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6060 WEST LOOMIS ROAD • GREENDALE, WI 53129 4 1 4 - 4 2 1 - 2 4 4 2 • w w w . s t - a l p h o n s u s . o r g
Sixth Sunday In Ordinary Time • February 16, 2020
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Ministry Corner—Human Concerns In the early 1970s, the Archdiocese created guidelines for Parish Councils and committees. Human Concerns encom-passes Direct Services and Social Justice, including Educa-tion, Advocacy and Empowerment. Human Concerns started at that time, and a coordinating committee was created to begin to listen to parishioners and look at the needs in the parish and beyond. Sub-committees were created to respond to those
needs. Catholic Social Teaching provides guidelines to apply when evaluating issues.
The list of ministries has grown and changed over the years. The coordinating committee contin-ues to listen to needs and supports the various ministries. It is difficult to say how many volunteers are involved, as some people work in more than one area. The majority of the ministries are in Direct Services, for example, the various meal programs in three areas. The amount of time de-pends on the task. Funds are obtained through envelope collections to cover the cost of these meals.
From a justice perspective, if we talk to meal guests, we can find out why they need this resource. Who has the power to help people get on their feet? Are there ways the parish could assist?
Another area in Human Concerns is the House of Correction. During one prayer service, a man spoke for 2-3 minutes. He apologized for being there, had broken a law, was sentenced to the House of Correction, then needed people to take time to assist with his spiritual needs. Very hum-bling.
A special “Thank You” to all who are involved in any way through Human Concerns. If you would like to get involved, contact Lynn Binder at 414-421-9171. Also, visit the Ministry Fair this weekend to learn more about Human Concerns. -Dave & Thelma Walker
Memorialize a loved one with a gift to the School Endowment Fund. Your gift of a leaf, acorn, branch or foundation stone will be placed on the Growing Tree and bear your loved one’s name. It’s a beautiful way to pass on our Catholic heritage and remember someone special. Pick up a brochure near the Growing Tree in the Church Gathering Space to find out more.
Bonjour! Invitations have been mailed, and reservations are now being accepted for this year’s Parish Auction, “Springtime in Paris,” set for Friday, April 24. Please plan on joining us at Boerner Botanical Gardens for a night of fun, as you step through the streets of Paris with your fellow parishioners! You can register for the event by going online at http://aesbid.com/ELP/STALS20, or sending your registration to the Parish Office.
We always look to our great family of parishioners for donations for the many raffles and silent auction items. Please consider donating (new items only) tools, technology items, liquor, home items, sporting equipment, fun group classes and parties, adventure events or gifts for the cook. Gift cards (any denomination) and bottles of wine are also a great donation. Donations can be dropped off at the Parish Office or brought to the table in the Gathering
Space. If you need a donation pick-up, please call Doris Jome at 414-529-4739, or Sue Ruedinger at 414-731-0537. Thanks for your continued support!
Faith And Beauty Corner Watch for our participation station in the Church Gathering Space. You will have an oppor-tunity to share a picture or de-scription of how you best experi-ence God’s presence. Drawing
sheets will be available for our young mem-bers of any age, or just drop us a comment to let us know where God is in your day. Artwork and reflections to be shared with the commu-nity, as we explore how faith helps us see beauty, and beauty helps us find faith. Tuesday, March 3, 7:00-8:30 p.m. The Faith and Beauty of Catholic Fiction “Death Comes for the Archbishop,” with Ed Block, Ph. D., St. Alphonsus Communi-ty Room.
Join Dr. Ed Block, as he leads a discussion of Willa Cather’s classic, “Death Comes for the Archbishop”, a story of spiritual and physical heroism on the American frontier. This special
book discussion will be open to a larger group of parishioners, including teens and young adults. Books are available through the Public Library/Amazon. Several copies will also be available through the Parish Library.
Doctor Block is Professor Emeritus, English Dept., Marquette University. Register by February 25. Call 421-2442 x 225. No Fee.
Called For More The Archdiocese of Milwaukee has undertak-en an initiative in 2020 entitled “Called for More.” This is funded by a grant from the Lilly Endowment, and its goal is to pilot a new process for supporting priests/parishes to further thrive their ministry. As part of this goal, each adult parishioner is asked to com-plete a short 15-minute survey in late Febru-ary, 2020. As we get closer to the survey date, more information will be available. We thank you in advance for your participation!
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Laudato Si -"Praise Be To You," From The
Care For Creation Committee Pope Francis’ encyclical letter continues to challenge us. "Replace con-sumption with sacrifice, greed with generosity, wastefulness with a spirit of sharing." Each month, we will again offer "One Simple Act" suggestions to incorporate in our daily lives. Two weeks of doing something can make it a habit.
From Pope Francis' encyclical letter: "Each community can take from the bounty of the earth whatever it needs for subsistence, but it also has the duty to protect the earth and to ensure its fruitfulness for coming generations." ONE SIMPLE ACT BUY AT LEAST ONE ORGANIC FOOD ITEM! Organic agriculture is a safer choice for the environment and your family, because organic growers don't use synthetic pesticides and fertilizers that degrade air and water quality and threaten the health of workers, farmers and communities.
St. Alphonsus Food Pantry For our next collection, February 22 & 23, we ask you to please include soup, tuna, cereal, and canned fruit for the Food Pantry.
Look for future bulletin updates for specific food items to bring. If you have any questions, please contact the Food Pantry at 414-514-4400. Thank you for your support of the Food Pantry.
Food Pantry Collection Dates for 2020: March 28 & 29; April 25 & 26; May 30 & 31; June 20 & 21; July 25 & 26; August 22 & 23; September 26 & 27; October 24 & 25; November 28 & 29; and December 26 & 27.
Amazon Smile Do you shop on Amazon.com? How would you like to shop AND help St. Alphonsus? Shop at AmazonSmile!
Simply go to smile.amazon.com. On your first visit to Amazon Smile, set it up and choose St. Alphonsus Home and School. You must go to this site before making purchases every time in order for our school to benefit. If you like using the app, add all your items to your cart in the app, then go to your browser and type in smile.amazon.com and log into Amazon and check out there.
Trivia Night Is Back Mark your calendars for the last weekend in March, and call to reserve your tables for another entertaining night of trivia, while raising funds for our Outreach Meal Program! The cost remains $10 per person. As always, there will be door prizes, 50/50 raffle and automatic correct answers. Compete for the “coveted” trophy, or come just for fun. There are no losers! The ulti-mate winner is the meal program. This night makes up 25% of their budget! Call Vickie at (414) 421-2939, or email [email protected] to join us!
Pray For Our Military Please remember in your prayers all the men and women serving in our military. If you know someone who is currently serving in our armed forces and would like to have their name mentioned here, please specify their name and title and your relationship. Call the parish office at 421-2442, or email [email protected]. This list will run monthly. Please pray for:
Warrant Officer Jerry Spears, Jr., SPC Derek Dutkiewicz, SSG Daniel Nowak, A1C Zachary Zellner, Christopher Grimm, AMN Jordan, Colin & Kyle Tubbs and PFC Patrick Fischer, SGT Kristen Dodds, SSG Brandon New-man, LT CMDR John Zablocki, SGT Kevin Zastrow, SSGT Chadd Sievert, 1LT Anna Kastelic & 1LT Brian Kastelic, SSG Jake Prochnow, Navy Seal CPO Adam Smith & Navy Seal PO Nicholas Smith, PO Zachary Lachman, SGT Robert Hintz, SSGT Joshua Dozier, CPL Matthew Seipel, MAJ Mary Ayres, LT JG Michael Bek, PVT Julianne Nolan-Phillips, PVT Jared Stuckey, A1C Katie Pospyhalla, CAPT Katie Duffy, PVT Joshua Knier, Ben Shaffer, LT COL Jeffrey Ignatowski, PVT Tommy Hodkiewicz, ETV 3 (SS) 3C Austin Bonk, PFC Jonathan Schmidt, AWS2 Michael Fischer, A1C William Lomax, Airborne Ranger Michael Lomax, PFC Jacob Bartaczewicz, LCLE3 Jake Banach, SGT Evan Miller
Catholic Stewardship Appeal
Please pray for the babies who were recently bap-tized and for their families:
AVA MAE KOMMER, daughter of Tate Kommer & Katherine (Strollo) Kommer ETHAN JAX SHAKRA, son of Sam Shakra & Layal (Halabi) Shakra MACKENZIE ANDREJCZAK, daughter of Dale Andrejczak & Katlin (Schneider) Andrejczak KARINA MARIE CARDENAS, daughter of Efren Cardenas & Marie (Derdzinski) Cardenas ELIN MAE GALLENBERGER, daughter of Adam Gallenberger & Tracy (Sekora) Gallenberger
BAPTIZED
Parish Giving Results Envelope and Offertory Contributions:
July 1, 2019 through February 10, 2020 * This Past Weekend’s Contributions $ 19,509 This Month’s Contributions (to date) $ 55,704 Last Year Same Month Contributions $ 52,785 (to date) Budgeted Amount for February $ 111,136
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For more detailed information on the Operations Budget and Balance Sheet, see the Monthly Financials at www.st-alphonsus.org/financecouncil.cfm.
Here’s one way your contributions help:
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School Scene State of the Union Address On Tuesday, February 4, President Trump made his State of the Union Ad-dress to the nation. In all the upper grade Social Studies classes, we reviewed and discussed what this yearly speech was about using various news sources and the student's own telling of what they watched of the speech. Then, they were arranged in groups of two or three to create a slide presentation of three positive examples about our country, as well as two areas of needed improvement that they would share in their own State of the Union speech. It has been quite interesting to hear the stu-dent's perspective on this topic, as well as generating some good discussion about our nation.
ARISE Special Family Event
Mardi Gras DJ Dance Party for EVERYONE! We have a special event which is open to children, teens and adults with AND without disabilities and their families. It will be held on Monday, February 17, from 6:30-8:00 p.m., at St. Gregory the Great School (3160 S. 63rd Street, Milwaukee) in Tenpenny Hall. The event will feature DJ Dee Train Inc., a pro-fessional DJ, plus offer table craft activities and refreshments. Just bring a $2/person donation and your favorite snack to share! No need to RSVP. Just come to have fun!
Brew City Catholic is hosting a life-changing pil-grimage to the eternal city in May, 2020, for adults in their 20s and 30s. Join others from around the Archdiocese of Milwaukee in a few breathtaking days of seeing the amazing sites of Italy, in the heart of the Church.
Itinerary: The four major Basilicas in Rome, Cata-combs, an overnight in Assisi, Scavi Tour, Wednes-day audience with Pope Francis, daily gelato, and lots of free time to explore and see what you want. Guide: Fr. Enrique Hernandez Lodging: 3-Star Hotels in Rome (blocks from St. Peter's Basilica) and Assisi Dates: May 20-28, 2020 Total Cost: $1,800 (Price includes flight, lodging, and train tickets. Meals are on your own.)
Payment Schedule: $1,000 deposit due on Friday, February 14, 2020 (non-refundable) $800 due on March 20, 2020 (non-refundable)
Email [email protected] with questions. Register at https://archmil.regfox.com/young-adult-rome-pilgrimage.
Dear Friends in Christ, As we move finally toward spring, there are a number of buildings, grounds, and maintenance events on which we can update you. As you know, we have been working for almost a year on the installation of new parking lot lights around the property. While the new lights are in place, there was an issue with the lines underground in the main church lot after installation. The lines themselves are old, and time took its toll on them, with one entire line melting down underground and shutting down a portion of the new lot lights. The replacement of that line is ongoing and should be completed soon. The necessary dig-gings in the lot will then be repaired, and paving work finished when the weather breaks. Many thanks to Mike and Les, our faithful custodians, for picking up some extra duties after one of the cleaning per-sonnel left St. Alphonsus for another position. I am working with both of them to ensure a smooth transition. I mention again the plans for the upcoming spring season: work will hopefully begin on restoring the courtyard between the PMC and the school, additional projects related to restrooms throughout the property will be undertaken as fi-nances permit, and necessary exterior repairs and updates on the PMC, school, and church will be ongoing. As usual, if you would like to assist in any way with these or other projects,
please don’t hesitate to contact me at the Parish Office, 421-2442, ext. 213, or via email at [email protected]. Wishing you a blessed Lent and all the joy of Easter, I remain yours devotedly In Christ and St. Alphonsus,
Jacob Majstorovic
Director Of Facilities
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Firstfruits On February 24, join Firstfruits Faith Center for their 2nd We-Awareness, a monthly gath-ering focused on creating oneness and em-powering compassion in the community. The Franciscan Peacemakers will give a presen-tation on their work, followed by time for dia-logue with them. There is no cost to attend, but a goodwill offering will be taken for the Franciscan Peacemakers. Learn more at firstfruits.info/events. If you have any ques-tions, please feel free to email Joan Carey at [email protected].
Question Of The Week Theme: God’s Commandments are a way of life. Question for Youth: In your own words, describe what the spirit of God’s law is. Question for Adults: Have you considered that laws are made with love? Do you accept God’s love through his laws?
Encourage Deeper Understanding Of Scripture 6th Sunday in Ordinary Time People are not property. We cannot exchange them at will nor simply use them for our own designs and pur-poses. What does the word “commitment” mean to you? We can begin to understand its meaning by looking at some synonyms: dedication, devotion, allegiance, loyal-ty, faithfulness, fidelity, and bond. Commitment is pri-marily about relationship, and Jesus is all about relationships. How our lives affect others, how we treat our brothers and sisters, how we resolve conflict, and how we view the vows of marriage. Jesus’ teachings on obeying the commandments, murder, reconciliation, mar-riage, divorce, and adultery all stem from the sacredness of commitment. All of this has a God connection.
We can easily see one another as interchangeable and dispensable. We treat so much of our lives this way. What works today may not be what I want tomorrow. We search and search for the right thing only to find our hearts still restless in the end. Is real happiness achievable this side of the grave? Sometimes we expect too much out of others and want our relationships to fill a hole that we must figure out how to fill ourselves. Any seasoned married couple will tell you that their love for one another changes as time passes. Even though the understanding of romance changes as life changes, the dedication, devotion, allegiance, loyalty, faithfulness, and fidelity all remain and even deepen.
Some relationships can be hurtful, and God does not want us to live with abuse or pain. Also, how a relationship develops is sometimes out of our control, and we become the victim of someone else’s decision. But we can’t be self-focused in our relationships and see them exclusively as self-fulfilling ends. We are companions on life’s journey with varying depths of relationships being enjoyed by all who are with us along the way. We have the freedom to choose. God asks us to do so wisely, with right judgment and thinking. ©LPi
Scripture Readings Readings for the week of February 16, 2020 Sunday: Sir 15:15-20/Ps 119:1-2, 4-5, 17- 18, 33-34 [1b]/1 Cor 2:6-10/Mt 5:17-37 or 5:20-22a, 27-28, 33- 34a, 37 Monday: Jas 1:1-11/Ps 119:67, 68, 71, 72, 75, 76 [77a]/Mk 8:11-13 Tuesday: Jas 1:12-18/Ps 94:12-13a, 14-15, 18-19 [12a]/Mk 8:14-21 Wednesday: Jas 1:19-27/Ps 15:2-3a, 3bc-4ab, 5 [1b]/Mk 8:22-26 Thursday: Jas 2:1-9/Ps 34:2-3, 4-5, 6-7 [7a]/ Mk 8:27-33 Friday: Jas 2:14-24, 26/Ps 112:1-2, 3-4, 5-6 [cf. 1b]/Mk 8:34—9:1 Saturday: 1 Pt 5:1-4/Ps 23:1-3a, 4, 5, 6 [1]/ Mt 16:13-19 Next Sunday: Lv 19:1-2, 17-18/Ps 103:1-2, 3-4, 8, 10, 12-13 [8a]/1 Cor 3:16-23/ Mt 5:38-48
Observances for the week of February 16, 2020 Sunday: 6th Sunday in Ordinary Time Monday: The Seven Holy Founders of the Servite Order; Presidents’ Day Tuesday: Wednesday: Thursday: Friday: St. Peter Damian, Bishop & Doc- tor of the Church Saturday: The Chair of Saint Peter the Apostle Next Sunday: 7th Sunday in Ordinary Time LPi
Camp De Sales 2020 Summer Vocation Camps Directed by Fr. Luke Strand and Fr. John Burns Young men in high school and middle school are invited to join Fr. Luke, Fr. John, and Milwaukee seminarians for Camp De Sales, an opportunity to encounter God in prayer and community. All camps will be held at St. Francis de Sales Seminary. For more information, or to register your son, please contact the Vocation Office at [email protected], 414-747-6437, or visit www.thinkpriest.org/events/
Canon Law And Lay Ministry - Mini Course Mary, Mother of the Church Pastoral Center, 3501 South Lake Drive, Milwaukee, WI 53207 This year’s Canon Law series will explore how the Code of Canon Law supports lay ministry in the Church. Topics to be covered will include the rights and obligations of the Christian faithful, espe-cially of the laity, fundamental equality arising from baptism, understanding of collaboration in min-istry especially at the parish level, highlights of Co-workers in the Vineyard, and papal teachings on involvement of laity in the life of the Church. These topics will be covered over five sessions. There are no exams or homework, other than reading.
Mondays: 1:30 to 3:00 p.m., February 24, March 16, March 30, April 20 & May 11
Register at https://archmil.regfox.com/canonical-supports-for-lay-ecclesial-ministry.
Please pray for those who have died and for their families and friends as well: Josephine McMaster, Ruthe Reichl, Rosemary Kuras, Richard Waddell, Norma Ward, Robert Jablonski, Clara Gibeault
In Memoriam
Tear Along Perforated Line
Mass Intentions Saturday, February • 15 Weekday 4:30 pm † Andrew Stimac (Jo Anne Pierzchalski) Sunday, February • 16 Sixth Sunday In Ordinary Time 7:30 am † Michael Borucki (Mom, Joan) 9:00 am For the Parishioners † Tom Frohna (Family) 11:00 am † Susan & Michael Lorenz (Mary Felhofer) Monday, February • 17 Weekday 7:00 am † Richard J. Biedrzycki (Frances) Tuesday, February • 18 Weekday 7:00 am † Ruth Reichl (Family & Friends) 6:30 pm Rosary-Devotions in the Chapel Wednesday, February • 19 Weekday 8:00 am † All Souls (Family & Friends) (All School) Thursday, February • 20 Weekday 7:00 am † Joanne Ubl (Jay & Bonnie Refling) 4:30 pm Eucharistic Adoration Friday, February • 21 Weekday 7:00 am † Joan K. Walters (Tom & Marianne Cassini) Saturday, February • 22 The Chair Of St. Peter The Apostle 8:00 am Intention of Linda Pelzek (Dave Pelzek) 8:30 am Confessions 3:30 pm Confessions 4:30 pm † Kelly Lynn Weber Fay (Sandy & Tom Meier & Lillian Parajecki) Baptisms Sunday, February • 23 Seventh Sunday In Ordinary Time 7:30 am † All Souls (Family & Friends) 9:00 am For the Parishioners † Helen Mayer (Kathy & Ted Gurzynski) 11:00 am † Rita Marie Teller (Bernie & Family)
Contacts Church Building 6060 West Loomis Road • Greendale, WI 53129 Parish Ministry Center & Christian Formation Office…….414-421-2442 5960 West Loomis Road • Greendale, WI 53129-1824 Fax…………………………………………………………………414-421-8744 E-mail…………………………………………………[email protected] Website………………………………………………….www.st-alphonsus.org Pastoral Staff…………………………………………………….414-421-2442 Pastor, Rev. Aaron Esch………………………… [email protected] Associate Pastor, Rev. Britto Suresh…….. [email protected]
[email protected] Office & Technology Manager, Bill Kelly……………[email protected] Director of Finance, Kathy Jaeckels………………[email protected] Director of Liturgy & Music, Terry Piontkowski ……[email protected] Director of Christian Formation, Julie Lobitz…………[email protected]
School Principal, Mary Stallmann…………………. [email protected] Facilities Manager, Jacob Majstorovic……………[email protected] Permanent Deacon, Ted Gurzynski………[email protected] Permanent Deacon, James [email protected]
Rev. Walter Vogel………………………………………….Priest In Residence School Offices…………………………………………………..414-421-1760 6000 West Loomis Road • Greendale, WI 53129 School & Gym Entrances…………………………...6080 West Loomis Road Fax…………………………………………………………………414-433-0709 Pastoral Council Chairperson, Denna Flemming…………………..430-1482 Parish Trustee, Mary Sue Taft……………………………………….425-6400 Parish Trustee, Robert Lange………………………………………..940-2755 Neighborhood Outreach Program……………………………………488-6500 Emergency Food Pantry……………………………………………...514-4400
Prayer Network If you have a Special Intention for which you would like prayers, please call one of the St. Alphonsus Prayer Networks: St. Ann (Geri)…………………………………………………………..281-4507 St. Patrick (Holly)……………………………………………………...282-0485 The networks are confidential; please feel free to contact them with your requests.
Eucharistic Celebrations Weekend……...Saturday 8:00 am 4:30 pm; Sunday 7:30, 9:00 & 11:00 am Weekday…………………………………………………………..See schedule
Sacrament of Baptism For Baptismal arrangements, call the Parish Office, 421-2442.
Sacrament of Reconciliation Saturday 8:30 am 3:30 pm or anytime by appointment.
Anointing of the Sick Please contact the parish office to make an appointment to be anointed
New Membership Joining our parish community can be easily done at the Parish Ministry Cen-ter, Mondays through Thursdays from 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m., or Fridays from 8:00 a.m. -12:30 p.m. You can also register online at www.st-alphonsus.org.
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This Week
Saturday, February 15, 2020 Hospitality & Ministry Fair After 4:30 pm Mass Community Room Sunday, February 16, 2020 Hospitality & Ministry Fair After All Masses Community Room 10:15 am Christian Formation Gr. 5K-5 School 5:30 pm Christian Formation Gr. 7 School 6:30 pm Christian Formation-Gr. 10 PMC 6:30 pm Christian Formation Gr. 6, 8 & 9 School Monday, February 17, 2020 7:00 pm Sunday Choir Rehearsal Church 7:00 pm Alzheimer’s Support Group PMC/P-104 7:30 pm AA Reality Support Group PMC/P-101 Tuesday, February 18, 2020 7:00 pm Recovery (Mental Health Support Group) PMC/P-103 Wednesday February 19, 2020 3:15 pm Youth Choir Rehearsal Church 7:00 pm Saturday Choir Rehearsal Church Thursday, February 20, 2020 10:00 am Bereavement Support Group (1sr & 3rd Thursday) PMC/P-101
6:30 pm Lector Practice Church 7:00 pm Adult Confirmation Program PMC/P-101 7:00 pm Handbell Practice Fr. Alan Meeting Room Saturday, February 22, 2020 8:30 am Instrumental Rehearsal Church Sunday, February 23, 2020 9&11:00 am Children’s Liturgy Of The Word Chapel 10:15 am Children’s Catechumenate PMC/P-104 10:15 am Care For Creation Meeting Fr. Alan Meeting Room
Do you know that St. Peregrine is the cancer saint?
