MOST BLESSED SACRAMENT PARISH May 5 & 6, 2018 SIXTH SUNDAY OF EASTER First Holy Communion Rev. Jerome P. Pastors, Pastor Christian Edward Baumann Christian Edward Baumann WEEKEND MASSES St. Peter Worship Site Isaac William Bird 435 High Avenue Saturday 4:00 PM Ayden Christopher Clark Sunday 9:00 AM St. Mary Worship Site Samantha Rose Clark 605 Merritt Avenue Samantha Rose Clark Sunday 7:30 AM & Ryden Robert Jezwinski RECONCILIATION Zita Francesca Loiacono 5:50-6:20 PM Tuesday, SP Site 6:30 AM Friday, SM Site 10:00 AM First Friday, SM Site Mattalin Elizabeth Maxwell 7:05-7:30 AM Saturday, SP Site 2:45-3:30 PM Saturday, SP Site Grace Elizabeth Mueller DAILY MASSES Elizabeth Ann Olson St. Peter Worship Site Tuesday - 6:30 PM Mariah Grace Pearson Thursday, 7:30 AM Saturday, 8:00 AM First Friday, 12:10 PM Elizabeth Lucille Peterson St. Mary Worship Site Monday, 7:00 AM (*LWC) Savannah Marie Rust Tuesday, 7:00 AM (*LWC) Wednesday, 7:00 AM Friday, 7:00 AM Jacob Joseph Seager *LWC (Liturgy of the Word with Communion) Our Lourdes Academy Elementary School Masses Claire Elaine Stueber are held Thursdays at 9:00 AM at St. Vincent Church, 1225 Oregon St. (September - May) Elijah Edward Troiber 435 High Avenue, 605 Merritt Avenue, Oshkosh, WI 54901, 920-231-9782 WWW.MBSOSHKOSH.COM 2 LIVING THE GOSPEL, ENCOUNTERING JESUS IN THE EUCHARIST, BRINGING OTHERS TO CCHRIST.HRIST. Vol. 11, No. 43 ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES Welcome to Most Blessed Sacrament Parish! LOCATED AT 435 HIGH AVENUE Whether you are a first-time visitor or a longtime resident searching Monday - Thursday: 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM for a welcoming faith community, we have much to offer. Friday: 8:00 AM - 2:00 PM (Dial 920-231-9782 for after-hours emergencies and Whatever your life situation, we provide opportunities for you to our answering service will direct your call) grow spiritually and to engage in social, educational and community service projects. FIND US ON FACEBOOK Most Blessed Sacrament, Oshkosh, WI If you have any questions or would like more information on what PASTORAL TEAM Most Blessed Sacrament Parish has to offer, please contact Deacon Father Jerry Pastors, Pastor Rick Hocking at [email protected] or 920-231-9782. Rick Hocking, Deacon, Parish Administrator [email protected] In the event you are unable to attend Mass at Most Blessed Peter Cheskie, Deacon Sacrament, please consider visiting one of our other Oshkosh Area Lyn Zahorik, Pastoral Associate Catholic parishes. [email protected] EVANGELIZATION & DISCIPLESHIP ST. JUDE THE APOSTLE Shannon Ausloos, Director Saturday - 4:30 PM (Oregon Street) [email protected] Sunday - 7:30 AM (Knapp Street) JoAnne Brown, Assistant Rel. Ed. Coordinator 9:30 AM (Oregon Street), 11:00 AM (Knapp Street) [email protected] Monday & Tuesday - 7:30 AM (Oregon Street) SERV (Special Education) Wednesday & Friday - 7:30 AM (Knapp Street) Tom Mentele, Director 426-5682 Reconciliation - 3:30 PM Saturday (Oregon St.) SUPPORT STAFF Angela Gajewski, Finance Administrator ST. RAPHAEL THE ARCHANGEL [email protected] Mass - Saturday, 5:00 PM, Laurie Pollack, Pastoral Administrative Assistant Sunday, 7:30, 9:00 & 11:00 AM, 5:00 PM [email protected] Reconciliation - Saturday and Sunday, 4:00 PM Doug Hirte, Director of Maintenance Marshall Potter, Director of Music ST. MARY - WINNECONNE April - September PARISH COMMITTEES Saturday - 6:00 PM, Sunday - 8:30 AM Parish Pastoral Council - Toni Cheskie, Chair Reconciliation - Saturday 5:30 PM Finance Council - Tracey Domiter, Chair Faith Formation Committee - Peg Larson, Chair ST. MARY - OMRO Human Concerns - Cathy Fraunfelder, Chair April - September Parish Life - Lisa Davis, Chair Saturday - 4:00 PM, Sunday,10:30 AM Parish Trustees - Dave VanSpankeren, John Dorcey Reconciliation - Saturday 3:30 PM Spanish Mass - 1st Sunday at 1:00 PM LOURDES ACADEMY 426-3626 rd Bilingual Mass – 3 Saturday at 4:00 PM (April -September) OSHKOSH CATHOLIC CEMETERIES 00 PM (October -March) Administrator - Randy Wertz 216-3268 PARISH OUTREACH: If you or a family [email protected] member have recently been hospitalized, or if someone’s living situation has changed, please WHERE IS FR. JERRY??? remember to contact the parish office so the person Fr. Jerry is happy you were able to join us this may receive the Sacrament of Anointing, the Holy weekend at Most Blessed Sacrament. If you Eucharist, and a visit from Fr. Jerry or Lyn, our would like to set up a time to meet him personally, Pastoral Associate. please call Laurie at the Parish Office at 231-9782 If you or your family member is in need of a listening presence or to arrange an appointment. And just to have some fun, Fr. spiritual companionship, a Care Minister can also help to provide Jerry will be hiding somewhere in this bulletin every week. that comforting measure. Please call Laurie at the parish office at See if you can find him, or who can find him first! 231 -9782. WORSHIP 3 LITURGICAL WORSHIP & PRAYER SCHEDULE MASS INTENTIONS: Our book of Mass Intentions for July, August and September is now open. The volume of MASS INTENTIONS SATURDAY, MAY 5 requests for Mass Intentions has grown FOR THE LIVING thru significantly since the inception of our & THE DECEASED SUNDAY, MAY 13 parish. For that reason, it has become necessary to put some guidelines in place. *SATURDAY, MAY 5 & SUNDAY, MAY 6 +Joan Francis, +Donna Eberhardy, +Joe & Katie Salm Family, The We must limit intentions to one weekend People of Most Blessed Sacrament Parish Community Holy Sacrifice of Mass and two weekday Masses per quarter. the Mass The stipend for a Mass Intention is $10. MONDAY 6:30A Morning Rosary (SM) 7:00A LWC (SM) If you do desire a specific date that we are not able to TUESDAY 6:30A Morning Rosary (SM) honor, our retired and mission priests are able to accept 7:00A LWC (SM) your intentions through the Leo Benevolent Association 5: Divine Mercy Chaplet/Evening Rosary (SP) and offer them at the Masses they pray. This can be 5:50P Confession (SP) arranged through our parish office. 6:30P +Don Wohlt (Mass SP) WEDNESDAY 6:30A Morning Rosary (SM) BREAD AND WINE: If you are interested in sponsoring 7:00A Anna Jelleberg (Mass SM) the Bread and Wine for a given weekend, please contact the 10: LWC (Evergreen Manor) Parish Office at 231 -9782. The stipend is $30 for Bread 10: LWC (Edenbrook Senior Care) and Wine. THURSDAY 6:55A Morning Rosary (SP) 7:30A +Magdalena Ryan (Mass SP) FRIDAY 6: Confession (SM) DIVINE MERCY 6: Morning Rosary (SM) ADORATION CHAPEL 7:00A +Tom & Judy Kuble (Mass SM) OF OSHKOSH SATURDAY 7:05A Confession (SP) 8:00A David & Sally Coleman Family (Mass SP) Perpetual Adoration of the Blessed 2:45P Confession (SP) Sacrament is held at the Divine Mercy 3:00P Divine Mercy Chaplet/Rosary (SP) Adoration Chapel of Oshkosh located 4:00P *(Mass SP) at Most Blessed Sacrament’s St. Mary SUNDAY 7:30A *(Mass SM) Worship Site, 605 Merritt Avenue, 9:00A *(Mass SP) Oshkosh. The chapel is open 24 hours 10:45A *(Mass SM) a day, seven days a week. For more information and key code 3: Divine Mercy Chaplet/Rosary (SM) - - access, please contact Kathie Reed at 920 539 6871 or *SATURDAY, MAY 12 & SUNDAY, MAY 13 [email protected] or Deacon Rick Hocking +Marian & Harland Gumz, +Helen Rolph & +Joyce Loker, +Janice at [email protected] . Holland, The People of Most Blessed Sacrament Parish Community All weekend Mass intentions are read at all Weekend Masses +Deceased LOCAL PARISH HOLY HOURS HOLY FATHER’S INTENTION FOR MAY . THE MISSION OF THE LAITY: That the lay faithful may fulfil their Most Blessed Sacrament Parish specific mission by responding with creativity to the challenges that St. Peter site - 435 High Avenue, Oshkosh face the world today. 6:00 PM First Friday of each month For the Pope’s urgent prayer requests please visit St. Jude the Apostle Parish www.apostleshipofprayer.org/2018-intentions - Sacred Heart site 519 Knapp Street, Oshkosh - 6:00 PM Second Wednesday of each month The bread and wine for this weekend’s Liturgies have been donated by Shirley Schmiedel St. Raphael the Archangel Parish in loving memory of 830 S. Westhaven Drive, Oshkosh GENE SCHMIEDEL. 4:15 -6:15 PM - First Tuesday day of each month with Reconciliation offered from 4:15 -6:00 PM 4 A WEEK IN THE LITURGY SIXTH WEEK OF EASTER WEDNESDAY, May 9 Easter Weekday Acts 17:15, 22—18:1; Ps 148:1-2, 11-12, 13, 14; MONDAY, May 7 Easter Weekday Jn 16:12-15 Acts 16:11-15; Ps 149:1b-2, 3-4, 5-6a and 9b; FIRST READING: Today we find Paul in Athens. His speech Jn 15:26—16:4a at the Areopagus addresses the Athenians in a way they FIRST READING: Imagine the scene. Paul had found a will understand. Paul affirms their religiosity, but then place of prayer outside the city gate of Philippi along the moves from that to proclaim the one God who created the river. A beautiful spot he had found, not only for prayer, world and is Lord of heaven and earth. This God forgives but to engage in holy conversation. The conversation he times of ignorance and infidelity. Without using the name had was with a woman named Lydia. Lydia listened to Jesus Christ, Paul proclaims, this God has selected a man Paul's message of Good News and she, along with her who he raised from the dead. Paul's talk of the Resurrection household, became believers and were baptized. She invites of the dead intrigued some of the Athenians, while others Paul and his companions into her home, a sign of her mocked him, and other became believers.