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November 30, 2014 First Sunday of Advent November 30, 2014 First Sunday of Advent PARISH OFFICE 139 S. Madison, Green Bay, WI 54301-4501 Hours: Mon.-Fri. 9:30 am-4:00 pm Office: (920) 432-4348 Faith Formation: (920) 432-0820 Fax: (920) 435-5068 Email: [email protected] Prayer Network: (920) 497-8060 __________________________________________________________________ Website www.sfxcathedralgb.org __________________________________________________________________ BISHOP OF GREEN BAY The Most Reverend David L. Ricken RECTOR AND PASTOR Reverend Joseph E. Dorner E-Mail: [email protected] Deacons: Mr. Conrad J. Kieltyka & Mr. Thomas J. Mahoney Office Manager: Sonia D. Hitt Office/Sacristan Assistant: Jan K. Phillips Director of Music: Jody L. Strnad Maintenance Manager: Patrick R. Hoslet Pastoral Minister: Patricia J. Westlund Liturgist/Sacristan: Jennifer L. Johns Bookkeeper: Vicki L. Matuszak Faith Formation Coordinator: Connie A. DeMeuse Cathedral Trustees: Kenneth C. Reigh, Secretary Green Bay Diocese Museum is open for Charles L. Johnson, Treasurer Parish Council President: viewing every Sunday after 9 am Mass until Noon Andrew H. Opicka Finance Council President: John E. Mitchell Mass Intentions Saturday November 29 4:00 pm †Margaret Skoglind (Anniversary of Death) Sunday November 30 9:00 am Living and Deceased Members of St. Francis Xavier Cathedral & St. John the Evangelist Parishes Monday December 1 8:30 am †Eleanor Jossart Saint Francis Xavier Wednesday December 3 8:30 am Living and Deceased Members of Cathedral Parish St. Francis Xavier Cathedral & 139 South Madison St. John the Evangelist Parishes Green Bay, WI 54301-4501 Friday December 5 920-432-4348 8:30 am †Bob Kozak Weekend Masses Saturday ................................................................ 4:00 pm Saturday December 6 Sunday .................................................................. 9:00 am 4:00 pm †Jan Mellberg Weekday Masses Sunday December 7 Monday, Wednesday, and Friday ......................... 8:30 am 9:00 am †Linda Opicka Devotions One half hour before every Mass ………………...Rosary Monday …………………………Perpetual Help Novena Friday. .............................................. Sacred Heart Novena Eucharistic Adoration WELCOME NEW Wednesday .....................................….9:00 am - 8:00 pm MEMBERS Confessions Saturday... ............................................ 2:15 pm - 3:30 pm Emily Beard Wednesday ........................................ ..6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Collin Schmidt Holy Days of Obligation God Bless You! Vigil ..................................................................... 5:15 pm Holy Day .............................................................. 8:30 am Small Faith Groups Call the parish office for days and times. Baptism Call for arrangements. Preparation session required. Readings for the Week of November 30, 2014 Marriage Call the parish office at least 9 months in advance of your Sunday:…………..………....Is 63:16b-17, 19b; 64:2-7/1 desired wedding date. ………………...…………......….Cor 1:3-9/Mk 13:33-37 Monday:…………………..………….Is 2:1-5/Mt 8:5-11 Church and Museum Tuesday:………………..……….Is 11:1-10/Lk 10:21-24 Tours by appointment. ................................ 920-432-4348 Wednesday:………………..…..Is 25:6-10a/Mt 15:29-37 Thursday:………………..…….Is 26:1-6/Mt 7:21, 24-27 St. Thomas More School Friday:……………………….….Is 29:17-24/Mt 9:27-31 650 S. Irwin Ave., Green Bay, WI 54301 Saturday:….....Is 30:19-21, 23-26/Mt 9:35--10:1, 5a, 6-8 Principal, Mr. Jeff Kaftan Next Sunday:…..….Is 40:1-5, 9-11/2 Pt 3:8-14/Mk 1:1-8 Phone: 920-432-8242 MASS OF INSTALLATION PANCAKE AND PORKIE BREAKFAST You are cordially invited to Mark your Calendars for Sunday, November 30th. Please note that the Pancake and Porkie Breakfast will take the The Installation Mass of place of our Sunday Social. Pancake and Porkie Breakfast Fr. Joseph E. Dorner as Consists of 3 pancakes, 2 sausages Free will offering will be accepted. Rector and Pastor of Suggested: Adults $3.00, Children 5 and under free St. Francis Xavier Cathedral AED/CPR TRAINING and Pastor of AED/CPR Training will be offered on Tuesday, December 2nd from 7-9 pm in BWC hall. All ushers are encouraged St. John the Evangelist to attend and any interested parishioners are invited to join us. Celebrated by the Most Reverend David L. Ricken Saturday, December 6, 5:30 pm St. John the Evangelist Church Green Bay, Wisconsin Refreshments to follow Events for the celebration of the Year of Consecrated Life December 7, 2014 Solemn Vespers (Evening Prayer) with Bishop Ricken NOVENA OF GRACE St. Francis Xavier Cathedral at 4:00 pm Please join us for a Novena of Grace in Honor A reception/ social to follow of St. Francis Xavier Starting Saturday All are welcome: priests and deacons, laity, and religious November 22nd and to be completed on February 8, 2015 Wednesday December 3rd. Consecrated Life Day More information to follow FRIDAY ARTIST SERIES St. Francis Xavier Cathedral, 140 S Monroe Ave., is having November 22nd and 23rd, 2014 a “Friday Artist Series”, December 5th, 12th and 19th, Sacrificial Giving………...………….............$ 4,471.00 from 12:15 pm to 12:45 pm. The Concerts will feature Offertory Collection……………...…………$ 1,132.36 members of the Green Bay Symphony. If you are in the Total………………………...……....……….$ 5,603.36 area and would like a short respite from the hustle and bustle of the season, come and enjoy some beautiful Christmas music. A free will offering will be accepted. *FYTD Budgeted Receipts……….………..Not Available *FYTD Actual Income……..……….….….Not Available *Fiscal Year to Date CHILI NIGHT An average of $9600.00 from the weekly collection is Mark your Calendars for Saturday, January 24th, 2015. Pete Warden will be making his famous chili. Watch needed to meet the budget of St. Francis Xavier bulletin for further details. Cathedral. FROM THE DESK OF DEACON TOM “Teach My People to Pray” I am excited. You are part of our church. Our church is part of the diocese. Our diocese is part of all the dioceses across the United States. We are all being asked to pray together, hear the same messages, pray the same prayers in the same way, and listen to God speak to us. How awesome is this! Starting this weekend, the First Sunday of Advent, the beginning of the Church year, we embark on a new evangelization. This will be a six year program initiated by our Bishop, David Ricken, who is chairman of the Committee on Evangelization and Catechesis for the United States. The title of the program is “Teach my People to Pray.” Here is how it will work. We are asking for you to devote one additional hour a month to pray before Our Lord. Every church in the diocese is asked to have a Holy Hour devoted to prayer. If you prefer an evening time you may to join us at St. Francis Xavier Cathedral on the second Wednesday of every month from 7 pm to 8 or 8:15 pm. Beginning December 10th. If you prefer a daytime hour please join us the third Thursday of every month from Noon to 1 pm at St. John the Evangelist starting December 18th. The hour will begin with an introductory chant and exposition of the Blessed Sacrament followed by a greeting and opening prayer. Three readings will be read followed by sacred silence for meditation. We will then pray intercessions followed by the Lord’s Prayer. The Holy Hour concludes with Benediction. (This includes a song/chant, incensation, the Blessing with the Holy Eucharist, and the Divine Praises.) The Holy Hour will end with a recessional song, typically “Holy God We Praise Thy Name.” You can download your own copy of the Holy Hour by going to www.gbdioc.org, which is the homepage for the diocese. Then go to Departments and Offices, Office of the Bishop and scroll down to Eucharistic Holy Hour Guide, or click on New Evangelization on the right near the top, and scroll down to Eucharistic Holy Hour Guide. Feel free to print your own copy. If you do not have access to this, we will have worship aides available for you to follow. Please accept this invitation to pray together as a church. The staffs at both churches cooperated in providing either a daytime or evening hour. We separated them into the second Wednesday or third Thursday to space them out. You might find that you can attend both. For those of you who are homebound, let the church offices know if you want a worship aid mailed to you so that you can participate as well. May God’s abundant mercy continue to bless you, your family, and friends. Hopefully I will see you in church. Deacon Tom We encourage everyone to join us in praise and adoration of our Blessed Lord. CALENDAR OF EVENTS NOVEMBER APOSTLESHIP PRAYER Lonely people. That all who suffer loneliness may experience the closeness of God and the support of others. Mentors of seminarians and religious. That young seminarians and religious may have wise and well-formed mentors. Sunday……….…....…….…..……...……..November 30th 10:15 am………………………Pancake & Porky Breakfast 10:15 am…………..….……Tour: St. Jude-Oshkosh, RCIA ST. VINCENT DE PAUL PANTRY Tuesday……….…....…...……..…...……..December 2nd As Thanksgiving Day approaches and we ponder the many 7:00 pm…………………...……AED/CPR Training-BWC blessings in our life that the Lord has given us. Let us also remember those who go without. Our own Cathedral Wednesday……….…....…...…..…...……..December 3rd St. Vincent de Paul food pantry is getting low. Would you 8:30 am……….……Feast of St. Francis Xavier-Bp Ricken consider donating dry or non-perishable goods to help St. Francis Xavier Novena of Grace Ends replenish supplies? Items can be placed in baskets located in all entry ways. Thursday……….…....…...…..……..……..December 4th Items needed!! 6:30 pm…………………….“Oremus” small groups-BWC Cereal, soup, tuna, vegetables/fruit in cans, crackers (saltines and graham), peanut butter, jelly/jam, box of Friday……….…....…...………..…...……..December 5th macaroni and cheese, dry pasta or rice, can of baked beans 12:15 - 12:45…………………....……Artist Series-Church or stew, fruit roll-ups, cookies, granola bars, cans of prepared pasta, spaghetti or macaroni, box of prepared Saturday……….…....…...…..……...……..December 6th meals, pancake mix, and maple syrup.
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