Family of Four Parishes Old St. Mary Our Lady of Divine Providence SS Peter & Paul Three Holy Women July 25, 2021 Mass Schedule Old St. Mary Weekdays - 7:00 am & 12:05 pm Saturday - 4:30 pm Sunday - 7:15, 9:00 & 11:30 am Our Lady of Divine Providence St. Casimir Church Saturday - 4:00 pm Sunday - 10:00 am SS Peter & Paul Saturday - 5:00 pm Sunday - 9:30 am & 7:00 pm Three Holy Women Holy Rosary Church Saturday - 4:30 pm St. Hedwig Church Sunday - 8:30 am St. Rita Church Sunday - 8:30 am Reconciliation Monday, Tuesday & Friday - 11:30 am at Old St. Mary Saturday - 3:30-4:00 pm St. Casimir Church Saturday - 3:30-4:30 pm Holy Rosary Church Saturday - 4:00-5:00 pm SS Peter & Paul Pastor’s Corner Adult Formation Dear Friends, Living the Gift of Sunday Praised be Jesus Christ! As a tool for Catholics through SE Wisconsin, Archbishop With great joy, we return this weekend Listecki has published a reflection called, The Gift of to St. Rita to celebrate the 10:30 am Sunday. The full reflection and study guide can be found Sunday Mass! at https://www.archmil.org/Sunday-Initiative/ In doing so, we give thanks and praise Reflection.htm . “Living the Gift of Sunday contains ten to God for the generosity of so many weeks of reflections on how Sunday is a great gift for us, amongst us now, especially Mr. Jim and how we might live that gift out in our everyday lives.” Tarantino, as well as those Catholics You can pick up your copy of Living the Gift of Sunday in the back of Church: who have gone before us and whose shoulders we now stand upon as a people of faith, Sunday is Our First Day especially those faithful men and women of Milwaukee’s “Sunday is the first day, a day of new life, a day that Italian American community. inspires hope, a day that launches us into a new week Of course, we return this weekend not to the old Church and new opportunities to share God’s love. The decision of St. Rita, but rather to the new one, which was is yours. You can make Sunday the last day of a dedicated and blessed by Archbishop Listecki on weekend or truly make Sunday the Lord’s Day, an September 18, 2020. Until you can make your own intentional beginning to a new week abundant in the pilgrimage to pray at St. Rita, a virtual tour can be found promise of meaning, purpose and value…The power of on the Three Holy Women Parish website. Sunday is in the rest it provides, not the work it produces; Our new Church of St. Rita stands not on its own, but in receptivity, not in activity; in its celebratory affirmation rather on its living foundations, both of the community of of the deeply ordered goodness of creation, all of which St. Rita that has gathered to worship at Pleasant and nurtures our relationship with Christ. Its power is in Cass Streets since 1933, and our city’s Italian parish, moving us from a focus on ability, talent, achievement Blessed Virgin of Pompeii, whose bells once rang out in and calculating results, and toward the healthy and Milwaukee’s Third Ward. necessary realization of what is done to and for us – all that can only be received and accepted – and ultimately In a similar way, the words of the Lord in the Gospel this toward the grace that points us to what is authentically weekend also ring out and call us to renew our faith in human, to who we should be. It is a holy time, not for us that most firm of our foundations, the Holy Eucharist, the to work on things but for God to work on us.” Most Holy Body and Blood of our Lord. Each time we come to worship at Holy Mass, be it at St. Eat, Drink and Be Catholic Rita or another one of our beautiful parish churches, Jesus invites us to recline, just like those five thousand, Eat, Drink and Be Catholic offers women and men of all and find our rest and our fill in Him. ages a casual opportunity to explore the Catholic faith. We hope to provide space for intellectual, relational and On behalf of Fr. Tim, Fr. John and our entire parish staff, spiritual growth as well as some real community building. you have our love and our prayers. Our hope is that at the end of each evening, individuals See you at Mass! not only know more but are inspired and empowered to Very truly yours, live out their faith. The format ranges from speakers and group discussion to movies and music. This year’s theme Fr. Michael Malucha was “From Social Distance to Encounter.” Recordings of all eight conversations can be found on the Family of Four Parishes’ YouTube channel. Guests included Michael Adams of Milwaukee JobsWork, Marcus Mescher, author of The Ethics of Encounter: Christian Reflecting on the Sunday Readings Neighbor Love as a Practice of Solidarity, Vincent Noth of We invite individuals to share and reflect on the the Riverwest Food Pantry, Fr. Tim Kitzke, our pastor, upcoming Sunday readings on Monday, July 26. In a Sara Larson of Awake MKE, Anne Haines and Laura small group setting, we break open God’s Word, Hancock discussing the Urban Initiative’s Ministry Center allowing it to speak to our lives and to challenge us to at All Saints Parish, and Jon grow in our understanding of who God is, who we are, Sweeney, author of Nicholas Black Elk: Medicine Man, Catechist, Saint. and who God is calling us to be. The group meets in person in the parish center at Old St. Mary beginning at Contact Chad Griesel at 7:00 pm. For further information contact our pastoral [email protected] with any associate, Chad Griesel, at [email protected] or questions or if you would like to be 271-6577. added to the email list for future events. October 25, 2020 2 Family of Four Parishes Family, Youth & Young Adult Ministries New Family Ministry Coordinator at SS Peter & Paul Parish: LaTanya Bacon As Fr. John wrote in his pastor’s letter last week, we have hired LaTanya Bacon to be our new Family Ministry Coordinator at SS Peter & Paul. LaTanya is a mother of two girls, Grace (11) and Joy (4), who both attend Catholic East, and wife to Patrick. She spent 30 years as an active member in a Protestant church, where she mentored other adults, worked in Children’s Ministry and led Bible Study groups. She and her family were drawn to the Catholic Church because of the witness of several Catholic friends and neighbors. After exploring the faith through RCIA, LaTanya and her family entered the Catholic Church at SS Peter & Paul, Easter of 2019. LaTanya's family has been active in UPLIFT Families, Beacon Moms and Bacon Dads since then. LaTanya's part-time position will be focused primarily to restart Children's Liturgy of the Word at SS Peter & Paul this fall, in addition to her continued work as a Core Team member and leader in Beacon Moms. The Family Ministry Team is excited to have such a warm and faith-filled new Family Ministry Coordinator! WeWelcome LaTanya! Family of Four Parishes Family and Youth Ministry Team (left to right) Ken Gardinier - Family Ministry Coordinator at OSM; LaTanya Bacon - Family Ministry Coordinator at SSPP; Nino Rebholz - Associate Director of Youth and Young Adult Ministry; Mamie Riyeff - Family Ministry Coordinator at THW; Rachel McGrew - Family Ministry Coordinator at OLDP; Anh Clausen - Director of Family Ministry and Religious Formation UPLIFT Young Adult – Great Speaker Dr. Mike Brummond Coming July 29 All young adults in their 20s and 30s are welcome to join us at Old St. Mary on Thursday, July 29 at 7:00 pm to dive deeper in faith! We will be bringing in an awesome speaker, Dr. Mike Brummond, of Sacred Heart Seminary and School of Theology, to lead a fascinating lesson and conversation on living as a member of the mystical body of Christ. Snacks and beverages will also be provided! To see more details and RSVP, please go to https://tinyurl.com/ upliftyoungadultsgadults or reach out to Nino Rebholz at [email protected]@ffpmke.org if you have questions.ques October 25, 2020 3 Family of Four Parishes Social Justice Ministries Community Ministry Connection This week we continue sharing the history of our Community Ministry Connection partner, the Riverwest Food Pantry Urban Farm and our Community Gardens. Over the years various partnerships have developed in the community, sometimes they have lasted just for a season, and sometimes they have borne fruit for many years. Some of those partnerships include an annual “Feed for Seeds” fundraiser sponsored by the YNot Bar II; ongoing partnerships with the Victory Gardens Initiative and Riverside High School Gardening Club; and the generous donation of garden plots by neighbors of St. Casimir. Very significantly, the other new garden, or really farm, is located at Maglio Companies on Port Washington Road. At this location, the Urban Farm, there are 11 hoop houses that are being managed and farmed by Anna Metscher and Anna Jean Hallmann for the Riverwest Food Pantry, along with Samson Srok from Groundwork Milwaukee. In 2020, the farm grew produce during the winter months in two hoop houses and harvested through the winter and early spring. In 2021, most of the hoop houses were used to grow produce for the Riverwest Food Pantry throughout the winter and early spring.