Catholic Communities of St. Gregory Parish Holy Trinity Parish &Holy Trinity Parish Mass Schedule 11928 Marken Road Tuesday 8:15am Holy Trinity Kiel (School Hill), WI 53042 Wednesday 8:15am Holy Trinity Thursday 8:15am St. Gregory Email: [email protected] Friday 8:15am St. Gregory www.holytrinityschoolhill.org Facebook: Holy Trinity Parish School Hill Saturday 4:00pm St. Gregory Sunday 8:00am Holy Trinity 10:00am St. Gregory St. Gregory Parish 7:00pm Holy Trinity PO Box 199, 214 Church Street St. Nazianz, WI 54232 Email: [email protected] www.stgregsparish.com Confessions Facebook: St. Gregory Parish Saturday 5:00pm St. Gregory Sacraments Sunday 6:30pm Holy Trinity Baptism, Marriage: Call the Parish Office Anointing of the Sick: Call the Parish Office Parish Staff Holy Trinity Council Members Temporary Administrator Parish Council: Matt Schneider, Scott Faust, Jack Valukas, Randy Neils, Mary Glomski, Dale Post, Deacon: Nancy Augustine, Carol Koenig, Kevin Bonde— Gary Wilhelm 920-905-3478 Secretary Trustee [email protected] Finance Council: Mark Vogel, Dennis Albright, Holy Trinity Office: Bob Binversie, Sam Barnett, Dennis Graf, Chuck Schlosser, Jim Augustine, Pamela Post— Barb Hruby 773-2380 Treasurer Trustee St. Gregory Office & Religious Education: St. Gregory Council Members Rita Steffen 773-2511 [email protected] Parish Council: Steve Noworatzky, Ron Egan, Patty Wilhelm 773-2511 Tammy Olig, Christine Schoenberger, Lisa Schueler, Allen Dietrich—Secretary [email protected] Trustee Finance Council: John Blattner, Linda Dietrich, Frank Riesterer, Dale Christel, Jan Reindl, Lisa Halverson, Cecelia DeBruin, Steve Lenzner, Ken Riesterer—Treasurer Trustee The Ascension of the Lord Worship Schedule Parish News Saturday May 15—Easter Weekday Confessions (now—June): 4pm SG + Ed & Agnes Neumeyer St. Gregory—Saturdays at 3:30pm Sunday May 16—The Ascension of the Lord Holy Trinity—Sundays at 9am Memorial Day Mass at SG—Mon., May 31 at 10am 8am HT + Norman & Delores Schad, David Bartel, & Donna Basler 10am SG + Chester & Jack Vogel Are you organized? Have creative ideas? Do 7pm HT + Intentions of Holy Trinity Parishioners you like planning? SG is looking for a Fall Festival chairperson. Tuesday May 18—St. John I, Pope and Martyr Notes from past events are well organized and ready to use. Contact 8:15am HT + Communion Service the office (773-2511) to receive more information or to express your Wednesday May 19—Easter Weekday interest. 8:15am HT + Communion Service Thursday May 20—St. Bernardine of Siena, Priest SG is looking for a Part-time Coordinator of Liturgical Music. This 8:15am SG + Communion Service individual would work closely with Father, the accompanists, the choir, Friday May 21—St. Christopher Magallanes, Priest and parish staff. Responsibilities include but are not limited to plan- 8:15am SG + Communion Service ning Mass music, assisting with plans for liturgical seasons and spe- Saturday May 22—St. Rita of Cascia, Religious cial celebrations, and scheduling and coordinating practices. Please 4pm SG + Florentine Backhaus contact the office for more information or to express your interest in Sunday May 23—Pentecost Sunday the position (773-2511). 8am HT + Mercedes Bennin-Smaxwell The Return of Collection Baskets in Pews is in Sight SG and HT 10am SG + Leroy & Lorraine Schnell are looking ahead to the return of collection baskets at Masses. As a 7pm HT + Marie Dineen result, SG is in need of additional ushers at both Masses. Please con- tact the office if you are willing to serve. Thank you in advance. Liturgical Ministers Bishop’s Appeal Goals Congratulations to both par- May 22 & 23 ishes for a very successful 2021 Appeal and meeting the goals in a relatively short timeframe! If you have Greeters: not yet shared a gift, you will continue to receive corre- 4pm SG: Meg Post spondence from Catholic Foundation. Please consider 8am HT: Sam & Jane Barnett a gift to make a difference in the life of your brothers 10am SG: Theresa Zimmermann and sisters in Christ. Your gift matters! You matter! 7pm HT: Volunteers In Memory of our Veterans, Poppies will be Offered after all Masses on Saturday, May 22 and Sunday, May Lectors: 23 at Holy Trinity and St. Gregory Parishes. Donations 4pm SG: Debbie Griem accepted. Sponsored by the St. Nazianz American Le- 8am HT: Mary Valukas gion Auxiliary. 10am SG: Jean Blattner 7pm HT: Matt Schneider Volunteers Needed to clean Rectory windows and cabinets, Tue., May 18 starting at 8:30am. Members from both parishes welcome. Extra Ordinary Ministers of the Eucharist: 4pm SG: none May is the Month of Mary The Rosary will be prayed 30 8am HT: Fr. Paul, Grace Salm minutes before all Masses & Communion Services at Holy 10am SG: none Trinity. 7pm HT: none Marian Day: May 31—The Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Join in praying Marian prayers, the Rosary & the Litany of the Blessed Virgin Mary, beginning at 8am at Holy Trinity. Ushers: 4pm SG: Ken Riesterer, Frank Riesterer Thank You to everyone who contributed to HT Christian Women Bake 8am HT: Brian & Barb Hruby Sale. Total proceeds $479. Half will be donated to the Salvatorian 10am SG: Lyle Schwoerer, Max Christel Mission Warehouse in New Holstein. 7pm HT: Matt Schneider A Monetary Donation was made to The Crossing of Manitowoc Servers: County by HT Christian Women. The Crossing helps individuals facing 4pm SG: Alex Koenig unplanned pregnancies, provides services that will strengthen families, 8am HT: Tim Hruby and focuses on the well-being of the child through education of the parents. 10am SG: Sawyer Pitz, Sydney Pitz 7pm HT: Mason Schneider Second Collection: Home Missions–Our Own Needs will be next weekend, May 22 & 23. See insert for more information. Scrip Sales: Pre-order & pick up only St. Gregory Stewardship: May 8 & 9, 2021 Holy Trinity Stewardship for May 9, 2021 Weekly Fiscal Year Budget Weekly Fiscal Year Budget Envelopes $ 2,565.00 $165,000.00 Envelopes $ 1,161.00 $ 88,000.00 Loose $ 106.00 $ 10,000.00 Loose $ 111.00 $ 12,000.00 Total $ 2,671.00 $175,000.00 Total $ 1,272.00 $100,000.00 Support Budget/Week $ 1,923.00 $ 79,567.25 received for year Support Budget/Week $ 3,365.38 $138,447.30 received for year Difference This Week $ -651.00 $ 20,432.75 needed by Difference this Week -$ 694.38 $ 36,552.70 needed by 6/30/21 6/30/21 Total May Green Sunday: $83.00 Green Sunday: $10.00 Dates to Hear to Serve … Remember WHERE IS YOUR HEAD AT? Tue., May 18 SG Food Pantry 1pm Tue., May 18 SG Finance Mtg 6pm, SG Parish Council 7:15 On this Feast of Ascension, it would May 22 & 23 Second Collection: Home Missions-Our Own Needs be so easy for me to imagine the Tue., May 25 SHAC Mtg 6pm, Ballpark Complex May 29 & 30 Second Collection: Green Sunday apostles 2,000 years ago, looking up at the sky, Mon., May 31 SG Memorial Day Mass 10am watching Jesus leave. It would be so easy just to Mon., May 31 Parish Offices Closed think of Jesus sitting up in heaven waiting for the end of time. I could live my life, trying to do good things so that I can someday go to heaven and see Him. To think like this would be missing Thoughts for Today’s Readings the entire beauty of the Feast of the Ascension. To The Point: In today’s gospel the disciples are To think like this is to miss what it means to be ushered into a new era of the history of salvation. the Church. They had grown accustomed to following their friend Before Jesus ascended, He spent 40 days and teacher as he preached to the crowds of the reminding the disciples of all that He had taught kingdom of God, and to looking on with astonishment and joy as he healed those broken in mind, body, and spirit. Now them about how to love God and to love each oth- they watch as he is “taken up into heaven.” Though Jesus has dis- er. He reminded them about how He healed the appeared from sight, his presence has not left them. Now the apos- sick and restored sight to the blind. Jesus tles are the ones who will pray with and lay hands on those who seek healing and forgiveness of sins, and through the power of the proved to them over and over again that He was Lord “working with them” these things will be accomplished. truly alive and that His love for them was greater than any of their doubts and failings. To Experience: Now, the gospel has been entrusted to us. De- Jesus went on to give them a great com- spite the widespread nature of Christianity, there are many (oftentimes within our own families and communities) who have not mission. They were to share the Good News with yet fully encountered the living Christ through word and sacrament. all the world. They were to go out and to teach How can we witness to Christ’s life and love in the way that we live and to baptize so that all might be saved. In and the words that we speak? short, Jesus gave the apostles a mission. Even 1. In the first reading, Jesus instructs the apostles to return to more, Jesus gave them the way this mission is to Jerusalem and “wait for ‘the promise of the Father.’” What be carried out; He gave them the Church. promise of God’s are you waiting on to be fulfilled? The Church is the Body of Christ. It is the living, breathing Jesus Christ. By our Bap- 2.