August 11, 2019 • Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Our

AUGUST 11, 2019 • NINETEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

OUR PARISH

Mǂǔǔǆǔ Sunday Mass Schedule Saturday Vigil ...... 5:00pm Sunday ...... 7:30, 9:00 and 11:00am

Daily Mass Schedule Monday-Friday ...... 6:30am Tuesday & Friday ...... 8:00am (school days only)

Saturday ...... 8:00am

RǆǄǐǏǄǊǍǊǂǕǊǐǏ Friday ...... 2:00pm-5:00pm Saturday ...... 8:30am Please check the weekly bulletin for changes to this schedule. Seasonal Tri-Parish Reconciliation Services are listed in the bulletin.

HǐǍǚ Dǂǚǔ Mary Mother of God ...... Jan. 1 Assumption ...... Aug. 15 All Saints ...... Nov. 1 Immaculate Conception ...... Dec. 8 Christmas ...... Dec. 25 Mass schedules for Holy Days are announced in the bulletin.

PǂǓǊǔǉ AǅǅǓǆǔǔ 1260 Church Street, Elm Grove, 53122 Phone: 262-782-4575 Website: stmaryeg.org

PǂǓǊǔǉ OǇǇǊǄǆ HǐǖǓǔ Monday-Thursday .. 8:30am-4:00pm Friday ...... 8:30am-noon

SǄǉǐǐǍ AǅǅǓǆǔǔ 13000 Juneau Blvd. Elm Grove, 53122 MǊǔǔǊǐǏ SǕǂǕǆǎǆǏǕ Phone: 262-782-7057 We are a community of believers who strive to be faithful and to teach the Website: stmaryeg.org truth of the Roman Catholic Church. We see beauty in the sacramental

life of the Church, especially in the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass and in SǕ. MǂǓǚ’ǔ TǉǓǊǇǕ SǉǐǑ adoration of Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament. We promote goodness in this 262-784-6644 world, following the example of our Blessed Mother, our Lady of the Visitation, by serving the needs of others. THE PARISH Tǉǆ LǐǓǅ’ǔ PǓǂǚǆǓ: GǊǗǆ Uǔ TǉǊǔ Dǂǚ OǖǓ

DǂǊǍǚ BǓǆǂǅ 1260 Church Street With the fourth petition of the Lord’s Prayer we begin to ask God Elm Grove, WI 53122 for the things necessary for this life. Whereas before our gaze was Phone ...... 262-782-4575 fixed on God and His name, His kingdom, and His will, we now Fax ...... 262-782-0677 ask that He give us what we need on our earthly pilgrimage. The Thrift Shop ...... 262-784-6644 first request of this kind in the Lord’s Prayer is that we would be Website ...... stmaryeg.org given “our daily bread.” As we will see, this request has an inter- Justin Weber twined yet two-fold meaning. SǕǂǇǇ Seminarian Intern Pastor...... Fr. Peter Berger If you consider how it is made, a single piece of bread contains a

Associate Pastor ...... Fr. John Gibson microcosm of our lives. It starts with the first planting of the seed.

A farmer takes valuable seed and throws it to the ground letting it be covered by dirt Assisting Priest ...... Fr. David Filut and trampled underfoot with the hope that it will soon punch through the heavy soil Deacon ...... Richard Piontek and produce grain for harvesting. In the farmer’s planting of the seed we see an ex- Deacon ...... Dick Niggemann ample of trust in God’s providence and a life of honest work and sacrifice. There [email protected] follows an attentive waiting so as to harvest the grain at the right time. In our own

Director of Finance ...... Cheryl Peters lives we are called to be attentive to God even if His action appears slow or imper- [email protected] ceptible. Once the time of the harvest arrives, the help of many are needed in the

field to harvest and to transfer the grain to the granary where it will be ground down Finance Asst./Bulletin ...... Nora Mihm into flour which can finally be made into bread. We see here the mutual reliance on [email protected] each other that is the mark of a community. Office Manager ...... Jenny Dascoli [email protected] Seeing what goes into making bread, it is little wonder that anthropologists speculate Human Concerns ...... Mary Sue Protz that bread produced societies and societies were sustained by bread. Bread requires a [email protected] community of farmers, harvesters, millers, and bakers. Each of them does their part

Administrative Asst ...... Chris Kinzy so that everyone may have their daily bread to eat. St. Cyprian reminds us about this [email protected] fact when in the Lord’s Prayer we ask for our daily bread. He stresses that we are

Director of Music ...... Julie Cucunato asking not only for our own bread but also for our neighbor’s bread. Thus, when we [email protected] pray for our daily bread, we are asking the Lord to provide for us everything we need Music Assistant ...... Liz Steybe to live as individuals and as a community. [email protected]

Catholic Formation Yet there is a deeper meaning to this petition. Consider how after feeding the crowds, Director ...... Josh Dieterich after providing them with their earthly sustenance, Jesus teaches them to ask for food [email protected] that does not perish but for food that endures to eternal life (Jn 6:27). He teaches us Co-Director ...... Elizabeth Harrison that we are not only to pray for those things we need in this life but for bread that [email protected] gives eternal life. This is of course the bread He gives to us in the Eucharist which is

Cemetery Sexton...... Mike George His Body. Thus, it is unsurprising that in this petition the early Church Fathers con- [email protected] sistently pointed to the Eucharist as the bread that this petition is principally asking

Receptionist ...... Kandice Klapperich for. [email protected] That a community produces bread and that bread nourishes and sustains a communi- Receptionist ...... Heidi Steigerwald ty is all the more true in relation to the Eucharist and the Church. The Church gives [email protected] rise to the Eucharist and the Eucharist nourishes the Church. Indeed, the Eucharist is

Trustee...... Gordon Giampietro the “source and summit” of the Christian life. In this petition the original Greek is

Trustee...... James Carrig difficult to translate yet ultimately points us in this direction. It speaks of bread this is epiousios, which we translate here as “daily.” In the New Testament this word is only used in the Lord’s Prayer (Mt 6:11, Lk 11:3). Early Christian writers, such as Origen, say it was coined by the Evangelists. Indeed, we know of only one instance THE SCHOOL of this word outside of the Bible which appears only in the fifth century AD. It seems reasonable to think that an eyewitness hearing this unique word used by Jesus would 13000 Juneau Blvd. not forget it. If you were to split the Greek word into its parts it literally means bread Elm Grove, WI 53122 that is above, over, or beyond (epi-) substance (ousios). St. Jerome would translate it as bread that is supersubstantialem or supersubstantial. Thus, in this petition, Jesus is Phone ...... 262-782-7057 teaching us to ask for our daily bread in the fullest sense of the word. Jesus is teach- Fax ...... 262-782-0677 ing us to ask for the bread that endures and leads us to eternal life. Website ...... stmaryeg.org

Principal ...... Mary Tretow We rely on God’s providence for the necessities of this life and the life to come. [email protected] Food, shelter, and meaningful relationships are above all a gift even if we play a role in procuring them. It is much like the farmer whose toil only goes so far. After all is Secretary ...... Kris Dries said and done, he too must wait for the rain else his crop is ruined. We are constantly [email protected] continued next page

ST. MARY’S VISITATION 2 NINETEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME MASS INTENTIONS REGISTRATION & SACRAMENTS Monday, August 12, Weekday 6:30am † Damien Cauley PǂǓǊǔǉ RǆǈǊǔǕǓǂǕǊǐǏ Tuesday, August 13, Weekday St. Mary’s Visitation is always happy to welcome new 6:30am † Hubert and Clymene Weir members! If you are interested in joining the parish, please

Wednesday, August 14, Saint Maximilian Kolbe, Priest call the Parish Office, 262-782-4575 or email Nora Mihm, and Martyr [email protected] to make an appointment. 6:30am † Jerry Kelly

Thursday, August 15, The Assumption of the Blessed BǂǑǕǊǔǎ PǓǆǑǂǓǂǕǊǐǏ Virgin Mary Children ages 6 and under: Those seeking to have children 6:30am Parishioners baptized should be registered, active members of St. 8:00am † Brian Scanlon Mary’s Visitation Parish. Parents who request baptism for 6:00pm Parishioners a child are expected to complete a preparation class. It is

Friday, August 16, Weekday offered bi-monthly. The scheduled classes for 2019 in- 6:30am Stefanie Tripoli Family clude:

Saturday, August 17, Weekday Saturday, September 7th from 10:30-11:30am in church 8:00am † Valentina Tripoli nd Saturday, November 2 from 10:30-11:30am in church 5:00pm Parishioners

Sunday, August 18, Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time It is generally easier if the preparation is done before the 7:30am † Ralph Dropp birth of the child. If you have attended a session within the 9:00am † Michael and Katherine Scardino last five years, it is not necessary to retake the class. To 11:00am † Mary and Alex Bozmoski schedule a baptism, please view the baptism dates on the parish website, www.stmaryeg.org/baptism. Please contact WEEKDAY MINISTERS Jenny Dascoli at 262-782-4485 or [email protected] Sacristan: Mary Hundt for more information or to register for the baptism class. Lector: Joan Banholzer Eucharistic Minister: Arlene Sarnowski and Tony Ziebert Children ages 6-12: Please contact Josh Dieterich, 262-782 Server: Tim Swietlik -4575 or [email protected].

READINGS Adults ages 12 and up: Adults who wish to join the Catho- Readings for the Week of August 11, 2019 lic Church and were not baptized can participate in the Rite Sunday: Wis 18:6-9/Ps 33:1, 12, 18-19, 20-22 [12b]/Heb 11:1-2, 8-19 of Christian Initiation for Adults (RCIA). Please contact or 11:1-2, 8-12/Lk 12:32-48 or Josh Dieterich, Director of Catholic Formation, 262-782- 12:35-40 4575 or [email protected]. Monday: Dt 10:12-22/Ps 147:12-13, 14-15, 19-20 [12a]/Mt 17:22-27 Tuesday: Dt 31:1-8/Dt 32:3-4ab, 7, 8, 9 and 12 [9a]/Mt 18:1-5, 10, 12- 14 Wednesday: Dt 34:1-12/Ps 66:1-3a, 5 and 8, 16-17 [cf. 20a and 10b]/Mt Tǉǆ SǂǄǓǂǎǆǏǕ ǐǇ MǂǕǓǊǎǐǏǚ 18:15-20 The Catholic Church takes preparation for the Sacrament Thursday: Vigil: 1 Chr 15:3-4, 15-16; 16:1-2/Ps 132:6-7, 9-10, 13-14 of Matrimony very seriously. Generally at least 6 months [8]/1 Cor 15:54b-57/Lk 11:27-28. Day: Rv 11:19a; 12:1-6a, 10ab/Ps should be allowed for this preparation. Engaged couples 45:10, 11, 12, 16 [10bc]/1 Cor 15:20-27/Lk 1:39-56 Friday: Jos 24:1-13/Ps 136:1-3, 16-18, 21-22 and 24/Mt 19:3-12 themselves should call the parish office to schedule an ap- Saturday: Jos 24:14-29/Ps 16:1-2a and 5, 7-8, 11 [cf. 5a]/Mt 19:13-15 pointment to discuss their plans. Marriage can take place Next Sunday: Jer 38:4-6, 8-10/Ps 40:2, 3, 4, 18 [14b]/Heb 12:1-4/Lk any day of the week, although Saturday is generally pre- 12:49-53 ferred by couples. Sunday weddings are possible, but a wedding Mass is not allowed for such occasions.

Tǉǆ LǐǓǅ’ǔ PǓǂǚǆǓ (ǄǐǏǕǊǏǖǆǅ) Tǉǆ SǂǄǓǂǎǆǏǕ ǐǇ Ǖǉǆ SǊǄǌ reminded of our dependence on God. In this petition, we pray The Sacrament of the Sick is available every Monday after knowing that everything comes from God and yet we work as the 6:30am Mass. Please stop by the sacristy prior to Mass if it all comes through our hands. These two movements find their union most perfectly in the Mass where we offer simple to let the priest know. Members of the parish facing sur- bread, a microcosm of our lives, and in return He offers us His gery or other medical procedures or tests are invited to re- Body. ceive this Sacrament prior to their appointment. If you know of someone who is in the hospital or who would like Justin Weber serves as St. Mary’s Visitation’s summer seminarian a visit from a Parish staff member, please call the Parish intern. Justin is studying for the Archdiocese of Milwaukee at the Office. Pontifical North American College in Rome.

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PARISH CALENDAR In your charity and prayers, please remember the souls of those who Sunday, August 11 have recently died and their families. Feed the Hungry Weekend 5pm Family Rosary, Church Reverend Wayne Bittner Jacqueline Reinders Monday, August 12 Margaret Wollensak 9am-4pm Thrift Shop Open 9am Centering Prayer Group, Senior Center Nǆǘ Gǐǐǅ GǓǊǆǇ SǆǔǔǊǐǏ BǆǈǊǏǔ Tuesday, August 13 SǆǑǕǆǎǃǆǓ 4Ǖǉ 9am-4pm Thrift Shop Open Losing a loved one can be one of the most difficult, painful 9am Opus Dei Morning of Recollection & things we experience in our lives. To help people through Confession — all are welcome, Church their grief journey, St. Mary’s offers a 12-week “Good 6:30pm Youth Group, Attic Grief” class led by Certified Grief Counselor, Deacon Tom

Binder. Are you ready to move forward in your grief jour- Wednesday, August 14 ney? Would you like to smile again? Previous participants Thrift Shop Closed have experienced significant healing and have rediscovered peace, joy and love in their lives. Thursday, August 15

Parish Office is Closed. “After my daughter’s death, I felt that I didn’t need grief 9am-6pm Thrift Shop Open counseling, but Deacon Tom really helped 7pm Sons of Our Lady, Atrium me express my feelings. ~ Eileen

Friday, August 16 9am-4pm Thrift Shop Open “The interpersonal participation with others in the class 9:30am Holy Dusters, Church was very helpful. I would definitely recommend 9:30am Kiwanis Golden K of EG, Senior Center “Good Grief” for people who are looking forward to mov- 2pm-5pm Reconciliation, Church ing on.” ~ Wally

Saturday, August 17 “The Good Grief” class was extremely helpful and informa- 7-8am AA Meeting, Senior Center tive. Not only did I learn how to cope with 8:45-9:15am Reconciliation my grief, but I also developed an improved understanding of 9am-1pm Thrift Shop Open the grief experienced by others in the class.” ~ Bob

Sunday, August 18 “The Good Grief class was very helpful. I looked forward 2pm Musica Oramus Latin Mass to it every week. The one thing that I needed the most help with was lightening my grief load, and learn- ing that it was okay to do so.” ~ Bev

Join us Wednesday mornings, September 4-November 20, 10 to 11:30am in the Atrium Library.

A 12-week commitment to the class is very important. Class size is limited. Registration required. Contact Mary Sue at the Parish Office, 262-782-4575 or [email protected].

Did you know… SǕ. MǂǓǚ'ǔ LǂǅǊǆǔ BǓǊǅǈǆ MǂǓǂǕǉǐǏ We are setting up the St. Mary’s Ladies Bridge Marathon 99% of your muscles are present in your body and brain for the 2019-2020 season. If you play bridge and would like activity is detectable just 49 days after you were con- to join us please call Mary Troglia 262-782-0366. We play ceived. Just imagine, all those marathons and tests you’ve monthly from September to May. passed were possible because you have life! CǐǖǑǍǆǔ BǓǊǅǈǆ GǓǐǖǑ Every Life Couples Bridge group begins in September Cherished. Chosen. Sent. and plays once each month, individually arranged, through April. If interested call Bob or Lois Dittus, 262-827-0365.

ST. MARY’S VISITATION 4 NINETEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Thursday, August 15

Area Parishes Mass Schedule

St. Mary’s Visitation: 6:30am, 8am, 6pm St. John Vianney: 7am, noon, 7pm St. Joseph: 7pm (Wed.), 8:15am, 12:10pm St. Dominic: 6:30pm (Wed.), 8:30am, 12:10pm St. Mary’s Parish Office will be closed on August 15.

AǍǕǂǓ SǆǓǗǆǓ TǓǂǊǏǊǏǈ ǇǐǓ AǅǐǓǂǕǊǐǏ CǉǂǑǆǍ Nǆǘ ǂǏǅ RǆǕǖǓǏǊǏǈ SǆǓǗǆǓǔ On Wednesday, August 14th we cele- We invite children (6th grade and brate the feast of St. Maxmilian Kol- above) to become an altar server. be. He gave his life so that the life of a ALL servers, new and returning, are re- young father would be spared. In his quired to attend one of the following words, “The essence of the love of God sessions. will always consist not in feeling good, not in remembering or thinking or un- Monday, August 19, 2019 derstanding or imagining, but exclusive- New server training: 10am- 11am ly in fulfilling God’s will at every moment of our lives and Returning server training: 11am – 12pm submitting ourselves completely to this will.”

Thursday, August 22, 2019 Thursday, August 15th is the feast of the Assumption of the New server training: 5pm – 6pm Blessed Virgin Mary. She said “Yes” when God called up- Returning server training: 6pm– 7pm on her. May we also accept God’s will for us and obey His commandments so that one day, we, too will be taken up to Saturday, August 24, 2019 Heaven. St. Louis do Montfort exhorts us, “Rest assured New server training: 10 - 11am that the more you turn to Mary in your prayers, medita- Returning server training: 11am – 12pm tions, actions and sufferings, the more surely you will dis- cover Jesus.” New Server Training is for incoming 6th Graders and any- one who has not served before. There will be some proce- Celebrate these two feasts by visiting Jesus in the St. dure changes so ALL servers are required to attend one of Mary’s Perpetual Adoration Chapel. Visit the chapel often the above sessions. Please register at this link: https:// and entrust your cares to the Lord. The rewards are ever- forms.gle/zHywzsLnGoJmSCyY8 or on the front page of lasting! our website, www.stmaryeg.org. Contact Jenny Dascoli at 262-782-4485 or [email protected] with any questions. We Need Coverage: Sundays: 9-10am, 2nd, 3rd, 4th Sundays, Colleen Schwarz, 414-795-3153. CATHOLIC FORMATION NEWS 10-11am, Call Colleen Schwarz, 414-795-3153. 2-3pm, Call Colleen Schwarz, 414-795-3153. CǂǕǆǄǉǊǔǕ TǓǂǊǏǊǏǈ SǆǔǔǊǐǏǔ 3-4pm, Call Colleen Schwarz, 414-795-3153. - Mondays: 12-1pm, 2nd week, Call Mary Rhomberg, 9th 12th Grade Catechist Training 262-786-1974. Saturday, August 17, 8:30-4:30pm, St. Raphael, Oshkosh Fridays: 11am-12pm, 1st, 2nd, 4th and 5th weeks. ”Empower” Life Teen Leader Training (18 years and older) Call Rita Dragani, 262-796-1162. Registration is required, please contact Elizabeth Harrison, Saturdays: 7-8pm every other week, call Nancy Frazer, [email protected] if interested. - 262-786-0617. K5 8th Grade Catechist Training Sunday, November 17, 2019, SMV Attic, noon-2pm You may also sign up online on our website, stmaryeg.org/ Please contact Elizabeth Harrison, [email protected] if interested. perpetual-adoration.html\. Confirmation Leader Training Available online through Chosen and Decision Point programs. Please contact Elizabeth Harrison, eharri- [email protected] if interested.

AUGUST 11, 2019 5 ST. MARY’S VISITATION SǐǏǔ ǐǇ OǖǓ Lǂǅǚ The Sons of Our Lady is part of a larger movement spon- St. Mary’s Visitation Parish sored by the Archdiocese of Milwaukee Vocations Office called the Sons of St. John which has already been imple- mented in other local parishes. It is a formation and prayer group for eighth grade through college aged men serious about their growth as men in the Church and intentional about discerning their vocation to priesthood, religious life, or holy matrimony. We will be holding an inaugural and informational meeting of the Sons of Our Lady on the So- lemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary on August 15th after the 6pm Mass until 8pm in the St. Mary’s Visitation School Supply Drive Atrium. Pizza will be provided. Our hope is to form a group that meets regularly throughout the year (based on to benefit the feedback we receive). Meetings will typically be one hour Milwaukee Rescue Mission long and have a short formational talk, time of prayer and discussion together, and fellowship. If you have any ques- When: August 22nd – September 13th tions or would like to attend the first meeting, please email Where: School Atrium and Parish Atrium Justin Weber at [email protected] before the evening of Monday, August 12th. Look for Collection Boxes

COURTESY ANNOUNCEMENTS Supplies Needed: SǊǔǕǆǓǔ HǆǍǑǊǏǈ SǊǔǕǆǓǔ Markers Dry Erase Markers/ Calculators Cleaner The Milwaukee Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women is partnering with the Carmelite Sisters of the Divine Heart of Scissors Erasers Jesus in funding and naming the prayer space within a new #2 Pencils Looseleaf Paper (college facility for women with intellectual and developmental disa- Pens (red, blue, black) & wide) bilities. In the fall of 2018, the sisters began the ministry Pencil Pouches (vinyl) Colored Pencils through the construction of a 19,500 sq. ft. facility in Wau- Pencil Sharpeners Backpacks watosa that will feature 15 apartments for women with intel- 2-Pocket Folders Navy Polo Shirts lectual and developmental disabilities. In addition to resi- Watercolor Paints Khaki Pants dents, the ministry will also serve hundreds of people with Rulers Tennis Shoes special needs for the surrounding community who will join them for holistic formation and enrichment programs. We T H A N K Y O U ! were with the sisters from the start helping to spread the word. Our “yes” came immediately when we were asked to consider sponsoring the prayer space within the facility. Help us make this a reality! Thank you for prayerfully considering a contribution. Please send checks to MACCW, P.O. Box 472, Brookfield, WI 53008-0472 and reference “Prayer St. Mary’s Space.” Contact Jean Kelly, 262-797-0937, email [email protected] or check the website, www.maccw.com for more information. Thrift Shop

MǂǓǊǂǏ CǆǏǕǆǓ RǆǐǑǆǏǊǏǈ AǖǈǖǔǕ 15 Find your hidden treasure here! The Marian Center is holding a grand re-opening on Thurs- day, August 15 at its new location across the street from its August Feast Day Special: The Assumption of the Blessed previous store, 3707 N. 92nd Street, Milwaukee. For more Virgin Mary is Thursday, August 15, we will bless our cus- information and/or to volunteer to help run the store, call the tomers with 50% off the entire store! We also have “flash Marian Center at 414-464-7288. sales” throughout the month so check your email for ways to

EǍǎǃǓǐǐǌ SǆǏǊǐǓ TǂǙǊ save! We have tons of designer clothes, shoes and purses, Need a ride to a doctor’s appointment, activity, barber/beauty be sure to check us out on Instagram! Bring this ad in and salon or just to go shopping? The Elmbrook Senior Taxi is save 20% off your entire order (no other discounts apply). dedicated to helping seniors at least 60 years old and adults with disabilities 18 years or older to maintain an independent Thrift Shop Hours: lifestyle by providing safe, reliable and affordable transporta- Monday/Tuesday/Friday 9-4; Thursday 9-6; Saturday, 9-1. tion. Services are provided for residents of Brookfield, Elm Visit our website, stmaryeg.org/thrift-shop.html for more info. Grove and Butler. For more information, call 262-785-1200 or visit www.elmbrookseniortaxi.org.

ST. MARY’S VISITATION 6 NINETEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME