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St. Francis De Sales Lake Geneva, Wisconsin Welcome to the faith community of ST. FRANCIS DE SALES LAKE GENEVA, WISCONSIN We, the community of St. Francis de Sales Parish, seek to LIVE JESUS through the empowerment of the Holy Spirit by ministering to the needs of our brothers and sisters through Word, Worship, Education and Service. PRAYER & WORSHIP PARISH OFFICE Mass of Anticipation: Saturday, 5:15 p.m. Hours: Mondays, 10:00 a.m.—3:30 p.m.; Sunday Mass: 7:30, 9:00 and 10:30 a.m. (English); 5:00 p.m. (Spanish) Tuesdays—Thursdays, 7:30 a.m.—3:30 p.m.; Daily Mass: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday, 7:00 a.m. Fridays, 7:30 a.m.—12:30 p.m.; School Mass: Wednesday, 9:00 a.m. (During School Year) Sundays, 8:30 a.m.—12:00 p.m. Address: 148 W. Main Street, Lake Geneva, WI 53147 Communion Service: Thursday, 7:00 a.m.; Saturday, 8:00 a.m. Phone: (262) 248-8524 Fax: (262) 248-5302 Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament: Tuesday, 7:30 a.m.-7 p.m. Parish Web Site: www.sfdslg.org Reconciliation: Saturday, 4:00 p.m.; Sunday, 4:30 p.m. (Bilingual); ARISH CHOOL or by appointment P S Address: 130 W. Main Street, Lake Geneva, WI 53147 Phone: (262) 248-2778 Fax: (262) 248-7860 PLEASE PRAY FOR… WEDDING BANNS II. Ben Stinebrink and Monika Borowski Nathan Rittenbacher Jill Logterman II. Thomas Stenz and Shellie Gossfeld Joan Roell Joan Huntress Diane Ponzo Barbara Quincannon FALL FESTIVAL DINNER TICKETS Joe Ponzo Bormes Dinner tickets for the Fall Festival can be purchased William Bill Smarslik in the parish office Monday thru Friday and Sunday Lily Lisa Amburgey mornings. Tess Adams John Stark Thomas Potjeau Patricia Catarello Kelly Hughbanks Donna Andersen KARAOKE Tami Irwin Beau Roddy Family New this year, we will Jim Mansky Nancy Allen have Karaoke at the Fall Tony Ascolani Marilyn Brandel Festival on Sunday, Sept. 25 Sam Scott Eleanor Gerald from noon to 2 p.m. All are William Burke Melissa Butts welcome to grab some Carol Peck Robert Haimann friends (or go solo!) and Tom Peck Dennis & Paula Butek perform your favorite song. Space is limited, please sign Mary Dade Karen Braden up ahead of time by going to our parish website, Anthony Ferrini Nancy Rittenbocker SFDSLG.ORG and click on the “sign up” button...it’s Kiera Les Malsch that easy! Don't be shy, give it a try! Marion Donner Tom Geldermann Germaine Clifford Baby Gerard Dalton (Dr.) Katarzyna Zaremba AnneMarie Janikowski MASS INTENTIONS David Lucille Morales SATURDAY, September 17, 2016 Lou Rogers 8:00 a.m. Communion Service Wayne Rogers 1:00 p.m. Erika Wolowski & Shawn Enoch Wedding David Squire 5:15 p.m. Paul Ruehl SUNDAY, September 18, 2016 7:30 a.m. Deceased Member of the George Leedle IN OUR PRAYERS... Family and Del Krohn Heavenly Father, we ask you to watch over and 9:00 a.m. Ruth Mertz, Daniel Samyn and Mary protect our servicemen and women in harm’s way, Minahan especially Jason Liss, 101st Airborne, Iraq. 10:30 a.m. Norman & Sue Cavedo, Sr., Russell Cavedo and Suzi Cavedo Doubek 5:00 p.m. Fr. Wilimek and Fr. O’Brien (Spanish CARING FOR THE ALTAR Mass) 9/19-9/24— Diane Hinzpeter MONDAY, September 19, 2016 9/26-9/30— Helene Churchill & Liz Amann 7:00 a.m. Robert Huck and Stanley Jackulewicz 6:00 p.m. Paulita Andrade & B. Covarrabias Wedding COUNTING CONTRIBUTIONS TUESDAY, September 20, 2016 9/19—TEAM 1 7:00 a.m. Bob & Dodi Volp 9/26—TEAM 2 WEDNESDAY, September 21, 2016 7:00 a.m. Dotsy Heffernan 9:00 a.m. All Students READINGS FOR THE WEEK THURSDAY, September 22, 2016 Monday: Prv 3:27-34; Ps 15:2-5; Lk 8:16-18 7:00 a.m. Communion Service Tuesday: Prv 21:1-6, 10-13; FRIDAY, September 23, 2016 Ps 119:1, 27, 30, 34, 35, 44; Lk 8:19-21 7:00 a.m. Shawn Ostrom Wednesday: Eph 4:1-7, 11-13; Ps 19:2-5; Mt 9:9-13 SATURDAY, September 24, 2016 Thursday: Eccl 1:2-11; Ps 90:3-6, 12-14, 17bc; 8:00 a.m. Communion Service Lk 9:7-9 5:15 p.m. Rita Leahy and Louis A. Nozicka, Sr. Friday: Eccl 3:1-11; Ps 144:1b, 2abc, 3-4; SUNDAY, September 25, 2016 Lk 9:18-22 7:30 a.m. John & Bernadean Trotta and Donald Saturday: Eccl 11:9 — 12:8; Ps 90:3-6, 12-14, 17; Douglass Lk 9:43b-45 9:00 a.m. Joanne Maloney and Dan Corboy Sunday: Am 6:1a, 4-7; Ps 146:7-10; 1 Tm 6:11-16; 10:30 a.m. All Parishioners Lk 16:19-31 5:00 p.m. All Parishioners (Spanish Mass) SIDE BY SIDE SIMPLE DINNER FROM THE PASTOR’S DESK… FUNDRAISER Dear Parishioners and Friends of St. Francis de Sales The final Side by Side SIMPLE dinner fundraiser Parish, for 2016 will be held on Friday, Sept. 30. This will be a This Thursday is the first day of autumn. Though I fish dinner, with seatings at 5, 6, and 7 p.m. Tickets will love summer, I always look forward to this time of year. be sold after most masses on the weekends of September I love the harvest time, the dynamic change of the color 9/10 and 17/18, or may be purchased online using the of the leaves, and the subtle drop of the air temperature. link: http://sidebysidefundraiser.brownpapertickets.com. Autumn is a time of year that reminds us both of the Tickets are $10 for adults, and $5 for children 10 bounty of the earth, and the brevity of the growing and under. Please call Anne McCord at (847) 800- season. 6810 with questions, or to obtain tickets during the This change from summer’s warmth and green week. Many thanks for your continued support of the growth to autumn’s golden glow and eventual starkness less fortunate in our community! is a powerful metaphor for life. We have only limited time on this earth to practice works of mercy and bear the fruits of God’s Kingdom. Like the seasons, our life span ULLETIN UBMISSIONS B S is brief, and we need to use that time well by living All articles for the bulletin must be emailed to according to Gospel values, and dedicating ourselves to [email protected] or submitted in writing to the parish works of love, forgiveness, and understanding. office. The deadline is at noon on Monday. May God’s grace come to fruition in our lives! PARISH LIBRARY NEWS God’s Blessings, On Sept. 23, we celebrate the life of an extraordinary Fr. Jim Schuerman saint—Saint Pio of Pietrelcina, or best known as Padre Pio. He had the ability to read the hearts of penitents before they had said a word in the confessional. At the Queridos Miembros de la Parroquia de San Francisco de age of 31, he received the stigmata, the visible marks of Sales, the crucifixion. He possessed other unusual qualities, such La estación de otoño empieza este jueves. A mí me as bilocation, miraculous cures, and remarkable gusta mucho esta estación del año. Es el tiempo de la conversions. cosecha, el tiempo del cambio del color de los árboles, y Padre Pio: The True Story - This author combed el tiempo del cambio de la temperatura del aire. Durante through correspondences, interviews and other research to este tiempo, experimentamos la abundancia de la present a well-documented biography of Padre Pio. cosecha, y pensamos en la brevedad del verano. Presents many miracles and Pio’s supernatural El cambio de estaciones es un símbolo de la vida. capabilities in full detail. Nuestro tiempo en este mundo es limitado. Solo tenemos Padre Pio Under Investigation - The Secret Vatican un tiempo corto para practicar las obras de misericordia y Files Fully Revealed on Padre Pio! In his depositions, he cultivar los frutos del Reino de Dios. Tenemos que usar admits to the phenomenon of bi-location, supernatural el tiempo bien, practicando los valores del Evangelio y charisms, and for the first time tells the detailed story of siguiendo el camino de amor, perdón y entendimiento. his stigmatization. ¡Que la gracia de Dios nos ayude a crecer en la fe! Padre Pio and America - Tells the story of Padre Pio and his work with American Mary Pyle, and the Que Dios los bendiga, American GI`s who came to visit him during WWII. Padre Jim Schuerman Learn more about his sense of humor and uncanny knowledge of people. NEW DVDS: Padre Pio Miracle Man - Considered one of the best films detailing the life of Padre Pio- reveals the amazing details and events in his life as a boy ANNUAL SEMINARY DINNER and his 50 years as a friar, dramatizing the frequent You are invited to support the formation of future attacks of the Devil on him, as well as the persecution he priests by attending Saint Francis de Sales Seminary’s suffered at the hands of people, including those in the 14th Annual Seminary Dinner on Friday, Sept. 23 at the church. Wisconsin Center in downtown Milwaukee. Join Padre Pio: Between Heaven and Earth Filmed on Catholics from all around the archdiocese to hear the location in Italy, this tells the whole story of the beloved good news about our exceptional Seminary and to raise monk from San Giovanni Rotondo, a place where scholarship funds for our seminarians.
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