would be , the Messiah. Nine months from today, we ST AUGUSTINE LADIES SOCIETY PRAYER LIST If you or anyone you know is in need of prayers, you may call and will celebrate the great feast of Christmas, leave their name with Marcy Ullenberg 414-483-3578 or Mary Mahler the day of Jesus’ birth. 414-291-8919. Your name will remain on the list for as long as the CAR CONVERSATIONS AFTER MASS PARISH STEWARDSHIP Keep the good feelings from Mass going! Share your family’s answer to the following question. Mar. 7 & 8, 2020 Question: : Where can you find hope during difficult circumstances? Weekly ...... ……$2,592.00 Special Monthly ...... $120.00 LENT LESSONS FROM PADRE PIO Offertory ...... $522.50 Padre Pio gave witness to the importance of spiritual warfare in our faith life. We Meal Program ...... $31.40 are pilgrims here on earth, heading toward our eternal home. Yet Satan is constantly Easter ...... $15.00 tempting us and trying to lure us into a false sense of security. During the season of Ash Wednesday ...... $8.00 Lent, the church reminds us to purify ourselves so that we can be ready to give an Flowers ...... $599.00 account of our lives at any moment. Padre Pio offered ten important lessons for Online Giving ...... $25.00 Lent. This wraps up our final week. Total ...... …..$3,912.90

7. Renew your faith by attending Holy Mass. It is the threshold of heaven and the 124 envelopes were used this week. one full, final sacrifice brought into the present moment with its benefits applied to our needs. If we only knew how God regards this Sacrifice, we would risk our lives ANCTUARY AMPS to be present at a single Mass. S L Lorraine Harling 8. Make little sacrifices, but make them matter. He who attaches himself to the earth Rosalie Salfer remains attached to it. Let us always think of Heaven. Timothy Salfer 9. Don’t be discouraged. You think you are doing good work, but God is doing it Arnold & Justine Stout within you. Agripine Toth 10. Let us try to serve the Lord with all our heart and will. He will always give us Jerry Werner more than we deserve. Becky Zacharias INDIVIDUALS PHOTOGRAPHED AT ST. AUGUSTINE If you elected to have your complimentary 8x10 sent back to the If you are interested in lighting a 7 day parish office for pick up, the photographs were delivered this candle for a loved one, please call the week. Please call the parish office to make sure your picture was parish office. Candles are lit weekly for included in the shipment we received. just $3.00 and listed in the bulletin.

PARISH OFFICE CLOSED There are several days the parish office will be closed. March 25th, April 9th @ Noon and April 10th. The parish secretary will be out of the office April 16th-22nd. Facebook.com/StAugiesBayView/ Cycles of Faith

Fourth Sunday of Lent

“Do you believe in the Son of Man?” Jesus wants to motivate each one of us to see the provided. are Readings Scripture 9 of total

Answer: Answer: A A – truth. After developing a relationship with Jesus, the blind man “sees” as someone very Q3 Notes: 5d 4b; 3d; 2c; 1a; special. The Pharisees, due to the blindness caused by their ignorance, prejudice, and need for self-preservation, still remain blind. Presuppositions, prejudices, assumptions, and our needs can easily blind us to truth. We see what we want or need to see and not what is really there. In addition, our stubbornness continues to convince us that we are right and that our vision is perfect. Only God can complete the picture.

Look around at our world. So much of what is happening today is due to the reluctance of folks to allow themselves to be stretched and brought to see what is really there. Many react to what life presents to them more with the lenses of ignorance than lenses of clarity. The Gospel carries great transformative value. With it, God corrects our vision and replaces our limited sight with the fullness of his sight. God opens our eyes so that we can see that it is not about preserving what we have created but of living in the immensity and wonder of God’s kingdom. When Jesus heard that they had thrown him Through a simple, loving relationship with God, we can break through the tethers of out, he found him and said, "Do you believe in prejudice, eradicate fear, dispel the darkness of hatred and sin, discover freedom, live in the Son of Man?" He answered and said, peace, work for justice, be effective stewards of creation, assist the migrant and the “Who is he, sir, that I may believe in him?” immigrant, and safeguard our economic systems and policies so that they truly serve all of Jesus said to him, “You have seen him and the God’s children. What we see is often an artificial lie. Our truth is much bigger than what our limited sight believes it to be. Allow God to work in and through you. Do not be one speaking with you is he.” He said, “I do afraid. Be open and be humble enough to know that you need help. Many human beings believe, Lord,” and he worshiped him. - Jn 9:35-38 are living with severe cataracts that produce sight that is at best blurred. Are you one of them? ©LPi Excerpts from the Lectionary for Mass ©2001, 1998, 1970 CCD. THIS WEEK’S MASS INTENTIONS Tuesday, March 24 Lenten Weekday 8:30a † Silvia Zamudio Thursday, March 26 Lenten Weekday 8:30a † Juan Avalos Sr. Saturday, March 28 Lenten Weekday 8:30a Helen Mueller Vigil 4:00p † Henry “Hank” Schroeder Sunday, Mar. 29 Fifth Sunday of Lent 11:00a Parishioners of St. Augustine & Immaculate Conception

THIS WEEK AT & AROUND ST. AUGUSTINE

Wednesday, March 25 8:00-4:30pm Parish Office Closed-IC/SA Thursday, March 26 7:30am 24 Hour Eucharistic Adoration-IC Saturday, March 21st & 28th 9:00-11:00am Confessions/Open Prayer-SA 11:00am-12:00pm Communion Distribution-SA 3:00-5:00pm Confessions/Open Prayer-IC 5:00-6:00pm Communion Distribution-IC (There will only be 10 people in the church at one time. Please be patient.)

BIRTHDAYS THIS WEEK

23 Benjamin Blahnik Sr., Juliet Wonio, 24 Alejandro Mora, Megan Sokolowski 25 Gerald Serdynski 26 Jennifer Foyer 27 Kathleen Banach, Patrick Fleis, Amy Gulbronson, Juan Hernandez 28 Alyssa Buckner, Albert Dickenson, Marlowe Rivera-Walz

ANNIVERSARIES THIS WEEK

29 Michael & Mary Beaudry 31 Years 25 Maurisio & Ruby Molla 2 Years

READINGS FOR THE WEEK OF MARCH 22, 2020 Sunday: 1 Sm 16:1b, 6-7, 10-13a/Ps 23:1-3a, 3b-4, 5, 6 [1]/Eph 5:8-14/Jn 9:1-41 or 9:1, 6-9, 13-17, 34-38 Monday: Is 65:17-21/Ps 30:2 and 4, 5-6, 11-12a and 13b [2a]/Jn 4:43-54 Tuesday: Ez 47:1-9, 12/Ps 46: 2-3, 5-6, 8-9/Jn 5:1-16 Wednesday: Is 7:10-14; 8:10/Ps 40:7-8a, 8b-9, 10, 11 [8a and 9a]/Heb 10:4-10/Lk 1:26-38 Thursday: Ex 32:7-14/Ps 106:19-20, 21-22, 23 [4a]/Jn 5:31-47 Friday: Wis 2:1a, 12-22/Ps 34:17-18, 19-20, 21 and 23 [19a]/Jn 7:1-2, 10, 25-30 Saturday: Jer 11:18-20/Ps 7:2-3, 9bc-10, 11-12 [2a]/Jn 7:40-53 Next Sunday: Ez 37:12-14/Ps 130:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8 [7]/ Rom 8:8-11/Jn 11:1-45 or 11:3-7, 17, 20-27, 33b-45 LPi Quality, Longevity & Trust is what makes us who we are. RAY TANN TIRE INC Milwaukee’s Home Town Tire Shop. BAY VIEW CHAPEL Family Owned and Operated 3275 S. Howell Ave. for over 75 years (414) 483-2322 RAY TANN SR., JR., & III SOUTH SUBURBAN HAVE A CHAPEL TIRESOME JOB 6080 S. 27th St. (414) 282-6080 Mon-Fri 8-6 | Sat 8-12 (414) 481-1660 www.pkfuneralhomes.com 980 W. Oklahoma | Milwaukee, WI

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