St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception Greenville, through a welcoming and active environment guides the lifelong spiritual growth of the local community in the Roman Catholic faith by spreading the Gospel through word and deed.

St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception N2385 MUNICIPAL DRIVE • GREENVILLE, WI 54942

(920) 757-6555 • Email: parish@stmarygreenville.org WEBSITE: www.stmarygreenville.org

January 20, 2019 Second Sunday in Ordinary Time

Fr. Michael Warden Administrator

920–202-3275

mwarden@stmarygreenville.org

Sunday Mass

Saturday Vigil 4:00 pm

Sunday 8:00 am

10:00 am

Daily Mass

Tuesday thru Friday 8:10 am

Thursday 6:00 pm

First Saturday 8:00 am

Sacrament of Confession

Saturday 2:30 pm

Tuesday 5:00 pm

Thursday 5:00 pm

Eucharistic Adoration

Tuesday 5:00 pm

Sacrament of Baptism

Please call Laura Bovee at X201

when you are expecting.

Sacrament of Matrimony

Please call a minimum of six months

in advance.

Visitation of the Sick/Homebound

Please call the parish office

Parish Leadership:

Trustees Julie Collar — jcollar01@yahoo.com

Phil Schmidt — 920-585-1630

Parish Council Cindy Spielbauer — Chairperson

ckspiel@new.rr.com

Total Board of Education Tiffany McHugh — Chairperson

920-450-1534

Finance Council Bill Diedrich — Chairperson

920-427-3937

Dear Parishioners,

I am giving my column space this week to Carol Frahm, who will be completing her service here at St. Mary on January 31st. Dear Good People of St. Mary:

My words today are two-fold: to thank you and to challenge you.

First, the thank you:

In five plus years I have asked many, many times through the bulletin, emails, phone calls and in-person chats for your help to meet a wide variety of parish needs. The responses were an overwhelming “Yes.” Thank you. Thank you for making my job easy. More importantly, thank you for stepping forward to serve.

Any time I turned up at a Catholic event in the Fox Cities, the people of Greenville were there … Divine Mercy Sunday … CIA/FMO presentations … the March for Life send-off Mass … daily masses at other parishes … citywide education events. It made me proud to work for you and to represent you. It inspires me. Thank you for your extraordinary example.

You opened a window to your lives for me. I have helped to facilitate celebrations -happy and sad. I have received your prayer intentions and linked you up to the pastor, the team member or parishioner who could support you. Thank you for allowing me to become part of your lives.

Now for the challenge:

In my website staff bio in August of 2013, I concluded by saying: “I am striving to grow stronger in my Catholic faith.” I didn’t know then what that would mean, but let me share some high points of the journey.

In the summer of 2014 I was invited to commit to a weekly holy hour. I accepted but was wholly uncertain that I could do it. As I started, I struggled. What should I do? How could I pray alone for a whole hour? How could I make time each Monday to do this? The first months were a challenge. The next July I could have bowed out, but I was hooked. The hour flies by now. In retirement, I am looking forward to spending more time before the Blessed Sacrament. If you think you can’t do it, please talk to me … you can … and you should. St. Mary makes it easy. Come Tuesdays or Thursdays (5 to 6), Wednesdays (9 to noon), Saturdays (after 2:30). Come before morning Masses and join Father Michael when he is here. Come anytime the church is open.

For a long time, I aspired to establish a relationship with a regular confessor. I have finally managed to do that, and it has made the Sacrament of Reconciliation more meaningful and more beneficial. Part of it was finding a convenient time and that turned out to be Saturday afternoon. I also strongly recommend a stop at St. Patrick’s to pick up some inexpensive booklets with examinations of conscience or surf the web and search some out.

I made a New Year’s resolution to take back Sunday as the Lord’s Day three years ago. This was hard. (This became a continuing resolution for the next year and the year after.) Re-training myself to plan household tasks and shopping and work outside of Sunday took time. As these tasks shifted, it opened up time for prayer and visits and service and reflection. I highly recommend taking back Sundays.

If those strategies aren’t for you, download the ibreviary app (Thanks, Fr. Michael. I might master liturgy of the hours because of this app.) and you can pray morning prayer, any of the daytime prayers and evening prayer anywhere you are.

On my journey, I have found much moral support by tuning in to Relevant Radio on the air or on-line. The witness of the priest contributors and the callers is outstanding reinforcement of the value of our Catholic faith.

Thank you for the inspiration to keep transforming myself as a disciple of Christ. It has been an honor to work on your behalf. You are in my prayers.

Pastoral Message

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Monday-Thursday 8 am—4 pm and

Friday 8 am -12 noon.

Parish office: 920-757-6555

School office: 920-202-3454

E-mail Addresses: 1stInitial/LastName@stmarygreenville.org

David De Young 606-1635 Deacon

Brian Albers 422-5150

Deacon

Carol Frahm 202-3271 Director of Parish Activities

Tammy Krueger 757-6555 Parish Secretary

Liz Arbinger 202-3272 Parish Accountant

Laura Bovee 202-3270 Family Life Ministry

Debra Fuller 202-3456 Catholic School Principal

Yvonne Ziegler 202-3454 School Secretary

Luke Gietman 202-3243 Director of Religious Education

Barbara Tate 202-3239 Faith Formation Coordinator

Maria Fannin 202-3240 Coordinator of Youth Ministry

Sue Brockman 202-3238 Faith Formation Secretary

Mike Yelk 202-3293 Maintenance Coordinator

The tabernacle is the name given to the gold

box usually located at the front and center of

most Catholic Churches in the world. The

word 'tabernacle ' comes from Hebrew which

means ' a dwelling place' In the Old

Testament in Exodus, the second book of the

Bible, the word tabernacle was used in

reference to the ark of the covenant and later

to the tent in which the ark was kept. In a

more literal translation tabernacle meant to

pitch a tent with some one. It was someone

who went with you and stayed with you. The

tabernacle in every church has that same sort

of reference. Mary was considered a sort of

tabernacle as Jesus

mom. And in a real way

when we receive

communion we are

tabernacles of God in

the world when we

receive Communion and

go into the world after

Mass.

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Parish Life Dine Out Night

Our next DINE out night is scheduled for Tuesday 1/22 at Texas Roadhouse in

Appleton. Texas Roadhouse will donate 10% of the food sales only before

sales tax and after any discounts on any tables that present a flyer on this

date. Flyers must be presented at the table with your server for the bill to be

counted. Also, we are not allowed to hand out flyers during the night at the

restaurant, so please don't forget your flyer!! Take out orders also count but

you must show the flyer. Flyers will go home in next week's Wednesday

envelope. They will also be available in the school office and church narthex.

Pancake Breakfast The Immaculate Mary Knights of Columbus will be holding a Pancake

Breakfast Sunday January 27th. The Knights will be serving Buttermilk,

Blueberry and Chocolate Chip pancakes, sausage, bacon, eggs and all the

fixings! Breakfast will be served from 9am to Noon in the school gym. A free

will offering can be made and proceeds will go to St. Mary’s School in

celebration of catholic Schools week.

Volunteer needed 4th Wednesday of the month A volunteers is needed the fourth Wednesday morning each month to help in

the parish office after the morning Mass. A primary role would be to sell Scrip.

The person may also answer calls and help with various office tasks if there is

a need. The volunteer would be needed after Mass until about 10:30 a.m. If

the volunteer attends Mass and wanted to help before Mass that assistance

would be welcomed. If you have questions or would like to volunteer, please

call Carol at 202-3271 or email her at cfrahm@stmarygreenville.org.

Northeast Wisconsin Passion Play Auditions Announced Open auditions for The Northeast Wisconsin Passion Play, a musical drama

based on the life of Christ, will be held on Thursday, January 24th and

Saturday, January 26th, at the Xavier Fine Arts Theatre, 1600 W. Prospect

Avenue, Appleton. Performance dates are April 11-14, with a special

performance for Religious Education groups on April 11th. Singing and non-

singing roles are available. Those auditioning will also be asked to do a dance

audition. To register for an audition time please go to:

www.newpassionplay.org and follow the audition link on the main menu.

Marriage Encounter Weekends Got the Winter Blues? Spend some "couple time" together focusing on your

marriage by attending a Marriage Encounter weekend. Green Bay Marriage

Encounter invites you to join them for a weekend of discovery. Discover

together how your good marriage can be even better or how to get your

marriage back on track. Weekends will be held at the Norbertine Center for

Spirituality in DePere on February 8-10 and March 22-24. Call 920-544-5166

or visit www.gbme.org for more information or to register.

Joy Conference planned for Saturday, Feb. 2 “Our Joy Continues!” is the theme for this year’s Outagamie County

UW_Extension conference from 8 a.m. to 2:15 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 2 at Fox

Valley Lutheran High School. Speakers include Gaye Lindfors, Annie Meehan,

and Lanelle Vasichek. The informational brochure is available at

outgamie.uwex.edu/joy2019 or call 920-832-4763.

Weekly Stewardship Thought In today’s second reading , St. Paul tells the

Corinthians (and us) that all of our gifts are

from God and that they are given, not for

ourselves alone, but for the common good.

But the generosity of God knows no limits—the

miracle at Cana reminds us that whenever we

faithfully do as God asks, He can change our

gifts of water into wine?

—See 1 Corinthians 12:4-11

Attendance

January 12-13: 1,083 persons

Stewardship

January 12-13: $8,773

EFTs 15th: $14,578

Fiscal year-to-date: $541,360

Prior fiscal year-to-date: $540,775

SCRIP

Remember to buy Texas Roadhouse SCRIP

cards for the Dine Out Night on Tuesday,

1/22, or for Texas Roadhouse’s Sunday

Giveback Program.

SCRIP can be purchased in the school during

normal weekly hours, or after the Saturday

and Sunday masses.

FABULOUS NEWS— Kwik Trip is offering another promotion—now

they are offering a 15% rebate on SCRIP

cards for a limited time!!

St. Mary will run this promotion on Kwik Trip

SCRIP cards sold from January 18 until the

inventory of the 15% cards is sold out.

SCRIP is sold after the weekend Masses,

during school hours, or during Faith

Formation classes on Wednesday evenings.

Please welcome the newly baptized:

Maeve August Drath Daughter of Chase and Brittany Drath

—St. John Bosco

Saint of the Month

School News

Faith Formation—Youth / Children

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Come enjoy an evening out with a friend or your spouse as you feast on your choice of

beef tips or baked chicken, vegetables, salad and dessert.

Students will provide entertainment before dinner.

$15 per person or

Friend/Spouse—2 for $ 20.00

To make reservations, please put your name, number of people attending, and choice of

beef tips or chicken breast and payment (cash or check made out to St. Mary School) in an

envelope marked “Senior Dinner”. You may put the envelope in the collection on Sunday,

drop it by either the school or church office during the week, or mail it.

Reservations due no later than February 4. See you there!

St. Mary School Student Council’s

Annual Senior Valentine Dinner

Saturday, February 16

5 —7 pm

2nd Grade Sacraments

Reconciliation

Reconciliation Workbook schedule

Week of Jan. 20—Chapter 6 & pp. 51-60, 74-75, 79

Contact: Barbara Tate, Coordinator of Religious Education

btate@stmarygreenville.org, 920-202-3239

“...without the shedding of blood

there is no forgiveness.”

(Hebrews 9:22)

Due Date: Workbooks due this week: Wednesday, January 23rd.

Give to your teacher / catechist.

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Faith Formation—Adults

Readings for the week of January 20, 2019 Sunday: Is 62:1-5/Ps 96:1-2, 2-3, 7-8, 9-10 [3]/1 Cor 12:4-11/

Jn 2:1-11

Monday: Heb 5:1-10/Ps 110:1, 2, 3, 4 [4b]/Mk 2:18-22

Tuesday: Heb 6:10-20/Ps 111:1-2, 4-5, 9 and 10c [5]/Mk 2:23-28

Wednesday: Heb 7:1-3, 15-17/Ps 110:1, 2, 3, 4 [4b]/Mk 3:1-6

Thursday: Heb 7:25—8:6/Ps 40:7-8a, 8b-9, 10, 17 [8a and 9a]/

Mk 3:7-12

Friday: Acts 22:3-16 or Acts 9:1-22/Ps 117:1bc, 2 [Mk 16:15]/

Mk 16:15-18

Saturday: 2 Tm 1:1-8 or Ti 1:1-5/Ps 96:1-2a, 2b-3, 7-8a, 10 [3]/

Mk 3:20-21

Next Sunday: Neh 8:2-4a, 5-6, 8-10/Ps 19:8, 9, 10, 15 [cf. Jn

6:63c]/1 Cor 12:12-30 or 1 Cor 12:12-14, 27/Lk 1:1-4; 4:14-21 ©LPi

Area Confessions Schedules

Hortonville

St. Peter and Paul Sat. 3:30 pm

New London

Most Precious Blood Sat. 4:15 pm

Appleton

St. Thomas More Sat. 4–4:30pm

St. Bernard Parish Sat. 3-4:00pm

St. Bernadette Parish Sat. 9:00 am

St. Joseph Parish Sat. 9:00-9:30 am

St. Mary Parish Sat. 9:00-10:00am

St. Pius X Sat. 8:30-10 am

St. Therese Parish Sat. 3:15-3:45 pm

Sacred Heart Parish Sat. 3-4 pm

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St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception Mass Intentions

Week of January 21-27 The saving graces of the Mass are for:

Monday No Mass

Tuesday 8:10 am †

Wednesday 8:10 am the soul of Nathan Whitney†

Thursday 8:10 am †

6:00 pm the soul of Roger Diedrich†

Friday 8:10 am †

Saturday 4:00 pm the souls of Clarence &

Glenna Wittlin†

Sunday 8:00 am the soul of Alton Danke†

10:00 am the people of St. Mary’s.

Liturgical Roles

Weekend of January 26-27

Ushers

4:00 pm Joe Lippert, Fred Heimmermann,

John Oestreicher

8:00 am Denis Ebben, Randy Immel,

Wade Vandenboom

10:00 am David Hoffman, Rick Sunde, Jerry Ehm,

Tom Veeser

Lectors

4:00 pm Catina Schienebeck-Oswald

8:00 am Dave Kettner

10:00 am Michelle Rueckl

Altar Servers

4:00 pm Lorna Langan, Paige Gindt,

Erika Vandebogart

8:00 am Thomas & Tori McGowan, Mary Grace

Bigelow

10:00 am George Albers, Gavin Wiese, Riley Killian

Musicians

4:00 pm Dawn Warns

8:00 am Kate Fannin

10:00 am Choir

Greeters

4:00 pm Mary & Craig Taylor

8:00 am the Veeser Family

10:00 am the LaVoy Family

Scrip Sellers

4:00 pm Kelly Gloudemans, Tess Woods

8:00 am Carol Bunkleman, Rose Ripp

10:00 am Debbie Fabel, Cathy Wenninger

Calendar for the week of January 21-27, 2019

Monday January 21 RCIA 6:00pm

Alpha 6:30pm

Tuesday January 22 Alpha 9:00am

Adoration of Jesus in Church 5:00-6:00pm

Confessions 5:00-5:45pm

Bible Study 6:00pm

St. Gabriel’s Messengers 7:00pm

Wednesday January 23 Bible Study 9:00am

Adoration of Jesus in Church 9:00-11:55am

Benediction 11:55am

Faith Formation Grades 1-8 4:30pm

Faith Formation Grades 1-8 6:00pm

Faith Formation High School 7:30pm

Thursday January 24 Confessions 5:00-5:45pm

Prayer Shawl 2:30pm

TMIY 6:45pm

Adult Choir Practice 7:00pm

Friday January 25 TMIY 5:45am

Saturday January 26 Confessions & Adoration 7:30am

Sunday January 27 K of C Pancake Breakfast 9:00am

Bible Study 9:20am

School Open House 11:00am

Day of Penance and Prayer January 22nd has been declared a day of PENANCE AND PRAYER to end abortion. All Catholics are called to make some act of

penance or prayer on January 22nd and to offer it up for an end to the great evil of abortion. Possible ideas: Skip a meal, offer a

rosary or even a decade of the Rosary, pray a Divine Mercy Chaplet, light a candle, pray in front of Planned Parenthood, or anything

else. Do something extra that day and offer it up to God to change the minds and hearts of lawmakers and those contemplating

abortion.

In Mary’s Footsteps Women’s Conference Ladies of All Ages!! In Mary’s Footsteps Women’s Conference, entitled ‘The Real Love Story’ will be held at Good Shepherd Parish,

Chilton on Saturday March 9, 2019. Featuring Patrick Madrid, Catholic Radio Host, Author, Public Speaker and Apologist; Marge

Fenelon, Award-winning Author and Journalist, Blogger, Speaker and Catholic Radio Personality; the return of Mother Mary

Catherine, Foundress of Missionaries of the Word; and Emcee for the day Rose Sullivan, Executive Director of the National

Conference for Diocesan Vocation Directors. Mass will be celebrated by Bishop David Ricken. Registration is open at https;//

www.goodshepherdchilton.org/news-and-events/marys-footsteps-womens-conference. Register now to receive a reduced rate!

Don’t miss this enjoyable and inspirational day!!

January Date Night this Friday Couples are invited to participate in the January Date night this Friday, January 25th at St. Pius Parish, Appleton. The evening

begins at 6:15 p.m. and concludes at 8:30 p.m. Couples are invited to learn about the Love Language of Quality Time and then

depart as a couple for an off-site mini date while the children stay and play. Light refreshments and snacks will be provided. To

make a reservation for child care call Angie at 262-226-0582 or email her at aandjlee@gmail.com. Child care is $5 per child.

Sunday Supper

Holy Spirit Parish in Darboy is holding a Sunday Supper this Sunday, January 20, at 4:30 PM. The menu will consist of pilled pork

vegetable and fruit., free of charge. Holy Spirit School, Darboy Location W2796 County Rd KK, Appleton, We would like to extend a

warm welcome to anyone who could use a delicious meal and good company. Supper sponsored this month in Memory of

Dorothy Loll. ALL are welcome!! A non-denominational prayer service will start the meal.

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