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Issue 13 Fall 2014

Holy Trinity/St. Michael Fall 2014 Newsletter

Dear Friends,

A blessed Autumn to all. As we see the beautiful

color and feel the crispness in the air, we rejoice in

God’s wonderful gift of nature. The changes in

nature bring us to the transitional month of

November. The first Sunday of November is All

Soul’s Day, celebrated even if it falls on a Sunday.

A special remembrance service will be led by

Deacon Ralph on November 2nd at 7 p.m. at St.

Michael. I will offer a Mass for the dead at St. John

of God Chapel on Wednesday November 5th at

11:00 a.m., with a procession to the cemetery.

Before long it will be Thanksgiving with Mass at

9:00 a.m. November 27th at St. Michael. As you can

see, November has many prayer opportunities.

I can’t believe Christmas is so near, but time

marches on. Enjoy the Autumn season, as well as

the upcoming Advent and Christmas seasons!

Peace,

Fr. Ed Kornath

Letter from the Principal

Dear Parish Members:

I am honored and excited to return as the

principal of this incredible parish school with

such an excellent reputation and tradition. I’m

happy to report that we have more than a 10%

increase in enrollment as we heartily welcome

12 new families to Holy Trinity School this

year.

We’re very grateful for some generous

financial gifts, Joel and Pam Fleischman, for

the second year in a row, have sponsored the

Night Golf Outing and donated the $27,000 to

the school. We’re also grateful to the couple

(who wish to remain anonymous) who, in lieu

of gifts, asked their guests to donate to the

school in honor of their 50th

anniversary.

We’re enjoying a great beginning with

beautifully behaved children who make us

proud of them every day. I can’t begin to recall

the number of compliments our children have

received from visitors to the school and church.

For example, the photographer who visits many

schools, said our children were the best

behaved, most polite group he had encountered!

A prospective parent called to inquire about our

school because she had noticed the successes of

our alumni high school students. She wants this

After Thanksgiving, we head into Advent, the

preparation season for Christmas. Here are the

Advent Penance Services:

Tuesday, December 2nd

, St. Mary’s,

Lomira, at 7 p.m.

Tuesday, December 9th, Holy Trinity,

Kewaskum at 7 p.m.

Friday, December 12th, St. Matthew,

Campbellsport, at 7 p.m.

Saturday, December. 20th, Shepherd of

the Hills, Eden, at 10 a.m.

As you plan ahead, here is the Christmas Mass

Schedule:

Wed., Dec. 24th – Holy Trinity, at 4 p.m.

Wed., Dec. 24th – St. Michael at 5:30 p.m.

Wed., Dec. 24th – St. Matthias at 6 p.m.

Wed., Dec. 24th – Holy Trinity at 9:30 p.m.

Thurs., Dec. 25th – St. Michael at 8 a.m.

Thurs., Dec. 25th – Holy Trinity at 10 a.m.

Our New Year schedule is:

Wed., Dec. 31st – Holy Trinity at 4 p.m.

Thurs., Jan. 1st – St. Michael at 9 a.m.

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for her daughter. Substitute teachers love to

come here to teach because the children are

such a joy.

We are working to fulfill our mission to further

the Gospel here on earth through the children

and families of our parishes. I’d like to express

our undying gratitude for all the support you

provide us with your donations of time, talent,

and treasure.

God Bless,

Jodi Casetta

Holy Trinity School News

Holy Trinity staff, students and families want to

thank our parish family and everyone who

supports the school by money donations,

volunteering, attending/participating in

fundraisers, thoughts and prayers, etc.

The classrooms and hallways at Holy Trinity

School are back with laughter and learning

from the summer’s break. The school year

started out with a very successful Open House

where students and families were welcomed

backed, new families were introduced, students

and families had a chance to visit their new

teacher and classroom and unpack school

supplies. And, of course, the students were

excited to see all their friends again. The turn

out for the Open House was outstanding. This

year the school has welcomed 12 new families

and the enrollment is up to 102 students. The

3K/4K class has 16 students. This is very

exciting.

The School staff is:

Principal Mrs. Jodi Casetta, 3K/4K Mrs.

Wendy Schuetz, K5 Mrs. Mary Breuer, Grade 1

Mrs. Elisabeth Simon, grade 2 Mrs. Doreen

Kowalczyk, grade 3 Mrs. Melissa Buechel,

grade 4 Mrs. Rosanne Hefter, grade 5 Mrs.

Amy Trayner, grade 6 Mrs. Jean Hubert, grade

7 Mr. Ben Sawdo, grade 8 Mrs. Ellen Westphal

Kuphal, Art Mrs. Cheryl Hofschulte, Physical

Education Mr. Leonard Riemersma, Secretary

Mrs. Shawn Roberts, Janitorial Services Mr.

Andy Pesch, Food Service Mrs. Wendy

Muckerheide, Mrs. Nancy Leister, Mrs. Kerry

Felten, Mrs. Cindy Schickert.

WWJD stands for “What Would Jesus Do?”

When students are observed doing something

kind, generous, “something what Jesus would

do”, etc., their name gets put into a bucket and

a drawing is done on a weekly basis for a small

token. WWJD winners this year have been:

Brooke Muckerheide, Ella Geidel, Dawson

Zillmer, Taylor Daniel, Victoria

Quissek, Sam Melzer, Lydia Geidel, Micahael

Missall, Si Qi Gundrum, Macy Fleischman,

Natalie Sebo, Sydney Wheaton, Rhea Dricken,

Natalie Krueger, Maya Butschlick, Luke

Okrent, Izzy Butler, Maddie Marquardt, Olivia

Olson, David Zillmer, Ashleigh Hein, and

Everett Quissek. Great job to all students who

have won and all of them who earned W.W. J.

D. tickets so far this year.

Some of the events students have done this year

already include: grades 5-8 attended the play,

Anne Frank, and grades 5K-2 went on a

firehouse visit. Upcoming, the 3K/4K/5K

students are looking forward to a pumpkin farm

visit, while the other grades visit the Riveredge

Nature Preserve. We have activities planned for

Grandparents day on November 7th, a

Thanksgiving Feast on November 19th

, and a

Christmas Concert on December 18th

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Again, thanks to the parish and the community

who supports Holy Trinity School.

Holy Trinity Building & Grounds

Storm windows have been exchanged for the

summer screens. Air conditioners have also

been taken out and put to rest, thanks to the

help of John Spaeth and Chuck Nevsimal. As I

have mentioned before, these screens and

storms are rotting away. Maybe we should be

looking into just putting a combination storm

and screen in place of the present storms and

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screens. That way the changing would be over

with.

Help Wanted – Crew leaders for cleaning

church twice a month. At the present time, we

have only five leaders. Back in 2001, we also

had five leaders. In 2002, we gained six crew

leaders, so we were up to ten. Over the years,

we have not gained any new leaders but we

have lost nine due to moves, deaths, or other

reasons so some of us are there more than one

month a year. So show your Stewardship to

your parish and our place of worship.

Schedules will be made out the first part of

December. Please call the rectory for more

details.

The church boiler and some of the connecting

piping have been fixed, also replacement of

steam traps. Boiler treatment of water has been

updated. School water pipes from water main

have been replaced. Rectory boiler, which has

broken down, is in the works of being replaced.

Also, the church refrigerator, which was 40

years old, has been replaced. There is a big

thank you in order for Mike S. for repairing a

rectory window that was broken. Thanks for a

job well done.

Trick or Treat Stewardship

This October 25th

, here in Kewaskum, little

goblins, superheroes and princesses descended

upon our doorsteps seeking treats and goodies.

If we think about it, our relationship with God

is sometimes like that Halloween tradition. We,

like children, eagerly come to God’s doorstep

when we want something. We come to God for

blessings, requests of help for ourselves or

someone else, for strength in times of trouble,

and, most importantly, for the gift of Jesus in

the Eucharist at Mass.

All of these are available to us if we knock at

God’s door. If our relationship with God is

based solely on our asking and God giving, we

are like the neighborhood children coming to

our door. There is no relationship. God is

always at the door waiting for us to knock. He

wants to give us love, joy, faith and blessings.

However, God’s gifts come with a purpose and

responsibility. He gives them to us to be shared,

and shared abundantly, with others.

As we stand at the doorstep of God to receive

His gifts, we are to receive them graciously,

cultivate them responsibly, and return a fitting

portion back to God with gratitude. If we do

this, we are no longer just neighborhood

children knocking on God’s door, but truly His

daughters and sons.

Joint Human Concerns

The joint Holy Trinity/St. Michael Human

Concerns Committee continues to work along

with all parishioners to meet material and

spiritual needs in our parishes, communities,

and beyond.

Members of the committee and other volunteers

join together in prayer each Wednesday or

Thursday in October along with residents at

Kettle Moraine Gardens in Kewaskum. The

residents are very appreciative of all volunteers

who visit with them and lead them in praying

the Rosary. Advent devotions will begin at

Kettle Moraine Gardens on the first Wednesday

of Advent. Continuing throughout the year, the

committee organizes and staff’s volunteers who

host bingo at Kettle Moraine Gardens every

Tuesday evening for all residents. Small prizes

are provided to all participants. Monetary

donations for prizes can be made directly to

Diane Piwoni in the parish office. If you would

like to volunteer for the prayer ministry at

Kettle Moraine Gardens, please call Sharon

Ellefson at 629-5670.

If you are a person of action, the Helping

Hands group needs you! Activities this time of

year include fall yard clean up for seniors in our

parish and community. If you could lend a

helping hand on a future project, please call

Nick Walters at 692-3690. This is a great

volunteer opportunity for fathers and sons.

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Thanks to everyone who helped with a

monetary gift during the Baby Bottle

Fundraiser held during Respect Life Month that

benefited the Seed of Hope Center. What a

wonderful, practical, and supportive way to

demonstrate our belief in the sacredness of all

life from the moment of conception until

natural death.

The annual winter Clothing Drive is always

held the first Saturday of November. Gently

used winter clothing was collected and

distributed to those in need. Thanks to the many

parishioners who collected, washed and

cleaned, and sorted many donations of warm

coats, jackets, hats, gloves, sweatshirts, pants,

jeans, and gently worn shoes and boots.

Recipients for the donations were pleased to

accept our contributions again this year. Thanks

also to the volunteers who contributed to the

success of this event.

Coming soon in Advent is the Giving Tree

project. Planning and ornament making is

already underway. This project is always a

shining example of the generosity of our faith

communities, as shown by the hundreds of gifts

that are donated to over a handful of charitable

organizations. Please consider sharing God’s

blessings with those less fortunate as you begin

to budget and prepare for the upcoming Advent

and Christmas seasons.

Ongoing ministries of the committee include

the remembrance of Seniors and Adopt a

Seminarian. The Seniors include parish

members residing in care facilities or who are

homebound. Committee members and other

volunteers remember them with cards and visits

on their birthday as well as gifts at Christmas

and Easter. The Seminarians are men studying

for the priesthood in the Archdiocese of

Milwaukee. They are also remembered on their

birthday, Christmas, and Easter with cards and

notes of encouragement. Please include the

Seniors and Seminarians in your prayers. If

you are interested in sponsoring a Senior,

please contact Dianne Pesch at 626-4501 and to

Adopt a Seminarian, please contact Judy

Harlow at 626-4202.

The Human Concerns Committee is an active

group, but we could reach out to even more

people in need with an increase in members. If

God is calling you to put your faith into action,

please consider attending one of our meetings

or offering your help to one of the project

leaders named in this article. The committee

typically meets the first Thursday of the month

at 7:00 p.m. in the church hall at Holy Trinity

(however, we will not be meeting in

December). For more information about

upcoming meetings, contact Vicki Heideman at

626-1317.

Birthday List

Nov. 1 Bernice Schoofs

Cedar Bay East

5577 Home Dr. #114

West Bend, WI 53095

Dec. 13 Earl Petrie

Samaritan Health Care

531 E. Washington #462

West Bend, WI 53095

Jan. 1 Bernice Groh

Tamarack Place #109S

N 84 W 17147 Menomonee Ave

Menomonee Falls, WI 53051

Feb. 20 Irma Reindl

Kettle Moraine Gardens #1

1038 Fond du Lac Ave. #203

Kewaskum, WI 53040

The Holy Trinity Advisory Board and

Subcommittees Update

There have been some changes with the School

Advisory Board this new school year including

a new Chairperson and Vice chairperson,

meeting date, and sub-committees. The School

Advisory Board now meets the 2nd

Thursday of

the month starting at 5:30 pm. Board members

participate in decision making in areas that

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include planning, policy review and enactment,

finances, development including public

relations, and marketing.

The Advisory Board’s number one role, as the

Bylaws state, is to “serve as a consultative body

that assists the Principal in fulfilling the

school’s mission.” The Advisory Board

supports the Principal, Mrs. Casetta and the

goals she and the teachers have set for the

school. The Advisory Board also supports the

families of Holy Trinity School. Current

members include: Advisory Board Chair –

Heidi Butler, Advisory Board Vice Chair –

Paul Sebo, Advisory Board Secretary – Joanne

Geidel, Principal – Jody Casetta, Father Ed,

Parish Council Liaison – Jeff Butler, Lynn

Quissek, Pat Adelmann, and Sandy

Krautkramer. Questions, comments and

suggestions are always welcome to be

discussed. The Advisory Board is always

looking for new members to join the board and

help support the mission. There is no

requirement for board members to have

children attending Holy Trinity School and the

board has a mixture of varied talents. If you are

interested, please contact Heidi Butler. The

Advisory Board will be hosting Fellowship

Sunday after 7:30 am Mass on January 18,

2015. Please join us.

With the great effort of Kelly Marquardt,

Advisory Board, and Finance Committee we

are happy to announce that Scrip is now

available online! Scrip is one of the fundraisers

for school and is very easy to use. Scrip is

dollar for dollar, and it is money you already

spend. Instead of the usual usage of credit/debit

card or other money when purchasing everyday

items like gas or groceries, you can purchase a

retail gift card and the school earns money.

There is a wide variety of retailers. Please call

school for more details.

Technology Committee was busy this summer

installing 20 Internet access points through the

school building, as well as, a new data switch.

All equipment and time was donated by Ben

Sawdo’s friend, Matthew Heyes. A big thank

you to Ben and Matthew for all their hard work

throughout the summer! The seventh grade

Smart Board has arrived, which was purchased

with money raised from Social Fest.

Advancement Committee has been working on

the Annual Fund, as well as, continuing to

focus on the marketing plan.

Thank you to everyone, the Parish, teachers,

school staff, all committees and subcommittees,

as well as, our volunteers who continue to help

make Holy Trinity a school to be proud of!

Spiritual Lending Library

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As always, we invite everyone from either

parish to use our library for their spiritual

reading.

Books that have been added recently are listed

below:

JOY OF THE GOSPEL by Pope Francis;

REMAINING CATHOLIC (six good reasons

for staying in an imperfect church) by Rev.

Martin Pable, OFM Cap.; MADE FOR

MORE by Curtis Martin; IN HIS SPIRIT (a

guide to today’s spirituality) by Richard J.

Hauser, S.J.; PRAYER, A PRACTICAL

GUIDE, by Rev. Martin Pable, OFM Cap.;

THOMAS AQUINAS by Roberta Barron;

FINDING LIGHT IN THE DARKNESS (a

journey through the Stations of the Cross) by

Fr. Dan Farley; HE TAUGHT LOVE (Jesus’

lessons for living); WHERE JESUS

WALKED (a book of photographs and facts to

the Holy Land) and BUTLER’S LIVES OF

THE SAINTS.

A few children’s books have been added as

well. Also, we invite the children to check out

any saint’s books when they are looking for

their favorite saint to dress up as, or report on

for their religion classes.

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Pastoral Council News

It has been some time since the Pastoral

Council has had an update. Since that is the

case, it may be good to have a review of the

role of the Pastoral Council and it’s members.

The Holy Trinity Pastoral Council members for

the current year are Fr. Ed, Jeff Buechel, Jeff

Butler, Paul Dean, Jim Hawig, Jim Leister,

Chas Nevsimal and Brian Wildt. The role of the

Pastoral Council is one of consultation and

planning. The Archdiocese of Milwaukee

defines the role as follows: The Pastoral

Council shall be a vehicle for the parish to

fulfill the pastoral mission of Jesus and the

Church in a specific part of the Archdiocese. It

does this by developing Catholic identity,

promoting evangelization, and fostering

stewardship. The council shall strive to build a

community of disciples who recognize their

baptismal calls to lives of holiness, witness, and

service. The Council shall engage in a

continuous process of pastoral planning, which

takes into account the needs and priorities of its

parishioners, the Archdiocese, the broader

community, and the world. The Council shall

be the consultative and planning body in

regards to pastoral activity except to the extent

limited by faith and morals, church or civil law

or archdiocesan policy. The Council possesses

a consultative vote only. The Holy Trinity

Pastoral Council meets monthly along with the

Joint Pastoral Council on the third Tuesday of

each month with the exception of July. The

location alternates between Holy Trinity and St.

Michael.

Brian Wildt

Council Chair

Family Promise

St. Michael and Holy Trinity will again assist

Peace Church in mid December when they host

homeless families through Family Promise. We

feel blessed to be able to help out these families

at this time of year. Special activities will be

planned each night to bring a little holiday

cheer to their stay at Peace. Consider having

your family spend a few hours with those

families in need of a little compassion, love,

and acceptance during the Advent season. Look

to the bulletin for more information after

Thanksgiving.

Holy Trinity Scrip News

Want to help Holy Trinity and pay your

propane bill at the same time? Herriges Oil and

Strobel Oil of Kewaskum have teamed up with

Holy Trinity Scrip Program to help earn money

for the school at no extra cost to you. All you

need to do is bring in your bill to school, with

your check written out to Holy Trinity Scrip for

the amount due, and we will pay the bill for you

at a discount that pays back to Holy Trinity.

These local businesses have agreed to give 2-

3% back as a way to help out Holy Trinity. If

you have any questions or are interested in

other ways you could support the scrip

program, please call the school office at 262-

626-2603.

Holy Trinity Finance Council

In August, Holy Trinity officially adopted the

Finance Council Norms of the Archdiocese of

Milwaukee. We are now called the Finance

Council, not the Finance Committee. Our role

has slightly changed in that Finance is now

more of an authoritative body, whereas in the

past, we were advisory to the Parish Council.

This will allow the Parish Council (which is

now called the Pastoral Council) to focus more

on the mission of the church. According to

rules issued by the Archdiocese, Finance

meetings are no longer open to visitors as we

frequently discuss salaries and other

confidential issues. If you wish to present a

proposal to Finance, please call Tom Tobin,

Chairperson in advance, to schedule your

proposal into the next Finance meeting agenda.

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Finance members this year are Frank Beesten,

Paul Dean, Tom Tobin, Jim Leister, Jim Hawig,

Jeff Buechel, Tim Rohlinger, and Fr. Ed.

We want to extend a huge thank you to

outgoing members, Shirley Kempf, Mary Ellen

McElhatton, Jane Dean, and Joanne Weisling.

These individuals have spent a lot of time and

effort helping guide the parish in the past and

we are grateful to them for their years of

service. Thank you!

Finance is working closely with the

Stewardship Committee. We have had very

positive feedback to the Stewardship programs

that we have undertaken in the past two years.

Stewardship has been getting people more

engaged and enthusiastic. Community

awareness of our Parish has also increased.

Our financial year runs from 7/1/14 through

6/30/15. Through the two months ended August

31, 2014 weekly envelope collections are up

slightly compared to the prior year, but are

substantially below budget. Through expense

management we have managed to keep

expenses below the prior year through August.

We have just incurred some significant

expenses for replacing water lines and a major

boiler repair. Next year we will probably have

to replace the entire parking lot.

We are deeply grateful for your generosity and

faith-filled sharing of your financial resources

as we continue to strengthen and grow our

ministries here at Holy Trinity. We promise to

be responsible stewards of the financial support

you give to the work of our Parish ministries.

Tom Tobin

262-629-9009

Religious Education .

Greetings all,

We are excited about all the activity for the

CCD (K-8) and the CYE (9-Confirmation)

classes.

CCD Program: Our second graders are

preparing for their First Reconciliation on

December 4th

at Holy Trinity Parish.

Fr. Ed gave a presentation on the Creed to our

4-8 graders on October 8th

. He will give a

presentation to K-4 graders on teaching about

the Mass on October 22 and on November 19th

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Father Ed will offer a teaching Mass for grades

5-8. Please join your children for these

teaching Masses for an insight in answering the

questions of “why does Father do…” or “how

come Father wears” or “what does that mean”?

All Saints Presentation by CCD on

November 5th

We are working on an All Saints Presentation

on November 5th

and are in need of saint

costumes. This year, we would like to include

young saints such as St. Maria Goretti, St.

Agnes, St. Dominic Savio (Patron of Children),

St. Bernadette, St. Tarcisius (Patron of First

Communicants), St. John Berchman, (Patron of

Altar Boys) and let’s not forget St. John Bosco

to name a few. If you have saint costumes or

are interested in sewing a costume, please

contact the Religious Education Office at 262-

626-2650. We are also looking for volunteers to

help on that special day.

CYE (9-11)

Our youth have been sharing their time and

talents during the Holy Trinity Social Fest, St.

Michael Fall Festival, Life Chain and sidewalk

art at Holy Trinity. You will be seeing our

youth and their helping hands throughout the

year…please acknowledge and thank them for

their willingness to participate in their parish

and community outreach programs. 9th and

10th graders have attended St. John Bosco

Youth Rally at Holy Hill on October 4th

and

will participate at St. Ben’s Community Meal

from 2:30-7:30 p.m on January 23.

Confirmation Class Our 11th graders are preparing for their

Confirmation on April 17th

. The Confirmands

and their parents met for the 9:00 a.m. Mass at

St. Michael on October 19 and had a meeting

following the Mass. They will be sharing their

talents and time participating as Mass Ministers

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and helping around the parishes throughout the

year. The Confirmation overnight retreat has

been moved from November 1-2 to March 27-

28 due to the Kewaskum Indians playoff

games…good work Indians!!! The retreat will

remain at Mt. Tabor in Menasha but we will

leave the Holy Trinity parking lot on Friday,

March 27th

at 5:00 p.m. and return to Holy

Trinity on Saturday March 28th

at about 6:45

p.m.

All CCD and CYE students will be involved in

a Kringle fund raiser for the Religious

Education Program beginning on November 12

and ending December 3 with pick up on

December 17 at Holy Trinity Parish. Please

help our students by ordering Kringles for

Christmas.

Please keep our youth and their Catechist in

your prayers.

Marie Joers DRE

Nicaragua News

I am happy to report that we have shipped three

40 foot containers (size of semi trailers) of

supplies packed into barrels and boxes and used

items such as hospital beds, dormitory beds,

(donated by St. Lawrence Seminary to the

Seminary in Bluefields), school desks, hospital

supplies, church statutes, altars, and pews, and

many other large items to Bishop Paul Schmitz,

Bishop of the Vicariate of Bluefields (which

includes our sister parish in Waspam, Rio

Coco). Our barrels and boxes marked for

Waspam are then transported to Waspam c/o of

Padre Elvis and Sister Rose Kowalski to be

distributed to area schools and communities.

Many of the large items, school desks, hospital

supplies and beds, large tools, and church pews

and altars are donated by parishes throughout

Wisconsin. It is fulfilling to see Catholic

Parishes and Institutions helping the people in

Nicaragua.

Life in Waspam and Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua

has been difficult as they are suffering a

drought for two years and the pump for the city

well broke in July. The people were advised the

new parts may arrive in December but until

then, no clean water. Because of the drought,

the rice and bean crop have also failed. Please

keep our sister parish in prayer.

I will be flying to Nicaragua on December 26

and return on January 19. My plans are to fly to

Managua on the 26 and onto Bluefields on the

27. Padre Floriano, now pastor of the

Cathedral, will be celebrating his jubilee on

December 28. I will stay in Bluefields for New

Years and fly onto Puerto Cabezas to visit with

Padre Nilo for a week. My last stop will be

Waspam and the new parish on the Rio Coco,

Esperanza. I hope to take pictures of our sister

parishes and areas and schedule the Padres’

visits to Wisconsin in June and July. I will be

missing two CCD and CYE classes in January

but I know that Jenni Bolek and the volunteer

catechists are quite capable of running the

program without the DRE. (well at least for two

weeks).

The priests receive their assignments in

October when they meet with Bishop Paul

Schmitz for their annual meeting. I expect

Padre Elvis to remain in Waspam but will

report if there are any new assignments in the

area.

Tingki Pali, Marie Joers

Stewardship

Oh…and Thank You, Lord for the Gift of my

Parish.

At this time of year many parishioners are

being asked to focus on the gifts they have

received, and the gift of financial support they

intend to give to Holy Trinity. When we think

about blessings present in our lives, do we

remember to say “thank you” to God for the

gift of our parish communities? Do we consider

the teaching, the healing and comforting we

receive through practicing our faith together?

Through Holy Trinity’s many programs, we are

reaching out to those in need; educating

children in our faith, celebrating with families

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and individuals through the sacraments, visiting

the sick and homebound. Holy Trinity gives us

the gifts of being part of something greater than

ourselves.

Here are some of the ways your financial

support is building our faith community here at

Holy Trinity:

- We baptized 14 new members into our

Catholic Faith

- 19 youths accepted Jesus in their First

Communion

- 20 young people accepted their faith as

adults in Confirmation

- 102 children grow in their faith at Holy

Trinity School

- 134 children increase their faith in our

CCD programs

- 80 teens and young adults learn how to

be young Christians in our CYE

program

- United 5 couples in the sacrament of

Matrimony

- Prayed with and comforted 16 grieving

families as they commended their loved

ones into God’s care

- Brought 16 new members into our Holy

Trinity faith community

- Hundreds of calls were made to the sick

and homebound, bringing God’s

comfort to those who may have needed

it most

Also your healing hands touched lives in this

area through St. Ben’s, Family Promise, St.

Vincent DePaul, and many Human Concerns

projects. Also, many projects have been

completed for our sister parish in Nicaragua.

Your generosity, faithful stewardship and

readiness to volunteer is our faith in action.

Thank you for your continued support of Holy

Trinity parish and its many ministries.

Christmas Book Give-Away

Are you struggling to see what Faith has to do

with everyday life? Is Catholicism still

relevant? What does this mean for our

relationship and our families? As human beings

we are constantly engaging and disengaging in

everything we do. Why? What is the

difference between highly engaged Catholics

and disengaged Catholics? Get these

answers…and so much more!

Everyone who attends Mass on Christmas

Eve/Day will receive a free copy of The Four

Signs of a Dynamic Catholic by Mathew

Kelly as they leave Church. It took just 23 days

to sell 100,000 copies and sparked widespread

conversation. This book promises to answer

questions and stir a new energy within you. It’s

a game changer!

Last year, Holy Trinity gave Mathew Kelly’s

book, Rediscover Catholicism. This book has

been shared with hundreds of thousands of

Catholics nationwide already. Here are a few

things people had to say after reading this book:

- David said, “This book brought my son

back to the Church!”

- Lindsey shared, “I have been away from

the Church for 20 years, but last

Christmas something drew me to go.

On the way out of Mass everyone was

handed a copy of a book and for some

reason I read it. I came back to the

Church because of this book.”

The cost for this book and our 3rd

book in this

series is $2 per book. We plan to purchase 800

books for a total cost of $1,600. Please donate

to this worthy cause, by writing your check to

Holy Trinity and marking it Christmas Book

Program.

Thank you.

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HT Cemetery Committee

Cemetery care and maintenance:

Holy Trinity Cemetery Sign was repaired,

painted and installed in late June.

A new Cemetery Flag was donated by Dennis

and Sue Bingen and put up in late June. Thank

you Dennis and Sue.

Watering Angel, although there wasn’t a great

need this summer because of all the rain, Kathy

Schmitt did some watering as requested and

needed. Thank you Kathy and we look forward

to you doing this again next spring and

summer.

Grass cutting and Trimming went 30% over

our normal budget because of all the rain this

spring, summer and fall. I would like to thank

all those who worked the extra hours to give the

cemeteries this necessary grooming, the

cemeteries looked great. Thank you; Dennis

Bingen, Jim & Kathy Hawig, the Leister family

and Al & Audrey Weiland.

A couple of needed Cemetery Monument

Repairs were accomplished at the St. Matthias

cemetery.

Decorations such as winter wreaths, styrofoam

crosses and winter flowers may be placed

starting November 15th

and will be removed

April 15th

. No winter blankets are allowed

because of possible sod damage.

NOTE: Driveway Snow Removal for Holy

Trinity West (Hwy 28 West) cemetery is

normally only done for funerals and on

holidays.

Cemetery Point of Contacts:

Sexton – Holy Trinity Cemeteries: Zachary

Stoffel – Ph. (262-626-4852)

Sexton – St. Matthias Cemetery: Alex or

Jenni Bolek – Ph. (262-626-8208)

Sexton: St. Bridget Cemetery: John

Amerling – Ph. (262-626-2581)

Cemetery Committee Chair: Al Weiland –

Ph. (262-334-4152)

Stewardship Committee

A Stewardship Prayer Lord, time is Your gift to us. Help me to be a

good steward of this precious gift by spending

it in ways to which You call me.

Listening to You,

Learning about You,

Knowing You,

Being with You,

May my stewardship of this most precious gift

show my love for You.

“Oh…and thank you, Lord, for the gift of my

parish, Holy Trinity. It brings me closer to You,

and it brings me closer to my brothers and

sisters in faith. Help me to support your work,

through my parish community, by sharing my

time in prayer, my talent in ministry and my

financial resources in proportion to my ability.”

Amen

Holy Trinity Liturgy Committee

Thank you to all the parishioners who brought

their Crucifixes to be blessed at the weekend

Masses September 13-14. This will be an

annual event. Because All Saints Day is on a

Saturday this year, it is not a Holy Day of

Obligation. We will again have the “Eternal

Life Tree” at Holy Trinity and St. Michael.

Please bring your pictures/holy cards of your

loved ones to be placed on the tree branch. The

box is available in the Narthex at Holy Trinity

and as you enter St. Michael. The tree branch

will be up the whole month of November.

November 1 and 2 weekend Masses we will

read in the petitions the parishioners from Holy

Trinity and St. Michael who have died the past

year. The names will also be in that weekend

bulletin.

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St. John of God All Souls Memorial Mass –

November 5th

at 11 a.m. After Mass a special

blessing at the cemetery.

Thanksgiving Ecumenical November 26th

at

Peace United Church of Christ. Watch the

bulletin for the time and also dates for

Ecumenical Choir Practices.

Thanksgiving Day Mass – November 27th

– 9

a.m. at St. Michael.

Baby Jesus Blessing – Weekend Masses

December 13/14 – Holy Trinity and St.

Michael. More information will be in the

church bulletin.

Immaculate Conception December 8th

Mass

Schedule – 7:45 a.m. Holy Trinity; 6:30 p.m.

St. Michael.

Christmas and New Year Mass Schedule:

December 24 – 4 p.m. Holy Trinity; 5:30 p.m.

St. Michael; 6 p.m. St. Mathias; 9:30 p.m.

Holy Trinity.

December 25 – 8 a.m. St. Michael; 10 a.m.

Holy Trinity.

December 31 – 4 p.m. Holy Trinity

January 1 – 9 a.m. St. Michael

Thank you to Lindsay (Krautkramer) Dahlberg

for scheduling the musicians and singers for the

Masses. Great to see many new faces showing

their musical talents.

Thank you to the group of people who write the

Sunday petitions. They are beautifully written,

have great meaning, and we like how you

change the response instead of it always being

the same.

Our committee has received many compliments

on the music, beautiful banners, and

decorations in church and seeing the American

Flag in the church proper on Memorial Day, 4th

of July, and Labor Day. Thank you

Our committee decided that people just

cannot nail items to the wall or move items

into Holy Trinity Church without the

approval of the Parish Council and/or

Decorating and Liturgy Committee. The

church is getting cluttered. Because of fire

codes, there are areas in church that must be

clear. Also, items placed on bulletin boards

and/or tables in Holy Trinity Church should

not be more than two weeks from the event.

unless approved by the Holy Trinity Liturgy

Committee.

Holy Trinity Liturgy Committee is always

looking for more members. Please come to our

next meeting which will be held on January 27,

2015, at 6:30 P.M. at St. Michael.

Christian Women

We had a very successful LIVING ROSARY

presentation on Tuesday evening, October 14th

.

We would like to thank all who participated in

this presentation: Sr. Isabel (who traveled a

distance to give a talk on the “Rosary”); the 5

women who gave of their time to call the

individuals to partake and make the

presentation a success; the ladies who willingly

and graciously took the time to participate

(many who have continuously done so for

years); the people who joined us from the pews;

and last but not least the donors of the goodies

for the get together in the hall after.

We also wish to “thank” all of our 30 some

volunteers who help us prepare and present the

funeral dinners most welcome to the loved ones

and friends of the deceased of our church and

community. The “Hall fee” is deposited in the

Christian Women account, from which

donations to Holy Trinity, Food Pantry;

transportation for the “Homes for Humanities”,

etc.

Pat and Rosemary

Kewaskum Community Food Pantry

Store Hours:

Tuesday – 4:15 - 6:00 p.m.

Thursday – 4:15 – 6:00 p.m.

Address:

1504 Reigle Drive, Kew. WI 53040

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