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umen hristi L catholic C church ONE FAMILY SHARING THE LOVE AND LIGHT OF CHRIST MASS SCHEDULE: TUESDAY - FRIDAY: 8:30 AM | SATURDAY: 4:30 PM | SUNDAY: 7:30 AM, 9:00 AM, 11:00 AM SUNDAY, APRIL 4, 2021 NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS PAGE 2 WELCOME TO LUMEN CHRISTI CHURCH! Thank you for joining us at Lumen Christi Parish for Mass! Whether you are visiting from another parish or are new to the area we are grateful you have chosen to worship with our faith community. We invite you to become a member of our parish family. We are a family rooted in the Lord always seeking to build His kingdom. Please call the Parish Office at (262) 242-7967 for more information on becoming a part of the Lumen Christi Family. HAPPY EASTER! The staff of Lumen Christi Parish would like to wish everyone a blessed Easter season! THIS WEEK AT THE PARISH TUESDAY Centering Group ..........................2 PM Room: Chapel THURSDAY Adoration/Holy Hour ........ 4 - 5:15 PM Room: Church Reconciliation ..........................4 - 5 PM Room: Church FRIDAY That Man is You ............................6 AM Room: St. Cecilia Hall SUNDAY Spring Organ Concert ..................3 PM Room: Church Note: Check to see if the group is meeting virtually or via Zoom before coming in. SCHOOL CLOSED FOR EASTER BREAK Lumen Christi Catholic School's office is closed for Easter Break and will reopen at 7:30 am on Monday, April 12. We wish everyone a very blessed Easter! NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS PAGE 3 THE LORD IS RISEN, ALLELUIA! Dear sisters and brothers in Christ, A world that longs for unity – in the divisions of ideologies The joyful song of Easter is full of life and outlooks. and hope. It is the foundation of our A world that longs for peace – where the culture of Christian Faith and proclamation. consumerism and materialism rules. We, the Easter People, are called A world that longs for tolerance – where race, gender and to live and witness to this faith, joy affiliations become stumbling blocks. and hope each day of our lives and circumstances. A world that longs for spiritual awakening – among peoples and countries. The Lord is Risen was a cry of victory and realization of the newfound hope amidst the sadness and fear of the As believers, our story is a story of hope. Our faith is the disciples and apostles after the Good Friday experience. faith in a God who suffered, died and rose again – that It was also the hope and faith on which they went out in and through Him, our lives and sufferings may find into the world, a world from which they had been hiding, meaning and in His rising again, we all may have life to proclaim the Risen Lord and His good news of peace eternal. and salvation. This very experience and call of Easter May the Risen Lord walk into the closed doors of our is still incredibly significant for the Church, especially lives to bring us the peace, the grace and comfort we today. We are challenged, as disciples and evangelists, need, and may he send the Holy Spirit to help us get out to embrace the foundation of our faith, the significance of the closed rooms to the world out there – that in and of the peace and joy of the Risen Lord, the healing, hope with Him, we may become the channels of peace and and mercy He brings to the brokenness of humanity. unity, faith and hope, healing and reconciliation. We live in a world, that is fragmented by the sufferings May we have that upper room experience with the Risen and divisions, a world that is in the shadows of a global Lord that we may truly become “One family sharing the pandemic. Love and Light of Christ” in the world and for the world. A world that longs for healing – physical, social, political, May the blessings of Peace and Joy of the Risen Lord be emotional and spiritual. with all of us. A world that longs for hope – in a culture of immediate Wishing you all a Happy Easter. gratification. — Fr. Matthew Jacob, Administrator NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS PAGE 4 HAPPY BIRTHDAY! MARCH & APRIL STAFF BIRTHDAYS The parish office staff took a moment of out of preparation for Holy Week to celebrate Father Matthew's and all our Desire to grow some wonderful items or enjoy a cute March birthdays! (Belated & Early) Happy Birthday to house plant and support the students attending the everyone below! Summer Outreach Trip? Pre-orders are being taken until April 15 to ensure we have March Birthdays enough for all. Wildflowers or quick sprouting vegetables Kathy Shields, Deacon Joe Wenzler, will be able to be ordered through the Lumen Christi Leslie Lorino, & Fr. Matthew Jacob website - look for the button on the homepage! This is in lieu of the traditional Outreach bake sale. All pre-ordered April Birthdays items can be picked up after Mass the weekend of April Cherie Claussen & Nikki D’Cruz 24/25. For questions please reach out to Amy Kroll or Nikki D’Cruz in the parish office. ARCHBISHOP'S CATHOLIC SCHOOL VIRTUAL EVENT Tuesday, April 13 | 6:00 PM | Virtual Join in the laughter as Archbishop Listecki, Cardinal Dolan, Bishop Hying and Cardinal Harvey reminisce about Milwaukee and growing up Catholic. Portia Young will emcee the event. You don't want to miss it! RSVP today for this FREE event at archmil.regfox.com/schoolsevent2021. Donations are encouraged to support GIFTS, the Catholic schools grant program. You help today will build a stronger tomorrow for our children and our Church. ANNUAL MASS OF ATONEMENT Thursday, April 15 | 6:00 PM | St. Monica's Parish The annual Mass of Atonement will be held on April 15, 2021, at 6 p.m. at St. Monica Parish (5681 N. Santa Monica Boulevard, Whitefish Bay). This Mass is one of the ways that the current leadership of the Archdiocese publicly atones for the clergy abuse crisis and scandal. Mass will be available for in-person attendance and will be live-streamed. We invite you to join us in support of the survivors, family members, and communities that have spoken or unspoken stories of survival and pain. If you are unable to attend, we would ask that you please remember all those that suffer from the wounds of abuse in your prayers for peace, healing, and justice. Please visit www.archmil.org for more information. PRAYER & WORSHIP PAGE 5 PRAYER REQUESTS Charlotte Janice Besler Susan Lombness Judy Fuchs Rosemary Moore Patrick Lawless Matthew Ceelen Vanessa Kimbrell Emma Paulson Georgia Franzen Mary Pat Klein Tyler Dave Witman Julie Beata Kim Elizabeth Voss MASS INTENTIONS WEEKLY READINGS Monday, April 5 Sunday: Acts 10:34a, 37-43/ Thursday: Acts 3:11-26/ Ps 118:1-2, 16-17, 22-23 [24]/ Ps 8:2, 5, 6-7, 8-9 [2ab]/Lk Monday within the Octave of Easter Col 3:1-4 or 1 Cor 5:6b-8/ 24:35-48 Tuesday, April 6 Jn 20:1-9 or Mk 16:1-7 or Lk Friday: Acts 4:1-12/Ps 118:1- Tuesday within the Octave of Easter 24:13-35 2, 4, 22-24, 25-27 [22]/Jn 8:30 AM † Frank Forjan Monday: Acts 2:14, 22-33/Ps 21:1-14 Wednesday, April 7 16:1-2, 5, 7-8, 9-10, 11 [1]/Mt Saturday: Acts 4:13-21/Ps Wednesday within the Octave of Easter 28:8-15 8:30 AM † Frank Forjan 118:1, 14-15, 16-18, 19-21 Tuesday: Acts 2:36-41/Ps [21a]/Mk 16:9-15 Thursday, April 8 33:4-5, 18-19, 20, 22 [5b]/Jn Next Sunday: Acts 4:32-35/ Thursday within the Octave of Easter 20:11-18 Ps 118:2-4, 13-15, 22-24 [1]/1 8:30 AM † Matthias Hosster Wednesday: Acts 3:1-10/Ps Jn 5:1-6/Jn 20:19-3 Friday, April 9 105:1-2, 3-4, 6-7, 8-9 [3b]/Lk Friday within the Octave of Easter 24:13-35 8:30 AM † Toni Pemberton (No anointing of the sick until further notice.) Saturday, April 10 Saturday within the Octave of Easter THE HOLY FATHER’S PRAYER Vigil: 2nd Sunday of Easter (Divine Mercy) INTENTION FOR APRIL: 4:30 PM † Patti Werner FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS Sunday, April 11 We pray for those who risk their lives 2nd Sunday of Easter (Divine Mercy) while fighting for fundamental rights 7:30 AM For the parishioners of Lumen Christi under dictatorships, authoritarian regimes & even in democracies in crisis. 9:00 AM † Alice Winnemann 11:00 AM † Dale Ravenscraft Masses will be offered at the Missionary Fraternity of Mary in Guatemala for: Frank DeGuire & Susan Riordan (living) COMMUNION SERVICES Monday - Friday | 7:15 AM & Saturday | 8:30 AM CHRISTIAN SERVICE PAGE 6 STEWARDSHIP CORNER “Think of what is above, not of what is on earth.” - COLOSSIANS 3:2 On this day we thank God for His Son, Jesus, who died, rose and opened the gates of heaven for us. We celebrate and sing “Alleluia.” Let’s try to keep the joy of this Easter season in our hearts throughout the year! Pray daily and listen for how God is calling each of us to joyfully use our gifts to fulfill His salvation plan. EMPLOYMENT NETWORK The Lumen Christi Employment Network seeks to assist those in a job transition. The group meets every Wednesday morning beginning at 9:00 AM via Zoom. Please contact Pat Cronin at [email protected] with any questions.