PRAYER & WORSHIP Mass of Anticipation: Saturday, 5:15 p.m. Sunday Mass: 7:30, 9:00 and 10:30 a.m. (English); 5:00 p.m. (Spanish) Daily Mass: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday, 7:00 a.m. School Mass: Wednesday, 9:00 a.m. (During School Year) Communion Service: Thursday, 7:00 a.m.; Saturday, 8:00 a.m. Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament: Tuesday, 7:30 a.m.-7 p.m. Reconciliation: Saturday, 4:00 p.m.; Sunday, 4:30 p.m. (Bilingual); or by appointment Welcome to the faith community of ST. FRANCIS DE SALES LAKE GENEVA, WISCONSIN PARISH OFFICE Hours: Mondays, 10:00 a.m.—3:30 p.m.; Tuesdays—Thursdays, 7:30 a.m.—3:30 p.m.; Fridays, 7:30 a.m.—12:30 p.m. Address: 148 W. Main Street, Lake Geneva, WI 53147 Phone: (262) 248-8524 Fax: (262) 248-5302 Parish Web Site: www.sfdslg.org PARISH SCHOOL Address: 130 W. Main Street, Lake Geneva, WI 53147 Phone: (262) 248-2778 Fax: (262) 248-7860 We, the community of St. Francis de Sales Parish, seek to LIVE JESUS through the empowerment of the Holy Spirit by ministering to the needs of our brothers and sisters through Word, Worship, Education and Service. February 14, 2016 1st Sunday of Lent
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PRAYER & WORSHIP Mass of Anticipation: Saturday, 5:15 p.m. Sunday Mass: 7:30, 9:00 and 10:30 a.m. (English); 5:00 p.m. (Spanish)
Daily Mass: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday, 7:00 a.m. School Mass: Wednesday, 9:00 a.m. (During School Year)
Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament: Tuesday, 7:30 a.m.-7 p.m.
Reconciliation: Saturday, 4:00 p.m.; Sunday, 4:30 p.m. (Bilingual); or by appointment
Welcome to the faith community of
ST. FRANCIS DE SALES LAKE GENEVA, WISCONSIN
PARISH OFFICE Hours: Mondays, 10:00 a.m.—3:30 p.m.; Tuesdays—Thursdays, 7:30 a.m.—3:30 p.m.; Fridays, 7:30 a.m.—12:30 p.m. Address: 148 W. Main Street, Lake Geneva, WI 53147 Phone: (262) 248-8524 Fax: (262) 248-5302 Parish Web Site: www.sfdslg.org
PARISH SCHOOL Address: 130 W. Main Street, Lake Geneva, WI 53147 Phone: (262) 248-2778 Fax: (262) 248-7860
We, the community of St. Francis de Sales Parish, seek to LIVE JESUS through the empowerment of the Holy Spirit by ministering to the needs of our brothers and sisters through Word, Worship, Education and Service.
February 14, 2016 1st Sunday of Lent
MASS INTENTIONS SATURDAY, February 13, 2016 8:00 a.m. Communion Service 5:15 p.m. Kathy Gutkowski SUNDAY, February 14, 2016 7:30 a.m. John & Bernadean Trotta and Lois
Lambrilaz 9:00 a.m. Frank Jaronczyk and Mildred Vavrina 10:30 a.m. Dan Corboy 5:00 p.m. All Parishoners (Spanish Mass) MONDAY, February 15, 2016 7:00 a.m. Irene Kavanaugh 6:00 p.m. All Parishioners (Spanish Mass) TUESDAY, February 16, 2016 7:00 a.m. Stanley & Eleanor Gorski WEDNESDAY, February 17, 2016 7:00 a.m. Don Amann 9:00 a.m. All Students THURSDAY, February 18, 2016 7:00 a.m. Communion Service FRIDAY, February 19, 2016 7:00 a.m. All Parishioners SATURDAY, February 20, 2016 8:00 a.m. Communion Service 5:15 p.m. Syvilla Kestel and Dennis Maywald SUNDAY, February 21, 2016 7:30 a.m. Irene Johnson and the Deceased Members
of the George Leedle Family 9:00 a.m. Pat Petrouske 10:30 a.m. Elyse Pesola and Ann Huml 5:00 p.m. All Parishoners (Spanish Mass)
PLEASE PRAY FOR… Nathan Rittenbacher Nancy Rittenbacher Joan Roell Diane Ponzo Joe Ponzo William Lily Tess Adams Margaret Curin Thomas Potjeau Kelly Hughbanks Dan Samyn Darlene Savercool Scott Petersen Tami Irwin Jim Mansky Tony Ascolani Sam Scott
William Burke Carol Peck Tom Peck Mary Dade Anthony Ferrini Rita Leahy Kiera John Stewart Linette Fleura Marion Donner Germaine Clifford (Dr.) Katarzyna Zaremba David Lou Rogers Wayne Rogers
READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Lv 19:1-2, 11-18; Ps 19:8-10, 15; Mt 25:31-46 Tuesday: Is 55:10-11; Ps 34:4-7, 16-19; Mt 6:7-15 Wednesday: Jon 3:1-10; Ps 51:3-4, 12-13, 18-19; Lk 11:29-32 Thursday: Est C:12, 14-16, 23-25; Ps 138:1-3, 7c-8; Mt 7:7-12 Friday: Ez 18:21-28; Ps 130:1-8; Mt 5:20-26 Saturday: Dt 26:16-19; Ps 119:1-2, 4-5, 7-8; Mt 5:43-48 Sunday: Gn 15:5-12, 17-18; Ps 27:1, 7-9, 13-14; Phil 3:17 — 4:1 [3:20 — 4:1]; Lk 9:28b-36
THE WEEK AHEAD: FEB. 14-FEB. 21 Sun – KC Breakfast and Blood Pressure Screening 9:00 REP Gr. 4K-5 12:00 Baptisms 6:30 Youth Ministry 6:30 Confirmation Mon – 6:00 Prayer Group (Spanish) 7:00 Lenten Book Discussion 7:00 Church Renovation Meeting Tues – 7:30-7:00 Adoration 5:30 Rosary Wed – 10:00 Bible Study 11:15 Shepherds of Christ 6:00 REP Gr. 6-8 7:00 Contemporary Choir Thurs – 10:00 Lenten Book Discussion 6:00 Lenten Book Study (Spanish) 7:00 Chorale Fri – 6:00 Emmaus Women (Spanish) 6:00 Soup and Stations 7:00 Legion of Mary Sat – 8:00 Aqua Viva (School Gym) 8:30 Lenten Book Discussion 9:30 AA 7:00 Emmaus Men Sun – 8:30 CDA Breakfast Meeting 8:45 REP Gr. 4K-5 6:30 Youth Ministry 6:30 Confirmation
10TH ANNUAL MEN OF CHRIST CONFERENCE Join us on Saturday, March 12, 2016 for the 10th Annual Men of Christ Conference at the Milwaukee Theatre in Milwaukee, WI. For more information or to register, please visit www.menofchrist.net or contact Tom Murray at (312) 339-5951.
FROM THE PASTOR’S DESK… Dear Parishioners and Friends of St. Francis de Sales Parish, On this first Sunday of Lent, the Gospel is the story of Jesus fasting and praying in the desert in preparation for his time of ministry. When he comes to the end of his forty days in the wilderness, he is approached by Satan who shows him the allure of earthly and supernatural pleasures and powers. Though tempted to the extreme, Jesus does not yield. Instead, he resists the devil with inspired truth: “One does not live by bread alone...You shall worship the Lord, your God, and him alone shall you serve...You shall not put the Lord your God to the test.” These are three teachings that can be of great help to us in time of temptation. The Lenten Season is a good time to remind ourselves that Jesus died and rose to give us the grace and strength we need to overcome temptation and sin and to open ourselves to the Father’s love. During these forty days of Lent, let us be vigilant in the midst of temptation and train our bodies and minds to follow the path of virtue, the path that ultimately leads to true happiness and life eternal. God’s Blessings, Fr. Jim Schuerman Queridos Miembros de la Parroquia de San Francisco de Sales, Hoy es el Primer Domingo de Cuaresma, y el Evangelio de hoy es la historia de Jesús, en el desierto ayunando y orando en preparación para su ministerio. Durante este tiempo, vino Satanás para tentar al Señor. Pero Jesús resistió el diablo con la ayuda de tres enseñanzas. La primera: “No solo de pan vive el hombre.” La segunda: “Adorarás al Señor, tu Dios, y a él solo servirás.” La tercera: “No tentarás al Señor tu Dios.” Son tres enseñanzas que nos puedan ayudar en momentos de tentación. La Cuaresma es un buen tiempo para recordar que Jesús murió y resucitó para darnos la gracia y la fuerza que necesitamos para resistir las tentaciones y el pecado, y para recibir el amor del Padre. Durante los cuarenta días de la Cuaresma, que entrenemos nuestros cuerpos y nuestras mentes para poner las virtudes en práctica, y seguir el camino hacia la felicidad verdadera y la vida eterna.
Que Dios los bendiga, Padre Jim Schuerman
IN LOVING MEMORY
Born to eternal rest Timothy King
ETERNAL REST GRANT UNTO HIM, O LORD, AND MAY PERPETUAL LIGHT SHINE UPON HIM.
PARISH LIBRARY NEWS NEW additions to our library for Lenten inspiration: DVD - Origin of the True Cross – Come to Italy where Bob and Penny Lord track the Tradition surrounding the origin of the Cross, going back to Adam and the Garden of Eden. Follow St. Helena in her quest to find the true Cross and bring it back to Rome. Learn about the Miracle of the Cross which brought about the conversion of Constantine and the release of the Church from slavery. DVD - Miracle of the Cross & Our Lady of Good Counsel – This film takes you to Genazzano, a small town just outside Rome where a voyage of a fresco of Our Lady of Good Counsel traveled from Albania across the Adriatic Sea to this little hamlet, and rested in a broken-down church, which has since become a major shrine. The fresco has inexplicably remained suspended in the air close to the wall of the chapel in the church of Our Lady of Good Counsel for over five hundred years! See the Miraculous fresco of Our Lord Jesus which bled when attacked by a sword; see the sword, which bent miraculously and remained that way. The True Icon - From the Shroud of Turin to the Veil of Manoppello – When the image on the Veil of Manoppello is laid over the image of the face on the Shroud of Turin, the two images match perfectly. It is the same face! Drawing upon his years in Jerusalem Paul Badde gives a riveting account of these two images.
LENTEN PENANCE SERVICES
The following Lenten Penance Services, with private confessions after the services, will be held in the
Lake Geneva area during Lent:
Saturday, February 20, at 10 a.m. St. Patrick
Elkhorn, WI Friday, February 26, at 6:30 p.m.
St. Andrew Delavan, WI
Sunday, March 6, at 2 p.m. St. Francis de Sales Lake Geneva, WI
GOT SOAP? Human Concerns will again collect the small samples of shampoo, soap, etc. that hotels supply in their rooms. If you’ve been saving those to give away, we’ll have a basket in the Parish Center beginning now and throughout Lent. At Easter, we’ll assemble gift bags for women in need. -Submitted by the Human Concerns Committee
FINANCIAL STEWARDSHIP February 7, 2015 Parish Envelopes $9,223.00 Offertory $1,858.53 Capital Campaign $190.00 Angel Fund $234.00 Human Concerns $46.50 (The Angel Fund benefits families of our day school program who need tuition assistance.)
BULLETIN SUBMISSIONS All articles for the bulletin must be emailed to [email protected] or submitted in writing to the parish office. The deadline is at noon on Monday.
CARING FOR THE ALTAR 2/15-2/20—Sandy Derrick 2/22-2/27—Nancy Lazzaroni
COUNTING CONTRIBUTIONS 2/15—TEAM 5 2/22—TEAM 6
Our Parish Restoration Committee has had several meetings and listened to presentations from our three liturgical designs consultants. We are continuing to get bids and pricing, working closely with the Buildings and Grounds Committee as well as our head custodian, Mike Johnson. We are excited that we now have a blog up on our website (www.sfdslg.org) that we will update as we have new information, so check it often! (It’s right next to our “Project 2017” logo). Our next meeting (open to all parishioners for observation) will be Monday, Feb. 15, 2016 at 7:00 p.m.
SHEPHERDS OF CHRIST ASSOCIATES PRAYER GROUP We invite you to come and pray with us! We pray for the priests, the Church, and the world as well as for our own personal intentions. Please join us! Next dates: Wednesday, Feb. 17 at 11:15 a.m.
BLESSED TO BE A BLESSING A big THANK YOU to the following people for helping make it possible to give each Parish family a free copy of “Four Signs of a Dynamic Catholic”, by Matthew Kelly. Without their support, offering the books and having a Lenten study with 4 different discussion groups would not have been possible. THANK YOU to: Dr. Gerald Fleer, Dr. Nestor and Bien Alabarca, Greg and Jean Dexter, Irene and Budd Humphrey, In Memory of Grace Weis, Dr. Mark and Ann Pienkos, Anonymous in the Spirit of Faith and Hope and Love, and several other anonymous donors. Another BIG THANK YOU to Joe Cardiff for spending countless hours placing the stickers on the books so that recipients would be reminded that “We are family” and together we can make a difference.
CATHOLIC CENTRAL NEWS Congratulations to Catholic Central High School First Semester Honor Roll Students! First Honors (3.50 to 4.00 or higher GPA): Senior Nicole Cox and freshmen Anthony Ricci, Marcus Robinson and Luke Sassano. Second Honors (3.00 to 3.49 GPA): Juniors Kyle Goethal and Cole Pankau, sophomore Charles Robinson and freshmen Marjorie Hayes.
JOIN ONE OF THE BOOK DISCUSSIONS: Each group will meet for 6 sessions, come when you can!
English speaking groups: SATURDAYS - following the 8 a.m. Mass
Our St. Francis de Sales family will be offering the book, “Four Signs of a Dynamic Catholic” by Matthew Kelly for free to all families on Ash Wednesday as well as the first weekend in Lent (February 13/14) after all Masses. There will be English and Spanish copies available. We will have one copy per family. The key to making it your best Lent ever is to take the book, read one chapter a week, and join one of the discussion groups!
Nuestra familia de San Francis de Sales estará regalando el libro (Cuatro Señales de un Católico Dinámico) por Matthew Kelly. Venga y acompáñenos por 6 semanas cada jueves en español a las 6 p.m. a compartir y discutir, hay tres grupos que puede venir acompañarnos.
Participar en la discusión de libros:
Cada grupo se reunirá durante 6 sesiones , ven cuando: JUEVES -- 6 p.m.
2/11, 2/18, 2/25, 3/3, 3/10, 3/17
LAKE GENEVA CLOTHES CLOSET Gently used clothing for children, teens, women and men is available free at the Clothes Closet at the Methodist Church in Lake Geneva. Hours are 9 to 11 a.m. on Tuesdays and Saturdays. All are welcome. No proof of need is necessary. No limit on number of items taken or number of visits. Donations of gently used clothing and bedding are gratefully accepted. Tax receipt available.
SIDE BY SIDE NEEDS YOUR HELP! Looking for a way to help others in Lake Geneva? S i d e b y S i d e , a l o c a l a l l - v o l u n t e e r , non-profit organization is looking for people who are interested in helping their neighbors! Side by side helps families with urgent financial needs with money for rent, utilities, and medication. Business meetings are on the second Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. at the First Congregational United Church of Christ on Wisconsin St. Clients are interviewed on the third Tuesday of each month at the same location. Volunteers are needed and always welcome in many capacities. For more information about volunteering, or to attend a meeting, call Sue Bulla at (262) 248-4130.
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS BREAKFAST Sunday, Feb. 14, 8 to 11 a.m.
Come to join fellow parishioners!
Omelet $5 Small Slam $3.00 Egg Combo $4 French Toast $3 Singles of Eggs or French Toast $1 Bacon $1.50 Orange Juice or Milk $1.50
Happy Valentines Day! We will selling our State K of C Charity Raffle Tickets — first place $50,000, second $25,000, third $15,000, etc., ... 11th-30th place $500. Each ticket costs $5. The drawing will take place at State K of C
Convention on April 30 in Wisconsin Dells. Good luck — take a chance! Thanks from K of C Council #1647.
CRAZY HAT PARTY Come One...Come All! This Will Be Fun For the Whole
Family!
Sunday, Feb. 28, 2016 After the 10:30 Mass
Event to Benefit the Angel Fund Must Wear a Crazy Hat to Compete
Prizes for the Craziest Hats:
Adult’s 1st Place Prize is $100; Second Place is $50; Third Place is $25
Children’s 1st Place Prize is $100; Second Place is $50; Third Place is $25 Many more prizes!
Games, raffles & entertainment Hamburgers, hot dogs, bbq, mac-n-cheese & dessert
To compete for the craziest hat, entrance fee is $5 for and
$3 for children
If you would like to help, please call Rita Popelka at 249-3971 (work) or 248-1884 (cell).
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SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE Immediately after the engagement and before any date is set for the wedding, the couple is asked to make an appointment with the priest. Six months is the normal time required for preparation. SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM Please call the parish office at (262) 248-8524 for Baptismal preparation/registration. SPANISH CELEBRATIONS Bautismos en Espanol: Para bautismos en Espanol por favor comuniquese con Esmeralda Perez Sanchez: (262) 295-8419. Platicas bautismales: Cada cuarto sabado del mes. Quinceaneras, presentaciones y bodas: Comuniquese con Antonia Mata: 262-812-4047
CATHOLIC SCHOOLS St. Francis de Sales Parish School Principal Eric Gallagher ([email protected]) (262) 248-2778
Catholic Central High School Principal David Wieters ([email protected]) (262) 763-1510 x 222
