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 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

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Xavier Francis Saint December 3 December Wednesday

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November 29 November Saturday

Mass Intentions Mass

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, , 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.

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Wednesday or third Thursday to space them out. You might find that you can attend both. For For both. attend can you that find might You out. them space to Thursday third or Wednesday

cooperated in providing either a daytime or evening hour. We separated them into the second second the into them separated We hour. evening or daytime a either providing in cooperated

Please accept this invitation to pray together as a church. The staffs at both churches churches both at staffs The church. a as together pray to invitation this accept Please

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down to Eucharistic Holy Hour Guide, or click on New Evangelization on the right near the top, top, the near right the on Evangelization New on click or Guide, Hour Holy Eucharistic to down

the homepage for the diocese. Then go to Departments and Offices, Office of the Bishop and scroll scroll and Bishop the of Office Offices, and Departments to go Then diocese. the for homepage the

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Eucharist, and the Divine Praises.) The Holy Hour will end with a recessional song, typically typically song, recessional a with end will Hour Holy The Praises.) Divine the and Eucharist,

concludes with Benediction. (This includes a song/chant, incensation, the Blessing with the Holy Holy the with Blessing the incensation, song/chant, a includes (This Benediction. with concludes

for meditation. We will then pray intercessions followed by the Lord’s Prayer. The Holy Hour Hour Holy The Prayer. Lord’s the by followed intercessions pray then will We meditation. for

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18th. December starting

please join us the third Thursday of every month from Noon to 1 pm at St. John the Evangelist Evangelist the John St. at pm 1 to Noon from month every of Thursday third the us join please

7 pm to 8 or 8:15 pm. Beginning December 10th. 10th. December Beginning pm. 8:15 or 8 to pm 7 from month If you prefer a daytime hour hour daytime a prefer you If

evening time you may to join us at St. Francis Xavier Cathedral on the second Wednesday of every every of Wednesday second the on Cathedral Xavier Francis St. at us join to may you time evening

Every church in the diocese is asked to have a Holy Hour devoted to prayer. If you prefer an an prefer you If prayer. to devoted Hour Holy a have to asked is diocese the in church Every

We are asking for you to devote one additional hour a month to pray before Our Lord. Lord. Our before pray to month a hour additional one devote to you for asking are We

Here is how it will work. will it how is Here Pray.” to People my “Teach is program the of title The States.

David Ricken, who is chairman of the Committee on Evangelization and Catechesis for the United United the for Catechesis and Evangelization on Committee the of chairman is who Ricken, David

year, we embark on a new evangelization. This will be a six year program initiated by our Bishop, Bishop, our by initiated program year six a be will This evangelization. new a on embark we year,

awesome is this! Starting this weekend, the First Sunday of Advent, the beginning of the Church Church the of beginning the Advent, of Sunday First the weekend, this Starting this! is awesome

same messages, pray the same prayers in the same way, and listen to God speak to us. How How us. to speak God to listen and way, same the in prayers same the pray messages, same

part of all the dioceses across the United States. We are all being asked to pray together, hear the the hear together, pray to asked being all are We States. United the across dioceses the all of part

I am excited. You are part of our church. Our church is part of the diocese. Our diocese is is diocese Our diocese. the of part is church Our church. our of part are You excited. am I

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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. 5:30 pm Fr. Joe Installation Mass at SJE Please do not donate old, expired food items. No perishable items or glass jars!! Sunday……….…....…...……….…...……..December 7th In gratitude: 4:00 pm. Consecrated Life & Advent Vespers The Dignity of Life Committee With Bishop Ricken St. Vincent de Paul Cathedral Conference Reception to follow-BWC FEATURED LIGHTHOUSE CD Pure Fatherhood! FEAST OF THE Fathers are the link between heaven and earth, and are intended to be an image of our Heavenly The Feast of the Immaculate Conception is a Holy Day Father. Drawing on the examples of of Obligation. Mass times are as follows: St. Joseph, Devin Schadt shows us how to become a father on earth like the 8:30 am St. Francis Xavier Father in heaven. Devin is a husband, a 5:30 pm St. John the Evangelist father of five, and the co-founder of the Fathers of St. Joseph, an apostolate dedicated to the renewal of authentic fatherhood.

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