404 W. Lawrence St. Appleton WI 54911-5817

Phone: 920-734-7195 Fax: 920-734-0227

www.saintjosephparish.org

PASTORAL STAFF Capuchin - Pastor, Fr. James P. Leary, O.F.M. Cap.,

FrJim@SaintJosephParish.org…920-419-8738 Deacon/Pastoral Associate, Mark Farrell;

MFarrell@SaintJosephParish.org Deacon/Pastoral Minister, C.F. Dedman;

CFDedman@SaintJosephParish.org Pastoral Minister, Barb Mauthe; BMauthe@SaintJosephParish.org InterParish Adult Enrichment, Mary Ann Otto;

Motto@StMaryParish.org…739-5119

Music Director, Marisa Landsverk; MLandsverk@SaintJosephParish.org

Business Coordinator, Roger Simon; RSimon@SaintJosephParish.org

Business Administrator, Linda Baumruk; LBaumruk@SaintJosephParish.org

Secretary, Betsy Sowin; BSowin@SaintJosephParish.org

OFFICE HOURS The Parish Office is closed.

St. Joseph Parish is a member of St. Francis Xavier Catholic School System ……... 735-9380

Inter-Parish Religious Formation ….…………….…...…. 738-7413 Coordinator K-4/Eucharist: Diane Cahall Coordinator 5-8/Reconciliation: Jennifer Schubring Youth Minister/Coordinator 9-11/Confirmation: Ben Wolf

CELEBRATION OF THE SACRAMENTS Marriage: Active parish membership of 6 months is required before a wedding date may be set. Reconciliation: Saturdays from 9 until approximately 9:30 am or call for an appointment. Baptism: Please call the Parish Office 2 months in advance. Anointing of the Sick: Please call the Parish Office anytime.

MASS TIMES No Public Daily or Weekend Mass at this time.

Weekend Mass may be viewed online at: www.saintjosephparish.org

June 7, 2020

REACHING IN, REACHING OUT, REACHING GOD

Fr. Jim’s Jottings Friends, this weekend we celebrate another great feast

of our faith…Trinity Sunday. This feast acknowledges

our belief in “one God in Three Persons…Father, Son,

and Holy Spirit.” One of the first prayers we learned as a

child was the Sign of the Cross. Ever since then we have made it

thousands of times. Today would be a great day to make the Sign of

the Cross slowly, devoutly, prayerfully, and with meaning!

Besides acknowledging our feast, I want to explain how we are

going to begin public Masses and a few other things.

---Next weekend we will have two public Masses (Sat @ 4:00pm

and Sun @ 10:00am). I want to remind you that the obligation to

celebrate Mass has been lifted for the time being. If you are not well

and are elderly, it’s suggested that you refrain from coming to these

Masses.

We need to observe the guidelines we’ve been given. We can have

25% of our church capacity attend a Mass. That amounts to about

125 people. Church doors will be open a half hour before the Sat

and Sun Masses. Everyone needs to have their temp taken, wear a

facemask, sanitize hands, and keep social distance. We are hoping

we can accommodate whoever comes to our Masses. If we’ve

reached capacity, we will have to ask you to return home. Please

don’t be offended. Pews and seats will be marked. Families can sit

together but individuals will have to sit apart. It could be helpful if

you could call the parish office (734-7195) and let us know what

Mass you plan on attending. Our ushers will do their best to seat

people and we hope everyone will help make it all work.

--- We will record Mass on Sat @ 4:00pm and place it on our

website on Sunday at 9:00am for those who cannot be in church.

Additionally, we will offer Holy Communion at 11:00am for those

who would like to receive our Lord. Will this work? I hope

so. Obviously, we can make changes the following weekend. If we

need to add another Mass or two, we can do that. Let’s try to make

the best of this as we keep striving to get back to “normal”.

--- Then the week of June 14 we will resume our weekday

Masses. (Mon 12:05, Tue 12:05, and Fri 12:05. St Mary’s will have

Mass on Wed 12:05 & Thur 12:05). People will have their

temperature taken, wear facemasks, sanitize their hands, and

observe social distancing. I think we will have adequate space for

those who come to weekday Masses.

--- Our parish offices will remain closed through June. However,

our staff is present. To reach them, you just need to call or email

them.

--- And, friends, one more thing. For quite a while we have been

considering having our church pews refinished. This could be a

perfect time to do this since we can only have limited seating for the

near future. Our Building & Grounds committee is looking at two

bids and will let us know if, when, and how we can get this

done. Thank you.

Help us Recognize Dad! We still need pictures for our Father’s Day display. Please drop a photo of you and your dad in the drop box or email it to: coordinator@saintjosephparish.org by Tuesday, June 16. Your photos will help us create a tribute to dad for our Father’s Day bulletin.

Bishop’s Annual Appeal Thank you to those who have responded to this year’s Bishop’s Annual Appeal. So far 426 parishioners have committed $74,791 towards our parish goal of $77,175. We are slowly but surely crawling to our goal. If you’ve not given to the campaign yet, we can use your gift to get to the target. Thanks.

Fall Festival Committee Meeting We need to look at the status of our Fall Festival as a result of the coronavirus. Can we have it like we have in the past? Do we have to

look at other options? If you were on last year’s committee, could you come to a planning meeting this Wednesday, June 10, in Holly Hall? We will social distance, but please wear a facemask. Thank you!

Can the Parish Help? These are very difficult days for some families in trying to make ends meet. Some have lost their job or have had their hours cut back. If St Joe’s can help in some way, please call the parish office and let us talk with you.

Congratulations—Calendar Raffle Winners May 24—Lee & Nancy Jungen—$25

May 25—Carolyn Schweitzer—$25

May 26—Kathryn Lillge-Ruppel—$25 May 27—Marina Templin—$25

May 28—Doris Weyers—$25

May 29—Dan Herrick—$25

May 30—Jenny & John Heimann—$25

Please Pray For… Please pray for all our parishioners who are ill: Rita DeGroot, Bob Rechner Please also remember our nursing

home residents & shut-ins. Please pray for the intentions recorded in our Prayer Book of Intentions. Please pray for our parishioners or family members of our parishioners who have died: Patricia Hansen (mother of Colleen Hansen)

JUNE 7, 2020 / THE MOST HOLY TRINITY

Readings for the week of June 7 Sunday: Ex 34:4b-6, 8-9 Dn 3:52, 53, 54, 55, 56 [52b] 2 Cor 13:11-13 Jn 3:16-18 Monday: 1 Kgs 17:1-6 Ps 121:1bc-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8 [cf. 2] Mt 5:1-12 Tuesday: 1 Kgs 17:7-16 Ps 4:2-3, 4-5, 7b-8 [7a] Mt 5:13-16 Wednesday: 1 Kgs 18:20-39 Ps 16:1b-2ab, 4, 5ab and 8, 11 [1b]Mt 5:17-19 Thursday: Acts 11:21b-26; 13:1-3 Ps 65:10, 11, 12-13 [2a] Mt 5:20-26 Friday: 1 Kgs 19:9a, 11-16 Ps 27:7-8a, 8b-9abc, 13-14 [8b] Mt 5:27-32 Saturday: 1 Kgs 19:19-21 Ps 16:1b-2a and 5, 7-8, 9-10 [cf. 5a]Mt 5:33-37 Next Sunday: Dt 8:2-3, 14b-16a Ps 147:12-13, 14-15, 19-20 [12] 1 Cor 10:16-17 Jn 6:51-58 ©Liturgical Publications Inc.

Financial News Tithing Needed ……………………$18,461.00 Last Week’s Tithing ………………$9,768.00 Auto Withdrawal …..…………………$645.00 Children’s Collection ……………………$3.00

We appreciate your financial support during this difficult time!

Happy Birthday June Seniors!

Bernadine Bauer 6/1 Eileen Gerrity 6/1 John Lally 6/1 Linda Dejmek 6/2 Jordan Kuczwara 6/2 Kay Remme 6/2 Jean Thiel 6/2 Al Exenberger 6/3 Marie Brodnicki 6/4 Mary Hill 6/4 Barbara Miller 6/4 Daniel Strauss 6/4 Joseph Treiber 6/4 Delores Bissing 6/5 John Bradish 6/5 Nancy Packett 6/6 Lois Svejda 6/6 Tom Abendroth 6/7 Karen Swiecichowski 6/7 JoAnne Fellner 6/8 Michael Stouffer 6/8 Patricia Zeegers 6/8 Mary Jo Welch 6/9 Susan Sitzmann 6/10 John Svejda 6/10 Mary Nelson 6/11 Joan Captain 6/12 Marci Debruin 6/12 Rose Ann Ellis 6/12 Jean Filut 6/12 Wayne Peters 6/12 Bill Schaff 6/12

Jan Holmes 6/13 Ruth Janssen 6/13 Mary Ann Schmidt 6/13 John Van Groll 6/13 Lou Ann Hersant 6/14 June Long 6/14 Keith Mannebach 6/15 Thomas Wiltzius 6/15 Kevin Dick 6/17 Earl Van Heuklon 6/17 Bill Comerford 6/18 Allan Malone 6/18 Sherry Freimuth 6/19 Barbara Howard 6/19 Jeanette Bishop 6/20 Mary Langlois 6/20 Larry Mercier 6/20 Dick Novitske 6/21 Karin Posdal 6/21 John Black 6/22 Delores Christianson 6/23 Mary Ellen Eggert 6/23 Patrick Hawley 6/23 Tottie Oudenhoven 6/23 Ann Ritchie 6/23 Victoria Rotzel 6/23 William Behling 6/24 Margaret Blohm 6/25 William Stoegbauer 6/25 Donald Hayes 6/26 Bill Helphrey 6/26 Bill Welch 6/26 Linda Schlegelmilch 6/27 Mary Toppins 6/28 Kathleen Erm 6/29 Carolyn Lemke 6/29 Stacy Shrode 6/29 Gary Tonies 6/29 Barbara Weber 6/29 Peg Kading 6/30 Donna Ziesemer 6/30

New Ministry at St. Joe's: GRIEFSHARE!

Have you lost a spouse, child, family member or friend?

You may want to consider our new Grief Share Support Group. This group will help and encourage you after the death of a spouse, child, family member, or friend.

We urge you to connect with our leaders and find out about this 13-week program. The group is scheduled to begin July 13. Please contact Julie V. for more info at 920-707-0327 to reserve your spot.

Church Chuckle It's graduation day, and everybody's going to get their diploma but Josh. At the

assembly, the entire senior class stands up and shouts "Let Josh graduate, let Josh graduate!"

The principal agrees to give Josh one last chance. "If I have five apples in my right hand and five in my left hand, Josh, how many apples do I have?" he asked.

Josh thought long and hard and then said: "Ten."

And the entire senior class stood up and shouted, "Give Josh another chance. Give Josh another chance!"

JUNE 7, 2020 THE MOST HOLY TRINITY

SCHEDULED MASS INTENTIONS Monday, June 8 Dec. Jane Steger Tuesday, June 9 Dec. Keith Witthuhn Friday, June 12 Dec. Al Tyczkowski Saturday, June 13 Members of St. Joseph Parish Sunday, June 14 Dec. Donna Anderson Wedding Anniversary Couples Dec. Tim Van Susteren

THIS WEEK IN OUR PARISH Saturday, June 13 9:00 am Private Reconciliation

Got Rhubarb? We are looking for rhubarb for canning for this year’s Fall Festival. There will be a basket labeled in the Great Hall if you would like to drop

off rhubarb for this cause. Thank you.

Please Support Our Sponsor of the Week.

They help support the printing of this bulletin.

Thank you!

Announcements

1) If you’re planning to attend Mass next weekend (June 13-14), please call and let us know which Mass you’re coming to. We have a limited number of spaces and this will help give us a better idea of the number of people coming. Leave a message with this info at the Parish Office: 734-7195. We need to have these numbers by Monday, June 8 at 2:00 pm so we can plan accordingly. We appreciate your help with this issue.

2) Congratulations to all of our High School and

College Graduates of 2020! Please see the Graduation Display in the Great Hall or the Power Point on our website where we acknowledge their

achievements. May God bless their future endeavors.

To schedule your life-saving appointment, you may register by calling (800) 280-4102, or visit

www.save3lives.org and use sponsor code A365. We appreciate your generosity and

support!

St. Joseph Blood Drive

Live The Liturgy- Inspiration for the Week Today we celebrate the Divine dance, a perfectly choreo-graphed interplay of

the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Together

they dance and move as one though three unique Persons with distinctive, yet harmonious, patterns and steps. They provide a mirror into our soul. Within each one of us, the Divine dance continues, and the music of God’s love continues to inspire, sustain, and recreate us with every step and melody. Can you hear the music that the Triune God is playing? Where is the dance leading you? Our minds can never tru-ly understand or know God. But our hearts can seek and find Him. From beginning to end, God is one and, at the same time, Creator, Redeem-er, and Sanctifier. God’s holy Trinitarian dance is calling you to holiness. Join in and dance! ©LPi