Saint Florian Under the Care of the Discalced Carmelite Friars 1233 South 45 Street, West Milwaukee, WI 53214-3615 March 21, 2021 ~ The Fifth Sunday of Lent PARISH STAFF WEEKEND MASSES Served by the Discalced Carmelite Friars 383-3565, ext. 2 Saturday (Anticipated) ...................... 4:00 p.m. Email [email protected] Sunday .............................................. 8:00 a.m. Maintenance: Joseph Rivest DAILY MASSES (in the Main Church at this time) Secretary: Jacqueline Wick M, T, Th and F .................................. 5:00 p.m. ST. FLORIAN PARISH OFFICE followed by Euch. Ad. & Ben. ......... until 6:45 p.m. 1210 South 45 Street, West Milwaukee, WI 53214-3614 Wednesday ....................................... 8:00 a.m. followed by Euch. Ad. & Ben. ..... until 9:00 a.m. Phone ................................................ 383-3565, ext. 0 Saturday ............................................ 8:00 a.m. Fax .................................................... 383-2708 with Confessions at ....................... 8:30 a.m. Email ..... [email protected] Evening before Holy Day (Anticipated) Website ............... www.stflorian.org ...................................................... 7:00 p.m. PARISH OFFICE HOURS (No 5:00 p.m. Daily Mass on Anticipated Holy Days) Monday through Thursday 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Holy Day .......................................... 8:00 a.m. (The Parish Office is closed on Fridays & Holidays.) (No 5:00 p.m. Daily Mass on Holy Days) (Daily Masses or Holy Day Masses subject to change.) PASTORAL COUNCIL Chairperson: Kate Klister ................ 350-9217 CONFESSIONS (in the Main Church) Vice Chair: Sue Jens ........................ 328-4042 Saturday ............................................ 8:30 a.m. Trustee/Secretary: Russell Miller .... 671-2385 or also by appointment. Please call the Parish Office. Trustee/Treasurer: Sandy Kania ...... 672-0364 MUSIC DIRECTORS MARY QUEEN OF SAINTS CATHOLIC ACADEMY Joseph Carpenter - 4:00 p.m. Sat. choir…..430-3425 (our Parish Cluster School) Diane Bersch - 8:00 a.m. Sun. choir……...541-8109 1227 South 116 Street • West Allis, WI 53214 476-0751 CHRISTIAN FORMATION OFFICE Jen Vega, Principal • Email: [email protected] Within St. Rita Parish, 2318 South 61 Street , West Allis, WI 53219 School Website: mqsca.org Email for Registration Information: [email protected] High School/Confirmation Program RCIA-Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults RCIC-Rite of Christian Initiation of Children “Please remember St. Florian Parish in your will.” Contact the DRE - Director of Religious Education, Barbara Krieger..................................... 541-7515, ext. 16 FUNERAL PLANNING Please contact Fr. Elijah as soon as possible to make funeral arrangements. SACRAMENTS Baptism Parish registration and parental instruction required. Please contact the parish office. Marriage Please arrange for a date and instructions at least six months in advance at the parish office. Parish registration is required. Anointing of the Sick and/or Last Rites Please contact Fr. Elijah at the Parish Office. PARISH MEMBERSHIP Jesus answered them, “The hour has come for the Each family or single adult 18 years old or older Son of Man to be glorified. Amen, amen, I say to living at home or alone is invited and expected to be you, unless a grain of wheat falls to the ground and registered in our parish family at the parish office. Please call the parish office to register. dies, it remains just a grain of wheat; but if it dies, it produces much fruit.” ~ John 12:23-24 The Fifth Sunday of Lent St. Florian Parish - March 21, 2021 March 20, 2021 Readings for the week of March 21, 2021 through Sun: Jer 31:31-34/Ps 51:3-4, 12-13, 14-15 [12a]/Heb 5:7-9/ March 28, 2021 Jn 12:20-33 or Ez 37:12-14/Rom 8:8-11/ Ps 130:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8 [7]/ Sat., Mar. 20 - Lenten Weekday Jn 11:1-45 or 11:3-7, 17, 20-27, 33b-45 8:00 a.m. † Fr. Timothy McGough, OCD Mon: Dn 13:1-9, 15-17, 19-30, 33-62 or 13:41c-62/ Anticipated Fifth Sunday of Lent Ps 23:1-3a, 3b-4, 5, 6 [4ab]/Jn 8:1-11 4:00 p.m. The Parishioners of St. Florian Parish Tues: Nm 21:4-9/Ps 102:2-3, 16-18, 19-21 [2]/Jn 8:21-30 Sun., Mar. 21 - Fifth Sunday of Lent Wed: Dn 3:14-20, 91-92, 95/Dn 3:52, 53, 54, 55, 56 [52b]/ Jn 8:31-42 8:00 a.m. † Josephine & † Joseph Fuys Mon., Mar. 22 - Lenten Weekday Thurs: Is 7:10-14; 8:10/Ps 40:7-8, 8-9, 10, 11 [8a, 9a]/ 5:00 p.m. In Honor of Jesus’ Agony in the Garden Heb 10:4-10/Lk 1:26-38 Fri: Jer 20:10-13/Ps 18:2-3a, 3bc-4, 5-6, 7 [cf. 7]/ for Violet Jn 10:31-42 Tues., Mar. 23 - Lenten Weekday Sat: Ez 37:21-28/Jer 31:10, 11-12abcd, 13 [cf. 10d]/ 5:00 p.m. † Ralph Haas Jn 11:45-56 Wed., Mar. 24 - Lenten Weekday Next Sun: Mk 11:1-10 or Jn 12:12-16/Is 50:4-7/ 8:00 a.m. † Kathi Amidzich Ps 22:8-9, 17-18, 19-20, 23-24 [2a]/Phil 2:6-11/ Thurs., Mar. 25 - The Annunciation of the Lord Mk 14:1—15:47 or 15:1-3 5:00 p.m. † Rosann Pranghofer Fri., Mar. 26 - Lenten Weekday Thursday, April 1 5:00 p.m. Carmelite Perpetual Mass Union - Holy Thursday Mass at 7:00 p.m. Friday, April 2 Sat., Mar. 27 - Lenten Weekday - Good Friday Service at 1:00 p.m. 8:00 a.m. † JoAnne Gannon Anticipated Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord Saturday, April 3 - Holy Saturday Easter Vigil at 7:30 p.m. 4:00 p.m. † Josephine & † Joseph Fuys Sunday, April 4 Sun., Mar. 28 - Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord - Easter Sunday Mass at 8:00 a.m. 8:00 a.m. The Parishioners of St. Florian Parish CALENDAR RAFFLE WINNERS ETERNAL FLAME March 16, 2021 March 20 - March 26, 2021 $25 - Lisa Adam In loving memory of: March 17, 2021 $100 - James & Bernadine † John Sullivan McGivern GOSPEL MEDITATION — ENCOURAGE DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF SCRIPTURE Any good teacher or parent will tell when that faith asks us to learn some- from it, then when we suffer we learn to you that once a lesson is really learned it thing very particular about ourselves. listen more attentively to the Voice doesn’t need to be taught again. When We must, like a grain of wheat, fall to behind that law. We naturally flee to we internalize things we have learned, the ground and die. Because God’s our Creator for inspiration, consolation, they become a part of who we are and DNA is at the very core of who we are, hope, direction, and comfort as we influence how we perceive and interact there are specific pearls of wisdom that navigate through this time of darkness. with our world. The same is true for the must be acquired before we can live a We will not need to run from it, subdue law God has written upon our hearts. full life. One very powerful lesson is it, fight it, or be overcome by it because Once humanity learns this lesson, we that it is not the task of the world to tell we will know, having internalized this will simply know it to be true and act us who we are and what has meaning, profound lesson before, that God will accordingly. Sometimes, it is hard to but God. For many, death is not an bring new life. God’s law is love and get people to learn the lessons they need opportunity for greater life but a love never fails. Even in the moments to learn. They are often distracted, permanent ending to the life they have of Jesus’ deepest despair, he glorified disinterested, conflicted, misdirected, or known. Jesus knew every dimension to the name of his Father. What he learned just too stubborn and unable or what it means to be fully human because allowed him to put everything in unwilling to see what is right before he was! He knows the joys, limitations, perspective and be obedient to the their eyes. Understanding that God is in sorrows, frustrations, wonders, tender, loving Voice that echoed within. a loving and committed relationship suffering, opportunities, and joys of the As Lent quickly winds down, may we with those fashioned and formed in human experience. Jesus can teach us a learn the same! Then, may we gain the God’s own image, seems like such a wealth of knowledge and life’s lessons fortitude and wisdom to help others see simple lesson to learn. But history and from his example, especially obedience. what is right before their eyes. experience has proven that it is not. When we accept the law God has We struggle with faith, especially placed in our hearts and gain wisdom The Fifth Sunday of Lent St. Florian Parish - March 21, 2021 In March, Please Pray For . Sat., March 20 Catherine Becker Helen Guszkowski Elizabeth Reineck 8:00 am Mass Ralph & Marlene Joyce Johnson Lynn Sheng 8:30 am Confessions Daniels Ruth Kressl Mary Smith Sat., March 20 - Anticipated 5th Sunday of Lent David Demos Betty Michalowski Cindy Terrien 3:00 pm Celebration Choir in Fellowship Room Gregg & Susan Candy Netterfield Edie Wurcer 4:00 pm Mass Dufek Katherine Papa Gloria Zelazek Sun., March 21 - Fifth Sunday of Lent Fr. Larry Fr. Jeff Prasser Bernie Zimney 8:00 am Mass Frankovich, OFM Mary Priewe Mon., March 22 - Parish Office Closed LIVE THE LITURGY — 5:00 pm Mass INSPIRATION FOR THE WEEK 5:30-6:45 pm Eucharistic Adoration with Benediction Tues., March 23 How do we convince people that God’s law is written upon 11 am-2:45 pm Secular Carmelites in Church basement their hearts? God is wedded to God’s people.