ST. RAPHAEL T H E A R C H A N G E L 830 S. Westhaven Drive · Oshkosh, WI 54904 · www.raphael.org SEPTEMBER 30, 2012 Twenty Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time Rev. Doug LeCaptain ........................Pastor Rev. Luke Ferris ............... Associate Pastor Vinal Van Benthem....... Pastoral Associate MASS SCHEDULE WEEKEND Saturday .............................................. 5:00 pm Sunday............ 7:30 am, 9:00 am, 11:00 am ............................................................... 5:00 pm Reconciliation Saturday .............................................. 4:00 pm WEEKDAY Mondays, Tuesdays Wednesdays…...8:00 am at Franciscan Courts Thursdays & Fridays .......................... 7:15 am at St. Raphael Church PARISH TELEPHONES Church Office .................................. 233-8044 Fax..................................................... 233-2360 Office Hours ..............8:00 am - 4:30 pm (Monday - Friday) Lourdes Academy ....................... 426-3626 This Weekend Feast of St. Raphael Feast Day Celebration Special Packer Ticket Raffle Next Weekend New Member Information Weekend Coffee & Donut Sunday St. Raphael Parish Cookbooks on Sale! Prayer to St. Raphael Glorious Archangel Raphael, who enters and serves before the Glory of the Lord: present to God the prayer of our need. As once you helped young Tobias on his travels, help us on our journey through life. Grant us healing of body, mind and spirit that we may be faithful disciples of Jesus who pray, serve and generously share in response to the needs of the human family.
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ST. RAPHAEL T H E A R C H A N G E L
830 S. Westhaven Drive · Oshkosh, WI 54904 · www.raphael.org
SEPTEMBER 30, 2012
Twenty Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Rev. Doug LeCaptain ........................ Pastor
(Monday - Friday) Lourdes Academy ....................... 426-3626
This Weekend
Feast of St. Raphael
Feast Day Celebration
Special Packer Ticket Raffle
Next Weekend
New Member
Information Weekend
Coffee & Donut Sunday
St. Raphael Parish Cookbooks on Sale!
Prayer to St. Raphael
Glorious Archangel Raphael, who enters and serves before the Glory of the Lord: present to God the prayer of our need.
As once you helped young Tobias on his travels,
help us on our journey through life. Grant us healing of body, mind and spirit that we may be faithful disciples of Jesus
who pray, serve and generously share in response to the needs of the human family.
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DEAR PARISHIONERS...
Last weekend Fall officially arrived at St. Raphael Church. In case you weren’t able to be here you missed the opportunity to walk/run around the neighborhood, a chance to win some cash or one of 25 HUGE baskets, children’s games and face painting, Mass with a polka flavor, a pancake breakfast with all the toppings, a soup & sandwich lunch with 10 different soups to mix and match (* recipe for the winning soup follows), pies of every kind and corn on the cob swimming in butter. And as if that weren’t enough – you missed Fr. Doug & Fr. Luke in the Great Pumpkin Bowling Competition (you’ll have to ask them which one won)!!
But we all know that a weekend like this doesn’t just “happen”. It takes dozens of volunteers and dedicated staff members to plan, present and clean up afterwards – and we want to thank EVERYONE who helped in any way. Because of you our parish community is enriched and our parish budget supported.
PARISH STAFF Administrative Assistant ......................................................... Jill Eaton Coordinator of Social Communications ..................... Candice Lane Coordinator of Music and Liturgy ................................. Karen Dean Executive Secretary .................................................. Deb Ransbottom Facilities Management .................................................Mike Sheridan High School Youth Ministry .......................................... Tanya Heilke Financial Department ............. Anne Glowcheski, Mark Lindekugel Religious Education Dep. ..................... Debbie Peters, Steve Weigand ............................................................................................... and Kelly Vidmar Religious Education Secretary .............................................. Ann Olig
PARISH LEADERSHIP Deacons - Greg Grey, John Ingala
Dir. of Bus. Admin. & Development - Jeff Thorkildsen
Pastoral Associate - Sr. Margrit Immoos
Spiritual Director - Sr. Anne Marie Lom
Trustees - Josh Adrians, Mike Boettcher
* ‘Just a Mirage’ Chili submitted by Karen Ulrich 4 TBSP. olive oil, divided
2 medium onions, chopped (about 2 c) 6 shallots, chopped
2 tsps. Chipotle chili powder 3 (16 oz.) cans black beans with juice
1 TBSP. chopped fresh cilantro
In a large skillet, heat 2 TBSP. olive oil. Add onion, shallots, chilies and garlic. Sauté until onion is soft. Remove to a large kettle or stock pot. Heat
remaining 2 TBSP. olive oil; add ground sirloin and cook until meat browns. Add to stock pot, set aside.
In same skillet, brown ground pork. Do not pour off fat; sprinkle pork with flour; stir to blend and distribute evenly. Add pork mixture to stock pot
with sirloin and onion mixture. Add tomatoes, cocktail sauce, celery, red and green pepper, parsley, oregano, salt, black pepper, cumin, chili
powder and chipotle powder. Bring to a boil; reduce heat to simmer and cook, uncovered about 2 hours or until meat is tender. Add undrained
black beans and cilantro. Simmer for 30 minutes more. Serve with crushed tortilla chips and cheddar cheese garnish.
What’s that you say? You weren’t able to be there? Well, not to worry. We’ve already begun to plan for an even bigger and better Fall Harvest Festival NEXT year! See you there … and thanks again to everyone who helped to make our 2012 Parish Fall Harvest Festival a success!!
Fr. Doug Fr. Luke Vinal
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WHAT’S HAPPENING
BLESSING OF ANIMALS
Thursday, October 4
5:00 pm
Come celebrate the Feast of St. Francis with our parish by bringing your family AND your
pet to a special blessing service.
We will meet outside in the courtyard.
Sunday, September 30 Feast of St. Raphael 9:00/11:00 am Pre/K Open House
5:00 pm Mass
Monday, October 1 8:30 am RU Support-Canceled
6:30 pm Scouts
6:30 pm RCIA
Tuesday, October 2 1:00 pm Bible Study`
4:30 pm CIC
4:15/5:30/6:45 pm RE Classes
6:00 pm Stewardship Commission Meeting
(Franciscan Courts)
Wednesday, October 3 9:30 am Women’s Spirituality
4:15/5:30/6:45/8:00 pm RE Classes
7:50 pm High School Confirmation Class 1-C
Thursday, October 4 7:15 am Mass & Rosary
4:30 pm Worship Environment Planning Session
5:00 pm Blessing of Animals
6:00 pm Dave Ramsey Financial University
6:30 pm Catholicism Series
6:30 pm Baptism Class
7:00 pm Men’s Choir
7:00 pm Adult Choir
Friday, October 5 7:15 am Mass & Rosary
Saturday, October 6 New Member Information Weekend
8: 00 pm Worship Environment Setup
Sunday, October 7 Coffee & Donuts
New Member Information Weekend
9:00/11:00 am Pre/K RE Classes
5:00 pm Mass
Stewardship of Sharing
Week Ending 09/23/2012
Budgeted Expenses: $ 26,230
Offertory Collections:
Envelopes $ 17,496
Loose Collection $ 1,376
EFT (Electronic Funds Transfer) $13,169
Other Revenue $ 6,351
Total $ 38,392
Surplus $ 12,162
Stepping Stones, a social support group for those who have lost a loved one, meets for dinner every second Wednesday of the month at 6:00 pm. Please note that the October 10 get-together will be at Gardina’s Wine Bar and Café located at 448 Main Street, Oshkosh at 6 pm.
(parking lot is in back) Please call Sheila Fink at 376 - 3644 if you plan on attending or would like more information about Stepping Stones. Please join us for support and sharing.
Special Packer Ticket Raffle Thanks to the generosity of one
of our parishioners we are
offering a chance to win one pair
of Club Seat tickets (outside in
the weather) to the Green Bay Packers vs. Detroit
Lions game on Sunday, December 9. Game time is
7:20 pm. The face value of the tickets is $286
each. Raffle tickets are selling for $10 each or
3 for $25……while 150 tickets last. The raffle
drawing will be held on Monday, October 8 or when
all of the 150 tickets have been sold whichever
comes first.
St. Raphael Parish Cookbook
The cookbook will be sold after all masses on October 6 & 7. It has 400 fantastic recipes and is only $10. The profits will be used to purchase an indoor plant watering
system. Thank you to all who submitted recipes for the cookbook.
Indoor Worship Environment Committee
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News from the Nursery Our Sunday morning nursery is open again for the new season! Childcare will be provided during the Sunday morning 9:00 am & 11:00 am Masses. Please stop by the nursery (located in Good Samaritan Hall) and introduce yourself and your child(ren) to our Sunday Nursery Facilitator, Tori Nordhaus.
Haunted Hayride:
The Haunted Hayride scheduled for Friday, October 5 has been rescheduled for
Saturday October 27. More info to come.
High School Mini-courses begin on Tuesday/Wedneday - October 2 & 3
f you have not yet registered and wish to do so, please complete a registration form as soon as possible - classes have been filling up fast! Questions? Please contact Tanya Hielke. First Reconciliation & First Eucharist Parent Meetings will be held on Tuesday/Wednesday, October 9/10 at 4:15 or 5:30 pm. The meeting lasts one hour and child care is available upon pre-registration by contacting the parish office or email to: [email protected] (Attend one meeting only) This is a required meeting for all parents who wish to enter into immediate preparation for First Reconciliation & First Eucharist. Children need to be in Grade 2 or older and have completed religious education at the parish or Catholic Schools.
Faith Formation Corner
Life Teen Mass Sunday, September 30, 5:00 pm 2012-2013 Life Teen “Radiant Joy”
“Look to God that you may be Radiant with Joy!” Psalm 34: 5-6
Happiness vs. Joy, do you know the difference? This Sunday we will explore the things that make us “happy” but more importantly those things that give us JOY! All are welcome.
We need you!
Life Teen is looking for faith filled adults of all ages to be part of the
“Teen Angels” group As a Teen Angel you can help by; Praying for teens Making deserts Sending cards For details on becoming a Teen Angel please contact H.S. Youth Minister, Tanya Hielke at the parish office.
Members of the Middle School Youth Council will be involved in the weekend liturgies in many different ways. As we celebrate the Kick-Off of MS Youth Ministry we highlight the responsible participation of our young people in the life of the St. Raphael Community. Please take a cookie and a Fall Calendar on your way out this morning and plan to attend to our upcoming events.
It might have been a scene taken straight out of the great depression. Throngs of people crowded together, waiting all night on the streets of our cities. Like out-of-work people in a bread line or starving children holding out their bowls for a bit of soup they waited. The only difference was that these people weren’t hungry for a piece of bread. These people were hungry for the new iPhone 5, even though most if not all of them already had a perfectly good phone in their pocket.
As I write this column the Emmy Awards are being presented. But before the actual presentations began there were the mandatory interviews on the red carpet outside the theater and the now-expected question asked of each actress, “Who are you wearing?” One by one the beautiful women named the designers of their dresses and jewelry. These people weren’t hungry for food, either. These people were hungry for celebrity status. And, even stranger, it wasn’t based on their work – it was based on their clothes!
When James wrote his letter about clothes becoming moth-eaten and gold and silver corroding he might just as easily have been writing to us. Those fashion-conscious actors and actresses will toss out their gowns and jewels in their hunger for youth and beauty; those iPhone 5 users will queue up again for the next new thing. The problem is, unlike the people in those depression-era bread lines, the hunger these people experience will not be satisfied.
We turn on the news and hear of other hungers – children killing one another for their gym shoes; wages with-held from workers when corporations merge; politicians taking words out of context and reputations being sold to the highest bidder. But there are also other stories – stories of people who build lives rather than destroying them; counselors and therapists who help identify and treat those deeper hungers; clothes closets and food pantries that serve the poor.
“Come now, you rich, weep and wail over your impending miseries.” For what do we hunger? What hungers do we feed? What are we willing to stand in line for?
Vinal Van Benthem
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Be inclusive There can be no better example, in all of history, of the rule to “be inclusive”, than Jesus Christ. Jesus did not limit his ministry to the religious learned, the political leaders, or the well-to-do. In fact, he focused on those deemed by society as having little or no practical value: prostitutes, widows, and immigrants. He invited those that society chose to forget: lepers and tax collectors. And when it was time to select his inner circle, he did not select rabbis, judges, or scholars, but rather chose the fisherman, tax collector and revolutionary. He chose to present his teachings to those who were considered cast-away; those not considered to be the modern shakers and movers. As his apostles went into the world to evangelize and spread the Good News of the Lord, at his direction, they did not simply preach to the Jews, rather they specifically included the Gentiles. When Jesus made the ultimate sacrifice and accepted his crucifixion, he did so not for a handful of select few, but for all humankind.
“As many of you as were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ. There is no longer Jew or Greek, there is no longer slave or free, there is no longer male and female; for all of you are one in Christ Jesus.” (Galatians 3:26-28) The notion of inclusiveness is fundamental to the Catholic Church and the Church’s goal of evangelization. Civility requires the same inclusive nature. A civil society needs to include all of its various members in the discussion. Such an invitation accepts the importance of each opinion, and recognizes that society cannot progress without input from all factions: Muslims and Jews, Black and White, Rich and Poor, Republican and Democrat, etc… Jesus saw the utility in inclusiveness as the way to spread his word to the world. Inclusiveness is a fundamental way for civility to spread, as well.
As the song says, “All are welcome, all are welcome, all are welcome in this place”.
Visit the Oshkosh Civility Project for more information www.oshkoshcivilityproject.org Discussion: Recall from the first week, “Love thy neighbor”; inclusivity demands taking this command to the nth degree by including strangers and enemies. We watch in the news the tensions between religious and political factions in the Middle East, Africa, and even in the United States, what can we do to help “love thy stranger” or “love thy enemy”?
This column is presented by the St. Raphael Human Concerns Committee in preparation for the November elections.
Footsteps of St. Paul – A Pilgrimage to Turkey and Greece Travel to Turkey and Greece along with Fr. Doug to experience the life of the apostle St. Paul. The travel dates are September 9-20, 2013 with an optional 4 day Aegean Sea Cruise from Sep-tember 20-24, 2013. Brochures and further travel information will be available at the time of the meeting. Mark your calendars for this wonderful experience. Please stop by the parish office if you would like more information.
“Get Down Tonight” at Rock the Knight
Lourdes Academy invites you to the grooviest event of the year—the 34th annual Lourdes Dinner Auction, “Rock the Knight – Disco Fever,” Saturday, November 3, at Lourdes High School.
The event begins at 5 p.m. with a silent auction and cocktail reception, followed by dinner and a special Disco Fever performance at 7:30 p.m. with plenty of polyester to go around.
Check out the exciting Live Auction line up on the website. Win a trip to the Benovia Wine Country, a private dinner for 20 by the new Manila Restaurant featuring the music of Donna Ruzicka, or a suite for 10 at the Fox Cities Performing Arts Center.
Pick of the Knight tickets are also on sale now at the Lourdes Academy business office (111 Josslyn Street) from 8 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. One lucky Pick of the Knight winner can select one of ten designated packages on the live auction before the bidding begins. Ticket are $100 each and only 150 will be sold. (Need not be present to win.) To purchase Pick of the Knight raffle tickets, contact Carol Joseph at (920) 216-1291 or [email protected]. Visit LourdesAcademyOshkosh.org – auction link for a list of Pick of the Knight packages.
New this year is the FortKnight Online Auction which is open to the public. FortKnight features sports collectibles, an antique piano and other great packages. Bidding on FortKnight items is open 8 a.m. October 1 through 5 p.m. November 2.
To register or for more information on Rock the Knight, Live Auction, Pick of the Knight or FortKnight, visit the Auction l ink at LourdesAcademyOshkosh.org. You may also contact contact Karen Boehm at ( 9 2 0 ) 2 6 7 - 4 3 0 7 , e x t . 2 4 6 o r [email protected].
St. Raphael Annual Meeting The St. Raphael Annual Meeting with Ministry
Reports will be held on Tuesday, October 23, 5:30 pm. Mark your calendars and plan to attend.
Culver's-Westowne Fundraiser
Please come and support the
Eucharistic Youth Retreat-
Oshkosh Youth 2000. The retreat
will receive 10% of all Culver's-
Westowne Sales on Monday, October 8 from
5-7 pm.
Come and enjoy some delicious food & ice
cream while supporting the retreat, members
of the retreat team will be there to answer
any questions about the retreat and also to
serve you your treats.
Eucharistic Youth Retreat
Youth 2000 - November 9-11, 2012
http://www.oshkoshyouthretreat.org/
Bible Study and Breakfast Group Fr. Carr’s Place 2B Chapel
Second Saturday of the Month at 8:00 AM (October’s meeting will be October 13)
All are welcome!
Lead by Fr. Doug LeCaptain. Reference materials and breakfast provided at no charge. You are asked to bring your own Bible. For more information, please contact Al Eisma at 203-5056.
Festival Food Receipts!
Please turn in all Festival Food receipts for July,
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Edward Warczak & Ainsley Rubbert were married this weekend at St. Raphael Church. Please keep them in your prayers as they make a commitment to each other in married love.
The following child will be baptized at St. Raphael this weekend:
William Bailey Quentin, son of Quentin Thomas & Sarah Marhrle Thomas
DONATIONS OF CRAFTS & BAKED GOODS IS GREATLY APPRECIATED
Congratulations to the
2012 Harvest Festival
Raffle Winners!
Grand Prize Winner
Sr. Florence Youngwirth
2nd - Amy Gutierrez
3rd - Robert Zimmerman
4th - Richard Keuler
5th - Sheila Ruedinger
6th - Richard Downs
7th - Jean Zimmerman
Family Fun!
Bean Bag Tournie Night! St. Raphael Good Samaritan Hall Sponsored by:
The Knights of Columbus
Saturday, October 20-6:00 pm
Potluck dinner will start after the
5:00 pm Mass - followed by lots of
Bean Bag Toss Games. Prizes, 50/50 raffle and so
much more! This is a FREE event.
For more information, contact Dick Mueller at
233-4119.
Fall Harvest Festival a Wonderful Success!
This past weekend’s event was a wonderful Parish activity and a great opportunity for our Parishioners to interact socially with each other and with our community. It takes a major effort with volunteers to make an event of this magnitude happen and for all of those individuals we are extremely grateful. Thanks to all of those folks who stepped up to chair the Festival Committees and to the event co-chairs, Jeremy and Jessica Bates. A special thank you goes out to the generous group of local donors and businesses who helped with donations and special pricing including Festival Foods, Oshkosh for the special pricing and the personal assistance from their staff--- 4 Imprint, Oshkosh for creative design work and pricing on the t-shirts---Mahoney’s Restaurant for the three types of chili and all the fixin’s --- Blue Moose Convenience Stores for the hot dogs and buns---Aliance Laundry Print Shop for the signs--- Honeymoon Acres, New Holstein for reduced pricing on the mums---Allenville Produce for discount corn pricing. A special thanks to the Knights of Columbus for a great Pancake breakfast and to the City of Oshkosh and it’s Police Department for assistance with the walk/run. And last but not least we appreciate our parishioners for the many delicious pies and the wonderful items donated for the basket raffle.
God’s Blessings and thanks to you all!
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R U Support …is a ministry to the recently unemployed and underemployed. We meet in Good Samaritan Hall at St. Raphael Parish on Monday morning from 8:30 – 10:30 am. All are welcome. Questions? Call Jeff at the Parish Office 920/233-8044. All are welcome!
Readings for the Week of September 30, 2012 Sunday: Nm 11:25-29, Jas 5:1-6, Mk 9:38-43, 45, 47-48 Monday: Jb 1:6-22, Lk 9:46-50 Tuesday: Jb 3:1-3, 11-17, 20-23, Mt 18:1-5, 10 Wednesday: Jb 9:1-12, 14-16, Lk 9:57-62 Thursday: Jb 19:21-27, Lk 10:1-12 Friday: Jb 38:1, 12-21; 40:3-5, Lk 10:13-16 Saturday: Jb 42:1-3, 5-6, 12-17, Lk 10:17-24 Next Sunday: Gn 2:18-24, Heb 2:9-11, Mk 10:2-16 or 10:2-12
Sunday, September 30 7:30 am For our Parishioners † 9:00 am Thomas Martin † 11:00 am Jack Van Derhei † 5:00 pm Thomas Shevlin † Monday, October 1 8:00 am At Franciscan Courts † Tuesday, October 2 8:00 am At Franciscan Courts † Wednesday, October 3 8:00 am At Franciscan Courts † Thursday, October 4 7:15 am Uher and Flink Families † Friday, October 5 7:15 am Uher Families † Saturday, October 6 5:00 pm Kensi Jo Standley † Jack Skoglind † Sunday, October 7 7:30 am Marlene Hetzel † Ralph & Cecilia Ruskesky † 9:00 am Jim Nozar † Simeon Sr., Gerarda, Rolando Cerdan † 11:00 am Elizabeth Schwartz † 5:00 pm For our parishioners †
STEWARDSHIP OF TIME & TALENT LITURGICAL ROLES
OCTOBER 6 & 7, 2012
GREETERS 5:00 pm C. Nigl Family, R. Tollard, L. & G. Seeley 7:30 am M. Paffenroth, S. & C. Reigh, B. Fraber 9:00 am D. Klein, B. Oberkrieser Family, J. & B. Key 11:00 am R. Lemieux, P. Spiering, L. Weitz, B. Knaus, S. Denney USHERS 5:00 pm T. Mettlach, G. Hetzel, R. Vandersee, A. Vandersee 7:30 am B. Pickart, E. Dwyer, E. Wilke, C. Zaniewski 9:00 am J. Korger, J. Grover, M. Brefczynski, J. Haddock 11:00 am R. Kuklinski, S. Hawi, J. Thome, A. Langenfeld
SERVERS 5:00 pm Gwendolyn Gruber, Charlie Grey, Robert Grey 7:30 am Mara Resop,, Noah Resop, Thomas Munson 9:00 am Sydney Zima, Evan Kohl, Anna Kohl 11:00 am Connor Barfknecht, Carver Schmidt, Austin Walsh
LECTORS 5:00 pm P. Vidmar, P. Pedretti 7:30 am C. Conway-Gerhardt, W. Baurecht 9:00 am S. O’Rourke, J. Thiel 11:00 am M. Buyarski, P. L’Esperance
SACRISTANS 5:00 pm M. Malchow 7:30 am T. Jungwirth 9:00 am C. Holt 11:00 am T. Glasnapp 5:00 pm K. Hammen
MUSICIANS 5:00 pm Annemarie/Small Group 7:30 am Kathryn/Youth Group 9:00 am Adult Choir 11:00 am Elizabeth/Molly/Sydney 5:00 pm Ekklesia
Eucharistic Ministers needed for Life Teen Mass
If you are a senior in high school and have received the Sacrament of Confirmation you can be a
Eucharistic Minister at Mass. What an awesome way to serve God and be present to others!
