ST. THOMAS AQUINAS PARISH

MASS SCHEDULE

August 20 Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Saturday, August 19: 4:00 PM Mass at St. John the Baptist 5:30 PM † Bernie Lieffring 5:30 PM † William O’Connor Sunday, August 20: 8:00 AM † Dennis Grace 8:00 AM † Lucille Bunge 9:30 AM Mass at St. John the Baptist Monday, August 21: 8:00 AM Mass at St. John the Baptist Tuesday, August 22: 8:00 AM Mass at St. John the Baptist Wednesday, August 23: 8:00 AM † Don Diedrich 8:30-9:30 AM Adoration Thursday, August 24: 8:00 AM Mass at St. John the Baptist Friday, August 25: 8:00 AM † Jon Ahlswede Saturday, August 26: 4:00 PM Mass at St. John the Baptist 5:30 PM † Alois & Ida Schmitz 5:30 PM † Jackie Coyne Sunday, August 27: 8:00 AM † Dick Albright 8:00 AM † John Cain 9:30 AM Mass at St. John the Baptist

Liturgical Ministers Schedule Saturday, 5:30pm August 19 Vigil: Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time Lector: Ann Buechel-Haack

Ministers: Ann Buechel-Haack, Rhoda Dales, Duane Dippel, Lynette Fiebrink, Ron Nielsen, Christine Koenigs

Sunday, 8:00am August 20 Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time Lector: Linda Leibham

Ministers: Al Zemlicka, Bev Verhulst, Matt O’Connor, Mary Jo Jetzer, Arlene Klaetsch, Linda Leibham

Saturday, 5:30pm August 26 Vigil: Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time Lector: Pat Schmidbauer

Ministers: Lynn & Randy Kulow, Gerry Kulow, Don Meerstein, Kerry Gigot, Kitty Pfeifer

Sunday, 8:00am August 27 Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time Lector: Matt O’Connor Ministers: Bev Dippel, Daune Dippe, Red Platz, Dori Schmitz, Clarice Schneider, Diane Slabe

We welcome John & Marcia Beauchaine, Scott, Nikki, Tyler and Kenneth Equitz, Tom & Shirley Muehlbauer, Patrick & Margo Trotter. We hope they feel at home with us. If you would like to

join the parish, please call the parish office (876-2457) to register.

August 12 & 13

Stewardship Envelopes $1,417.00

Loose Offering $745.00

Building Mnt. Envelopes $205.00

Baptism Through the waters of Baptism we welcome Charlie into God’s grace,

and our STA Parish Family. She was baptized on Saturday, August 19th

Charlie Alyce is the daughter of Geoffrey & Caitlin Boyer

Congratulations and God’s choicest blessings to the parents and their

newly baptized baby.

20th Sunday in Ordinary Time

1st Reading…Isaiah 56:1, 6-7

2nd Reading…Romans 11:13-15, 29-32

Gospel…Matthew 15:21-28

Monday…Matthew 19:16-22

Tuesday...Matthew 19:23-30

Wednesday...Matthew 20:1-16

Thursday...John 1:45-51

Friday...Matthew 22:34-40

Saturday…Matthew 23:1-12

21st Sunday in Ordinary Time

1st Reading…Isaiah 22:19-23

2nd Reading…Romans 11:33-36

Gospel…Matthew 16:13-20

WEDDING BANNS September 3, 2017

II ~ James Welter & Stephanie Whitmer

Young At Heart Ministry Presents: “Miracle on 34th Street” at the Fireside Theatre on Thursday, December 7, 2017. The cost is $108.00 per person. If you are interested please call: Janet Kraus at 876-2278 Bev Verhulst at 876-2501 Diane Wagner at 876-2915 for more information.

Finance Council Meeting 8:45am ~ Wed. August 23rd

Twentieth SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME ~ AUGUST 20, 2017

Fr. Phil

Dear Parishioners: One more thing about my recent vacation/family reunion, and then I’ll give it a rest. It has to do with my nephews and nieces. They’re making me feel old. Most of them – my baby brothers’ two children being the exceptions – are now in their forties. When did that happen??? Where did the years go??? I’ve got five nephews and five nieces. All five nephews and three of my nieces are married. A fourth was married but went through a divorce after about five years of marriage when she learned that he was engaged in a pattern of infidelity. At the time of their divorce, their first boy was a little over two years old; their younger one, eleven months. Now, I started working in the Archdiocese of Milwaukee’s Tribunal in 1980. I was with the Tribunal full-time for five years and then served on the Appellate Tribunal for the State of Wisconsin from 1990 to 2015, when Pope Francis changed the rules world-wide. At the same time I began with the Tribunal I became involved with the New Horizons Ministry for divorced and separated Catholics in the Archdiocese, serving as a chaplain on the group’s three-day weekend retreats; I’ve been connected with that ministry ever since. Through the combination of exposure to stories of failed marriages in my years with the tribunal and listening to the heart-wrenching revelations of New Horizons participants, I’ve grown by leaps and bounds in my appreciation for how devastating divorce can be, not only to the parties, themselves, but also to their fam-ilies (their children, their parents, their siblings). Despite the many good things that Milwaukee has done through its Tribu-nal and through ministries like New Horizons, I’m also quite aware that not every diocese and not every representative of the Church in this Archdiocese is equally compassionate toward our divorced and separated members. In fact, sometimes elements within the Church can come across as cold and indifferent, a sometimes judgmental, in the face of such traumatic occurrences. I’d always wished that there was something I could say or do for people struggling through a rough divorce to make up for my own inadequacies and for others’ insensitivity. This niece of mine works for the Diocese of St. Petersburg (Florida) as a broadcaster on the diocesan radio station. She didn’t tell me (but one of my sisters-in-law did) that she’d written a book about her experiences. Actually, she is a co-author with two other women, also divorced. The book is entitled My Calendar Is Written In Crayon. Curious, I ordered a copy through Amazon.com when I got home. It arrived last Saturday. It’s quite a brilliant little thing: ten chapters, arranged somewhat topically, with each woman con-tributing sequentially – Shirley, then Liza, then Abby – to the subject at hand. (I confess: I skipped over a lot of Shirley and Liza to focus on Abby. Can you guess which one is my niece?) The next time I see Abby, I’ll ask her how the three of them got together and came up with the idea for this book. Its sub-title, “Smart Advice from Working Single Moms”, describes their effort beautifully. I regret that we didn’t have something of its caliber to hand out years ago. For now, however, if someone in your family is going or has recently gone through a divorce – or you have a good friend or valued co-worker who is in that situation – you might consider ordering a copy for them. (It’s only $9.95.) Tell them Father (not Doctor) Phil recommends it.

Stewardship weekends

As it states in our mission statement, we are a parish community committed to contributing our time, talents and treasure in the service to others. Every third weekend of the month we will have Steward-ship weekends. This months featured ministry is…...

Ministry of Music and Choir

You don’t have to have a great voice! All you have to do is be able to carry a tune, and enjoy praising the Lord with song! If you can’t read music very well, that’s okay, we will teach you. You will have fun and gain new friends! Duties include:

Leading the parish family in song at Masses, Cantors; lead the Responsorial Psalm, practices are held on Wednesday nights, instrumentalists are welcome and encourages to join. If interested contact Janell at 876.2360 or altojan@gmail.com

If you haven’t already….please pick up an Everyday Stewardship Book, located at the main entrance.

Christian Women Community Service Event The Christian Women will be walking in a suicide awareness walk on September 9 at Deland Park from 8:30 AM to 12:30 PM with opening ceremony starting at 9:30. The walk is called There is Hope. People can walk either 2, 3, or 4 miles along Lake Michigan. The following are ways to support this walk. Register to walk online at http://mhasheboygan.org/services/thereishope/. Sponsor: If you would like to make a donation, please contact Ellen Cary at 920-526-3348 or 920-946-0693, more information can be found on the website http://mhasheboygan.org/services/thereishope/ or by contacting Ellen Cary.