Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary August 15, 2021 Saint Augustine of Hippo Catholic Church 2530 South Howell Avenue • Milwaukee, WI 53207 Sacraments of Initiation Infant Baptism Baptism is celebrated regularly throughout the year. Contact the parish office for further information. Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults Adults wishing to come into full communion with the church, should contact the Director of RCIA for information regarding classes of preparation. Adult Confirmation Post-High School adults 18 years and older who wish to receive the Sacrament of Confirmation are asked to participate in the Inter-parish Collaborative Process beginning Schedule of Masses each Fall. Contact the Director of Adult Confirmation for information. Weekends: Saturday Daily 8:30am Sunday 11:00am Sacrament of Marriage All couples wishing to celebrate the Sacrament of Marriage at St. Augustine Weekdays: must be members of the parish for at least one year prior to the date of the Tuesday & Thursday at 8:30am wedding. Contact the Pastor and the Director of Worship a minimum of six Holydays: As scheduled in the bulletin. months in advance of your intended wedding date. Sacrament of Reconciliation Saturday 9:00am to 10:00am Anointing of the Sick & Communion to the Sick/Shut-In Parish Office Hours .... Monday - Friday 8:00am - 4:30pm Parish Membership Phone ..................................... 414-744-0808 Families and Single Persons 18 years and older are asked to register at the Parish Email ............. [email protected] Parish in order to receive services the Church offers to all members of our parish Website .............................. www.staugies.org family. If you would like to join St. Augustine Parish, please call the parish office Religious Ed www.southeastcatholic.org Parish Hall ............................. 414-481-3242 Anyone wishing to celebrate Baptism, Confirmation and Matrimony must be a registered member of the parish and allow for the completion of appropriate Parish Staff Sacramental preparation. Pastor .................... Rev. Philip Schumaker .......................... [email protected] Parish Council Members Administrative Assistant/Editor Kim Mueller Ray Funk, Jennifer Foyer, Alan Henderson, Barbara Karges, Tom Nastachowski, Business Manager .................. Terry Rice Frank Pikalek Facilities Director ........................ Joe Laska Music & Liturgy ........... Paul Weisenberger Parish Trustees Director of Elementary Religious Ed, Merlin Klemme & Diane Sowinski Adult Confirmation & RCIA Coordinator St. Thomas Aquinas Academy .............. Karen Bushman 481-0777x1117 Director of Youth Ministry 341 East Norwich Street, Milwaukee, WI 53207 Phone 414-744-1214 ............... Rebecca Scholz 481-0777x1135 Website: www.thomasaquinasacademy.com Six Parish Director of Operations Principal, Andrea Bergmann ([email protected]) Sister Sylvia Anne Sheldon, OSF , Kristine Fleis Parish School Board Member ..................... [email protected] THIS WEEK’S MASS INTENTIONS WELCOME TO ST. AUGUSTINE PARISH! Tuesday, Aug. 17 Weekday WELCOME! If you are visiting Saint Augustine from 8:30a † Tom Karges another parish, or if you are new to the area, we are Thursday, Aug. 19 Weekday pleased that you have chosen to worship with us. We 8:30a † Becky Zacharias welcome you to become a member of our parish family. Saturday, Aug. 21 Saint Pius X, Pope Please contact the parish office for more information. 8:30a † Mary Petersen Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time Sunday, Aug. 22 CONFIRMATION PREPARATION FOR ADULTS 11:00a † Robert Laska Adults over 18 and out of high school can prepare for Confirmation by participating in the South Shore parish THIS WEEK AT & AROUND ST. AUGUSTINE preparation program. This eight-session program will begin on Monday, August 16 September 13 and end in December, If you are interested in 8:00am Pray the Rosary/Daily Mass 8:30am-NL participating, contact Karen, [email protected] or download the Tuesday, August 17 registration materials at www.southeastcatholic.org. 8:00am Pray the Rosary/Daily Mass 8:30am-SA VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR RELIGIOUS EDUCATION 5:30pm Reconciliation/Daily Mass 6:00pm-SHJ Adults are invited to act as teachers or aides in the Wednesday Wednesday, August 18 evening classes. We have various grades k5 – 8 available and each 7:00am Daily Mass-IC teacher is given one student tuition free. Teacher resources and lesson 8:00am Pray the Rosary/Daily Mass 8:30am-SV plans are given. Please contact Karen for more information. Thursday, August 19 6:30am Pray the Rosary/Daily Mass 7:00am-IC 7:30am 24 Hour Eucharistic Adoration-IC ST. AUGUSTINE OF HIPPO 8:30am Daily Mass-SA Church OKTOBERFEST SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 26TH 5:30pm Reconciliation/Daily Mass 6:00pm-SP You may have already heard the great news-Oktoberfest is returning Friday, August 20 for our 11th wonderful running of this popular community event. 7:00am Daily Mass-IC Join us from Noon to 8:00pm. Come prepared for a full day of fun 8:00am Pray the Rosary/Daily Mass 8:30am-SP with a Beer Blessing at 12:15pm immediately followed by Jeff Saturday, August 21 Winard’s Polka Party and then our featured act The Squeezettes!. 8:00am Pray the Rosary/Daily Mass 8:30am-SA Enjoy the finest German specialties served throughout the day. Have 9:10am-10:00am Reconciliation-SA fun in our Biergarten including cold Oktoberfest on Draught, paddle 10:00am Mass with Anointing of the Sick-SHJ games throughout the day to win a variety of prizes, silent auction and 50/50 cash raffle. 3:15pm Reconciliation-SV 3:30pm Reconciliation-IC BOOSTER CLUB 4:15pm Combined Vigil Mass (SP/NL/SV)-SV As Oktoberfest is our largest fundraiser of the year, offsetting 4:30pm Combined Vigil Mass (SA/SHJ/IC)-IC expenses becomes critical. Please consider becoming a booster. Cash Sunday, August 22 or equivalent merchandise for raffle/auction items are extremely 8:30am Sunday Mass-NL NL-Nativity of the Lord appreciated. Donor levels are as follows: 8:45am Sunday Mass-SP SP-St Paul OktoberFreund - $50 - $99 9:00am Sunday Mass-IC IC-Immaculate Conception Guter Freund - $100-$249 10:15am Sunday Mass-SHJ SHJ-Sacred Heart of Jesus Bester Freund - $250 - $499 and 10:30am Sunday Mass-SV SV-St. Veronica “Okt” du lieber!!! - $499+. 11:00am Sunday Mass-SA SA-St. Augustine SILENT AUCTION ITEMS 4:15pm Reconciliation-NL Please consider assisting with procuring silent auction donations or 5:00pm Sunday Evening Mass-NL providing a donation yourself. Any new items are appreciated. Popular items include: restaurant or merchandise gift cards, bottles of BIRTHDAYS THIS WEEK wine, sports event tickets and memorabilia. Items can be dropped off 16 Patricia Knitter, Kathleen Stockheimer, at the parish office between the hours of 8:00am and 4:00pm Monday Phoebe Worden -Friday, given to an usher at any of the weekend Masses or we can 17 Trudy Heatherly, Liam Helms arrange to have them picked up. Please contact Ray Funk for 18 Ronald Fritsch Sr., John Hamilton, questions on silent auction donations at 414-750-9177. Mark Schlaikowski VOLUNTEERS NEEDED 19 Crystal Kozinski, Alex Morales The festival committee also needs a small commitment of your 20 John Bailey volunteer time. Just a couple hours helping prep and/or serve food, 21 Ximena Czapiewski, Keith Zeise set up or clean up, selling merchandise, assist with the silent auction, 22 Jane Luenser, Diane Sowinski paddle games or 50/50 raffle would go a very long way toward ANNIVERSARIES THIS WEEK making this event our most successful ever. Sign up opportunities 16 Lawrence & Rose Ann Prausa 61 Years detailed in future bulletins. CONVERSATIONS AFTER MASS PARISH STEWARDSHIP Keep the good feelings from Mass going! Share your family’s answer to the August 1, 2021 following question. Weekly ............................... ……$1,812.00 Question: What is your favorite food to eat at the State Fair or other festivals? Special Monthly ........................... $296.00 IMMACULATE CONCEPTION HARVEST FEST Offertory ...................................... .$282.33 No Bay View Bash this year. Don’t worry, join us on Saturday, Online Giving .............................. $267.00 September 18th from noon to 10:00pm for our new outdoor Maintenance ................................... $50.00 festival. Music includes Bobby Way and the Fabulous Wayouts Assumption .................................... $27.00 Total $2,734.33 from 12:00 to 4:00pm. Tom Trisco from 4:30 to 5:30pm and After Dark from 6:00 to 10:00pm. Paddle games, pull tabs and 85 envelopes were used this week. raffles start at 1:00pm. A children’s area is set up with a bounce house, games and obstacle course. Warm up your arm at the dunk tank. Food trucks will be available ANCTUARY AMPS throughout the day. From 4:00 to 7:00pm is a delicious pasta and meatball dinner S L Marian Bartels catered by That’s Amore in the school hall. Don’t forget to look at the numerous Dolores Geske items for the small raffle and purchase your tickets for the large raffle with a chance Donald Geske at $2500 in total prizes. The small and large raffle drawings are at 8:00pm. Hope to Scott Geske see you under the big tent in the parking lot at 1023 E Russell Ave in Bay View. Lorraine Harling DOORS OPEN MILWAUKEE Mary Klemme St. Augustine is a site participating in Mark Kolancheck Doors Open Milwaukee on Saturday, Mary Beth Lauritzen Sept. 25th from 10:00am to 3:00pm Arnold & Justine Stout and Sunday, Sept. 26th from 12:00pm to 5:00pm. Would you be willing to volunteer Agripine Toth for Doors Open Milwaukee? Volunteers would give guided tours of the church Jerry Werner highlighting historically and culturally significant points of interest. Scripts for tours Becky Zacharias and other materials will be provided for volunteers. We need your help to welcome If you are interested in lighting a 7 day all visitors with Open Doors. Please contact Jessica Neddersen at (262) 320-8595 or candle for a loved one, please call the go to volunteersignup.org/D8RFL to sign up or more information.