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Pastoral Office: Phone: (414) 762-0552 Hours: M,T, W, Th: 9:00A- 3:30P
Closed on Friday
Pastor: Rev. Robert Kacalo x222 [email protected]
Deacon: Stan Lowe
Director of Liturgy and Music:
Lynda Trani x263
Director of Religious Education:
Betsy Potter x224
Director of Family Life Center: x225
Parish Secretary:
Jennifer Moscatello
Maintenance Supervisor:
Joe Kosobucki
Mass Schedule: Tuesday - Friday 8:00 am
Saturday 4:30 pm
Sunday 8:30 am & 10:30 am
Sacrament of Reconciliation: Saturday 3:30 pm
or by appointment
Baptism Parish membership is required.
Baptismal preparation for parents and
sponsors is held the second Sunday of each
month. Pre-registration is required. Baptisms
are held once each month. Contact the
Parish Office for more information. Marriage Parish membership is required.
Arrangements need to be made a minimum
of six months prior to the wedding date.
Please contact Fr. Robert for more
information. Anointing of the Sick
Please contact the Parish Office
Be sure to visit and “Like”
our Facebook Page: St.
Stephen’s Catholic Church
1441 West Oakwood Road
Oak Creek, WI 53154
www.saintstephenmil.org
SAINT STEPHEN
CATHOLIC COMMUNITY
“We’re Moved by the Spirit”
The Nativity of St. John the Baptist
Come Join Us! We would love to officially welcome you into our family.
Registration packets are available at the information center.
Sunday, June 24, 2018
Garden Angels Robert Fischer
Dennis Fritsch
David Klamik
Dennis Laskaskie
Tom Ludka
Barb Ludka
Ron McClelland
Mark Sumner
Mary Villwock
Keith Wagner
SCRIP orders will
be taken the
first weekend of
every month
and delivered the
following weekend.
Scrip cards in stock are: Roundys, Starbucks, Speedway,
Kwik Trip, Meijers
Church Calendar Notice The parish offices will be closed
Monday, July 2nd through Sun-
day, July 8th to allow our staff to
take some much deserved vaca-
tion and down time and enjoy
the summer! In addition, there
will be no Daily Masses on Tues,
Wed, Thurs, and Friday,
July 3rd – July 6th.
Please plan accordingly regard-
ing any parish business.
P A R I S H N E W S
Your Knights of Columbus Council is seeking Catholic Men 18 or older and a practicing Catholic to join us. Na-tionally the Knights have raised $36 Million for Ultra Sound Machines and $13 Million to resettle persecuted Christians to name but a few of the programs we have been involved with. Time for you to answer the call and
defend your Catholic values, protect life, religious liberty and your faith. Our Council will be holding a 1st Degree Exemplification on Tuesday evening June 5 at 6:15 pm. Contact Dennis (414) 412-0960 or Tom (414) 423-9203 for more information. You were born a man, you become an Knight!
Summer Time Notice Reminder St. Stephens Blood Drive is Thursday June 28, 2018
1:30pm-7:00pm Please call 1.877.Be.A.Hero to schedule an appointment
or Versiti.org (this is the Blood Center of Wisconsin’s new Website).
Help Save Lives!
May Financials May YTD
Stewardship Income $30,320 $407,263
Less Expenses $30,947 $356,255
Surplus/Deficit - $626 $51,007
Mortgage Income $9,701 $122,427
Actual Payment $14,246 $142,461
Surplus/Deficit -$4,545 -$20,033
May Special Collections Summary
Wk Project Amt.
6 Women’s Resources
$200
13 Burn the Mortgage
$119
13 Chocolate Covered Strawberries $2,510
20 Pentacost $145
27 Veteran’s Homeless Initiative $356
UPCOMING PREP
SCHEDULE
Wednesday - Thursday,
August 22- 23 Confirmation Candidate
Interviews
Saturday, September 29 10:00 am Confirmation
Rehearsal
Monday , October 1 7:00 pm
Celebration of Confirmation
St. Stephen
There will be NO Eucharistic Adoration on
Thursday, July 5th as the Parish Office will be
closed from
Monday, July 2 through Friday, July 6th.
Eucharistic Adoration will
resume on Thursday, August 2nd.
Please join us between 9 and 5 pm in the
chapel on the first Thursday of every month.
St. Stephen’s Food Pantry
Will Be Closed
Tuesday, July 3rd
and Thursday, July 5th.
If you are visiting us today, we
would like to extend a warm
welcome not only as our guests,
but as Guests of God. We are so
glad you joined us and hope that
you leave us today with the
peace of God inside you.
Readings for the Week of
June 17, 2018
Sunday: EZ 17:22-24, 2 COR
5:6-10, MK 4:26-34
Monday: 1 KGS 21:1-16, MT
5:38-42
Tuesday: 1 KGS 21:17-29,
MT 5:43-48
Wednesday: 2 KGS 2:1, 6-14,
MT 6:1-6, 16-18
Thursday: SIR 48:1-14, MT
6:7-15
Friday: 2 KGS 11:1-4, 9-18,
20, MT 6:19-23
Saturday: 2 CHR 24:17-25,
MT 6:24-34
Next Sunday: IS 49:1-6, ACTS 13:22-26, LK 1:57-66,
80
W H A T ’ S H A P P E N I N G
The Commissariat of the Holy Land would like to thank St. Stephen for our donation of $589 during the Pontifical Good Friday Collection on Friday, March 30th. This donation will provide critical support for Christians in the Holy Land, including pastoral care, schools, housing, employment, refugee as-sistance, and to support the sacred shrines which are visited annually by more than 1.5 million pilgrims.
Are You “Moved By The Spirit” To Serve? 1. Volunteers to join & assist Building & Grounds commit- tee in various parish repair & maintenance projects 2. Volunteer to do touch up paint work in classrooms, office & church areas 3. Volunteer to paint Cross at St. Stephen Cemetery 4. Volunteer to install pot & pan rack in ceiling of kitchen 5. Volunteer to weatherize and paint an old baptismal font to be used in the landscaped garden.
Upcoming Events in Our Area
Nazareth Family Day at Holy Hill
Sunday, July 8th $25 per family
11:30 am - Confessions 12:30 pm - Mass with Bishop Jeff Haines
1:30-2:30 pm - Lunch 1:30 - 4 pm - Games & Outdoor Activities on the grounds at Holy Hill Sponsored by: Holy Hill in collaboration with marriage and Family Life
For more information and registration visit: www.holyhill.com.
Mass Intentions Tuesday, June 26
8:00 am † Ray Jakubiak
Wednesday, June 27
8:00 am Jane Ellen Dully
Thursday, June 28
8:00 am † Lois Becker
Friday, June 29
8:00 am † John & Stephanie Udziela
Saturday, June 30
4:30 pm † Chuck Hareng
Sunday, July 1 8:30 am † Clarence & Sylvia Willms
10:30 am † For the People
Sunday Funny
God is like. GENERAL ELECTRIC
He brings good things to life.
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
The Nativity of St. John The Baptist
June 24, 2018
The first two chapters of Luke's Gospel alternate
between stories of two births. One is the annunciation and birth of John the Baptist, who was, for Luke, the last great prophet of the Old Testament and who prepared the way for someone greater than any prophet—Jesus the Messiah. The annunciation and birth of Jesus is the other story. The story of John sets the very Jewish environment into which Jesus and John were born. Jesus' annunciation and
birth begins to move the Gospel into the environment of the Roman empire.
In the verses before those read today, the birth of John the Baptist has been announced by the angel
Gabriel to Zechariah, who was performing his duties as a priest in the Jerusalem Temple. Gabriel then
announced the birth of Jesus to Mary in her home in Nazareth. Zechariah and his wife, Elizabeth, are an old couple who have never had children. Mary is engaged to Joseph, but they have not yet come to
live together.
We read today that Elizabeth's neighbors and relatives rejoice with her because God has shown
her mercy in the birth of a son. But they are confused when she tells them that his name is to be
John, which means “God has been gracious.” Zechariah has been unable to speak since Gabriel appeared, because, unlike Mary, he doubted the
angel's word. But when he writes on a tablet “John is his name” all are amazed, and a great fear comes upon everyone. Fear, along with joy and praise, is for Luke the appropriate response to God's mercy.
People ask, “What, then, will this child be?” But this question has already been answered by the angel. “He will be great in the sight of the Lord. He will turn many of the children of Israel to the Lord their
God.”
Zechariah responds with praise in his famous canticle, the Benedictus. But that is not read today. Instead we jump to the last verses of the chapter,
which explain that John will become strong in spirit living in the desert until it is time to show himself to the people of Israel. When John appears again at the beginning of Chapter 3, after the stories of the birth and childhood of Jesus, he will prepare those people for the ministry of Jesus by preaching a baptism of
repentance for the forgiveness of sins.
Monday, June 25 Nothing Scheduled at this time
Tuesday, June 26 10:00 am Food Pantry (FLC)
Wednesday, June 27 Nothing Scheduled at this time
Thursday, June 28
10:00 am Food Pantry (FLC)
1:30 - 7 pm Blood Drive (C)
5:00 pm Building & Grounds Mtg.
Friday, June 29
Nothing Scheduled at this time
Saturday, June 30
Nothing Scheduled at this time
Sunday, July 1
Nothing Scheduled at this time
Mass Intentions Tuesday, June 26
8:00 am † Ray Jakubiak
Wednesday, June 27
8:00 am Jane Ellen Dully
Thursday, June 28
8:00 am † Lois Becker
Friday, June 29
8:00 am † John & Stephanie Udziela
Saturday, June 30
4:30 pm † Chuck Hareng
Sunday, July 1 8:30 am † Clarence & Sylvia Willms
10:30 am † For the People
Sunday Funny
God is like. GENERAL ELECTRIC
He brings good things to life.
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
The Nativity of St. John The Baptist
June 24, 2018
The first two chapters of Luke's Gospel alternate
between stories of two births. One is the annunciation and birth of John the Baptist, who was, for Luke, the last great prophet of the Old Testament and who prepared the way for someone greater than any prophet—Jesus the Messiah. The annunciation and birth of Jesus is the other story. The story of John sets the very Jewish environment into which Jesus and John were born. Jesus' annunciation and
birth begins to move the Gospel into the environment of the Roman empire.
In the verses before those read today, the birth of John the Baptist has been announced by the angel
Gabriel to Zechariah, who was performing his duties as a priest in the Jerusalem Temple. Gabriel then
announced the birth of Jesus to Mary in her home in Nazareth. Zechariah and his wife, Elizabeth, are an old couple who have never had children. Mary is engaged to Joseph, but they have not yet come to
live together.
We read today that Elizabeth's neighbors and relatives rejoice with her because God has shown
her mercy in the birth of a son. But they are confused when she tells them that his name is to be
John, which means “God has been gracious.” Zechariah has been unable to speak since Gabriel appeared, because, unlike Mary, he doubted the
angel's word. But when he writes on a tablet “John is his name” all are amazed, and a great fear comes upon everyone. Fear, along with joy and praise, is for Luke the appropriate response to God's mercy.
People ask, “What, then, will this child be?” But this question has already been answered by the angel. “He will be great in the sight of the Lord. He will turn many of the children of Israel to the Lord their
God.”
Zechariah responds with praise in his famous canticle, the Benedictus. But that is not read today. Instead we jump to the last verses of the chapter,
which explain that John will become strong in spirit living in the desert until it is time to show himself to the people of Israel. When John appears again at the beginning of Chapter 3, after the stories of the birth and childhood of Jesus, he will prepare those people for the ministry of Jesus by preaching a baptism of
repentance for the forgiveness of sins.
Monday, June 25 Nothing Scheduled at this time
Tuesday, June 26 10:00 am Food Pantry (FLC)
Wednesday, June 27 Nothing Scheduled at this time
Thursday, June 28
10:00 am Food Pantry (FLC)
1:30 - 7 pm Blood Drive (C)
5:00 pm Building & Grounds Mtg.
Friday, June 29
Nothing Scheduled at this time
Saturday, June 30
Nothing Scheduled at this time
Sunday, July 1
Nothing Scheduled at this time
