1210 S. 45TH ST. WEST MILWAUKEE, WI 53214

JULY 1, 2018 Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

MASSES Saturday (Anticipated) ...................... 4:00 pm

Sunday ............................................... 8:00 am

Weekday (At Our Lady’s Chapel) Monday thru Friday........................... 5:00 pm Evening before Holy Day (Anticipated) ...................................................... 7:00 pm Holy Day ........................................... 8:00 am

CONFESSIONS Saturdays ........................................... 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm (or upon request at the parish office)

FOOD PANTRY 3rd Monday of month........................ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm In Carmel Hall

HELPING HANDS Outreach for the elderly & homebound. Elaine Croft ............................................. 615-7124

PARISH MEMBERSHIP Each family or single adult 18 years old or older living at home or alone is invited and expected to be registered in our parish family at the parish office. Please call the parish office.

Mary Queen of Saints Catholic Academy

(Our Parish Cluster School) Greenfield Ave. Campus 1435 S. 92nd St. • West Allis, WI 53214 ... 476-0751

PARISH STAFF Administrator: Fr. Ralph-Elias Haddix, O.C.D. Parish Secretary: Miriam M. Acevedo

ST. FLORIAN PARISH OFFICE Phone ................................................. 383-3565 ext. 0 Fax ..................................................... 383-2708 Email ............. stflorian@archmil.org Website ................. www.stflorian.org

PARISH OFFICE HOURS Parish Office Closed on Mondays Tuesday thru Friday

9:00 am - 1:00 pm

PASTORAL COUNCIL Chairperson: Kate Klister ................. 350-9217 Vice Chair: Mary Costello................ 383-0513 Trustee: Russell Miller ..................... 671-2385 Trustee: Sandy Kania ....................... 672-0364

MUSIC DIRECTORS Joseph Carpenter - 4:00 pm Sat. choir….. 430-3425 Diane Bersch - 8:00 am Sun. choir……... 541-8109

CHRISTIAN FORMATION OFFICE DRE - Director of Religious Education High School/Confirmation Program RCIA-Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults RCIC-Rite of Christian Initiation of Children Barbara Krieger ................................. 541-7515 ext.39 2318 S. 61st St. , Milwaukee, WI 53219

SACRAMENTS Baptism Parish registration and parental instruction required. Please contact the parish office.

Marriage Please arrange for a date and instructions at least six months in advance at the parish office. Parish registration is required.

Anointing of the Sick

“Please Remember St Florian Parish in your will”

Saint Florian Staffed by the Discalced Carmelite Friars

A Consideration from Your Administrador

July 1 ~ July 8, 2018

Saturday, June 30 - Thirteenth Sun. in Ordinary Time 4:00 pm †Esther Haas Sunday, July 1 - Thirteenth Sun. in Ordinary Time 8:00 am †Jean Kohel Monday, July 2 5:00 pm †Albine & Aurelia Gauthier Tuesday, July 3 5:00 pm †Kathi Amidzich Wednesday, July 4 (Independence Day) 8:00 am †William Pranghofer Thursday, July 5 5:00 pm †JoAnne Gannon Friday, July 6 5:00 pm †Leonard Mueller Saturday, July 7 - Fifteenth Sun. in Ordinary Time 4:00 pm Peter Cychosz Family Sunday, July 8 - Fifteenteenth Sun. in Ordinary Time 8:00 am †Michael Papa

THIRTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME ST. FLORIAN PARISH - JULY 1, 2018

Jairus’ only concern is that Jesus heal his daughter before it is too late. The request that Jesus lay His hands on her reflects the Jewish sense of the capacity of the human body to mediate God’s grace and power. Healings in Scripture often occur not by word only but by physical contact. Jairus’ request is that his daughter may get well (literally, “be healed” or “be saved”) and live (“live” meaning fullness of salvation and eternal life that Jesus came to give). Jairus’ desire that his daughter be restored to physical health reflects a deeper human longing for ultimate deliverance from death. This woman’s predicament: her discharge has left her in a perpetual state of ritual impurity, according to Mosaic Law. Anything she touches or sits on becomes unclean; others avoid contact with her for fear that touching her would make them unclean. If she was married, sexual union is forbidden to her and her husband. She is also prohibited from entering the Temple to worship with God’s people. So, what she has heard about Jesus has stirred her to move from curiosity and superstition to faith. Even garments can be vehicles of Jesus’ healing power. Jesus questions this intrusion; for, He does not want the recipient to slip away with only a physical healing. The

fullness of healing, physical as well as spiritual (holistic) occurs only in a personal encounter with Him. What made the woman’s touch unlike that of the crowd was her faith. Jesus affectionately reassures her: “Daughter, your faith has saved you.” Her faith has opened her to receive not only physical healing but also the ultimate salvation of body and soul. “Go in peace”; that is, live in harmony and well-being. Mark’s Gospel has clearly established that Jesus wants to be troubled! And those who “trouble” Him are the one who will experience His healing power. Jesus assures Jairus…“do not be afraid, just have faith” (literally, “only believe”). Jesus is calling Jairus to a deeper faith. Faith is the disposition that opens the way for His mighty works to be accomplished. “The child is not dead but asleep.” “Sleep” is Jesus’ characteristic way of referring to death. Jesus is calling His listeners to recognize that death is not the ultimate end of human life; it is only a temporary phase. His raising of the dead child is a sign that despair and terror at the finality of death are no longer an inevitable part of human life! MyLove&Prayers,

Fr. Ralph-Elias

Our Newly Baptized

June 24th

Anthony Richard Melichar

May God bless him and his family.

Eternal Flame

June 30th - July 6th

In loving memory of:

†Audrey Guzinski

8:00 am Mass on July 4th Please join us this coming Wednesday, July 4th as we gather together to give thanks for our independence at 8:00 am Mass in the main church.

There is NO 5:00 pm Mass on July 4th.

Have a safe and enjoyable 4th of July with your family and friends.

CLOSED The parish office will be closed on Wednesday, July 4th in

observance of the holiday.

Calendar Raffle Winner

June 26th

Dan Grusczynski

THIRTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME ST. FLORIAN PARISH - JULY 1, 2018

Tony Acevedo Pat Balistrieri Tom Beale Catherine Becker Diane Bersch Mike Best Brinley Bilke Michelle Bilke Kate Borchardt Joshua Catania Richard Centner, Jr. Beth Cesar Chris Cesar Sharon Craige Judith Culver Sr. Geraldine Dalhman Denise De Lopez David Demos-Kuehl Dorothy Dietrich Barbara DiGiorgio Gregg Dufek Steve Dufek Susan Dufek Paula Duncan Janean Enriquez Dixie Fengier Adeline Flintrop Gerald Gauthier Camille Ginski Rita Godejohn Steve Goesch Kathy Grabowski

Gloria Gunderson Ralph Haas June Hankey Arlene Horton Jill Jenear Romaine Kaiser Mary Ann Kania Denyel Karlovich John Kischefsky Kathy Kleisath Marisa Kleisath Stanley & Audrey Klescewski Paul Klister Michael Kolodzyk Ruth Kressl Leroy Krygiel Dennis & Nancy Kuhs Kristopher Kyrola Dorothea Lannin Jerry & Rosie Lemmermann James McGivern Russell Miller Greg Milo Lillian Montgomery Candy Netterfield Family Janet Omick Joe Palm Marty Palm Vinny Pena

Barbara Peterson Mary Philbert David Potter Mary Puls Patrick Redmond Nolan Reise Sr. Colombiere Revelant, CSA Joseph & Karen Rice Joel Rivera Sue Robertson Robert Roy Michelle Schipae Mr. & Mrs. Frank Schultz Richard & Nancy Schupp Mary & Jim Shawlin Ernest Terrien Carolyn Toby Betty Vogel Dorothea Wais Gilbert Walter Jennifer Welch Edie Wurcer Mary Joyce Wustrow Gloria Zelazek Daniel Zeller Susan Zielinski Bernie Zimney John Zuehlke

Sunday, July 1 8:00 am Mass Wednesday, July 4 (Independence Day) 8:00 am Mass in the main church Parish office closed 1:00 pm Jubiliation Choir in Fellowship Room Divine Mercy Group does NOT meet. NO 5:00 pm Mass Saturday, July 7 2:30 pm Confessions in the main church 4:00 pm Mass Anointing of the sick during Mass Sunday, July 8 8:00 am Mass

Office for World Missions Society for the Propagation of the Faith

Missionary Cooperation Plan Fr. Lizardo from Peru

July 14th & 15th

This year's Missionary Cooperation Plan (MCP) Appeal is the weekend of July 14th & 15th. The second collection will be for this purpose. Please, if you are issuing a check, make it payable to St. Florian Parish and mark MCP in the memo space. This Appeal is facilitated by The Society for

the Propagation of the Faith on behalf of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee. We welcome missionary Fr. Lizardo from Peru who will tell us about their work and ministry. I Thank you (in advance) so very much for your generosity! Fr. Ralph-Elias

The Augustinian Missions of Northern Peru Pope Francis has called for a renewed commitment within the Church to missionary work in developing countries. “Where does Jesus send us?” he asked pilgrims at his first World Youth Day. “There are no borders, no limits: He sends us to everyone.” For over 50 years, the friars of the Midwest Augustinian Province have been sent as missionaries and stewards to the faithful and needy in Northern Peru. Recognizing that the call to service pushes us beyond our borders, the Midwest Augustinians accepted the invitation from Pope John XXIII to rebuild the Church in the impoverished regions of Peru in 1962. Today, we serve over 600,000 people daily, spanning from the desert area of the Pacific Coast to the rugged terrains of the Andes Mountains. Thanks to the charitable gifts we receive from parishioners in the United States, we are able to ordain native clergy, who staff parishes, teach in religious educational institutions, and promote social justice projects. We are also in the midst of constructing the campus of St. Augustine High School, in Trujillo, which will provide a much-needed source of revenue in years to come. We have also begun programs to prevent and treat diseases, provide clean water to the poorest of the poor in the desert, and promote women’s rights and equality. Thank you for including the Augustinians in your parish’s missionary appeal this year. With your prayers and financial contributions, we can truly move one step closer toward reaching God’s Kingdom on Earth. God bless you, and your Diocese, family, and parish!

Fr. Lizardo

CATHOLIC QUOTES - WORDS TO INSPIRE THE FAITHFUL

Freedom consists not in doing what we like, but in having the right to do what we ought.

- St. John Paul II

THIRTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME ST. FLORIAN PARISH - JULY 1, 2018

Have You Moved Within The Last 6 Months?

Please keep us up-to-Date! Does the parish have your current address? Are you receiving the quarterly packets of your “Church Offering Envelopes” and other parish mailings? Please help save the parish the added expense of “Postage Due”

fees from the returned envelope packets. Please remember to

notify the parish office of any address and phone

number changes.

THANK YOU!

ST. AUGUSTINE FESTIVAL 6762 West Rogers Street, West Allis

Friday, July 6

th, 4:00 to 11:00 p.m.,

Outdoor Fish Fry & music by Cherry Pie at 7:00 p.m. Saturday, July 7

th 4:00 to 11:00 p.m., chicken wings/beef

brisket and music by Shag at 7:00 p.m. Sunday, July 8

th, 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., lamb & pork by

the pound, chicken dinners, bake sale and music by Milwaukee Croatian Tamburitzans & Granicari at 2:00 p.m., Grant Kozera Band 3:00 to 6:00 p.m.

Plus much more each day!

More information by calling 414-541-5207

Readings for the Week of July 1, 2018 Sun: Wis 1:13-15; 2:23-24/Ps 30:2, 4, 5-6, 11, 12, 13 [2a]/2 Cor 8:7, 9, 13-15/ Mk 5:21-43 or 5:21-24, 35b-43 Mon: Am 2:6-10, 13-16/Ps 50:16bc-17, 18-19, 20-21, 22-23 [22a]/Mt 8:18-22 Tues: Eph 2:19-22/Ps 117:1bc, 2 [Mk 16:15]/Jn 20:24-29 Wed: Am 5:14-15, 21-24/Ps 50:7, 8-9, 10-11, 12-13, 16bc-17 [23b]/Mt 8:28-34 Thurs: Am 7:10-17/Ps 19:8, 9, 10, 11 [10cd]/Mt 9:1-8 Fri: Am 8:4-6, 9-12/Ps 119:2, 10, 20, 30, 40, 131 [Mt 4:4]/ Mt 9:9-13 Sat: Am 9:11-15/Ps 85:9ab and 10, 11-12, 13-14 [cf. 9b]/Mt 9:14-17 Next Sun: Ez 2:2-5/Ps 123:1-2, 2, 3-4 [2cd]/2 Cor 12:7-10/ Mk 6:1-6a Next Sun: 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time

CATHOLIC ALASKA CRUISE Come and sail away on a 7-night Alaska cruise with Father John Jamnicky on Sept. 22 - Sept. 29, 2018 on Holland America’s Eurodam out of Seattle, WA. Ports of Call: Juneau; Cruising Glacier Bay; Sitka; Ketchikan; Victoria,; Canada and back to Seattle, WA.

Prices begin at $2364.00 for two passengers which includes all port fees and taxes. ASK US ABOUT OUR LOWER NON-REFUNDABLE SNAP FARES. Daily Mass offered. Deposits of only $350 per person will reserve you cabin. Space is limited. For further info or to register, contact Doug or Eileen at 860-399-1785/Eileen@CatholicCruisesandTours.com

WHY DO WE DO THAT? - CATHOLIC TRADITIONS EXPLAINED

Question: There seems to be a lot of division in some Christian churches over moral issues, especially abortion, ordination, and end-of-life care. If all Christians follow the Gospel of Jesus, why is there such a difference of opinion?

Answer: There is always a struggle between culture and religion, and part of that struggle is politics. To

be politically correct means that you must embrace the secular virtue of the moment so that you are "enlightened," "sensitive," "aware," and, most

importantly, "open-minded." Unfortunately, common sense can be sacrificed in the race to be "PC." Some factions within Christian denominations have tried to redefine tradition, history, and biblical teaching to bend it around the politically correct religious thinking of the day. On the life issues that you mention, there are those who began with their own conclusions and have tried to bend theology around their conclusions. This is possible in part because of a lack of a central teaching authority and partly because society has become apathetic to these issues. It will result in a lot of division, factions, and schisms. The Gospel calls all believers to embrace the truth, to turn from sin, and to seek holiness and justice. No matter how hard some may try, a square peg will not fit a round hole. The camel cannot fit through the eye of the needle.

-Liturgical Publications

Prayer of Thanksgiving for Freedom Freedom is enshrined in our US Constitution. The First Amendment of our constitution protects our freedom of speech. However, our speech may not infringe upon another's freedom. Freedom does have its limits. And we must protect everyone's freedoms, not just ours. On this 4th of July, let us remember from whom all our freedoms originate, our good and gracious God. Let us pray…

God, giver of all good gifts,

Help us to be thankful for rest and food, and remember that, in all we do or say,

you are with us, here this day. We are thankful for all you do

and for everything you have given us. But above all we are thankful for our freedoms

and the ability to protect others' freedom. We are free because of you.

We ask for your continued blessing on all your creation. Through your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.

Amen.