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PARISH OFFICE
139 S. Madison, Green Bay, WI 54301
Hours: Mon.-Fri. 9:30 am-4:00 pm
Phone: (920) 432-4348
Fax: (920) 435-5068
Email: [email protected]
Prayer Network: (920) 437-4218
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Website
www.sfxcathedralgb.org
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BISHOP OF GREEN BAY
The Most Reverend David L. Ricken
RECTOR AND PASTOR
Fr. John W. Girotti e-mail: [email protected]
Deacon: Mr. Thomas J. Mahoney
Director of Administration: Rosemary M. Anshus
Pastoral Associate: Ann M. Vorpahl
Director of Music: Jody L. Strnad
Event & Volunteer Coordinator / Administrative Assistant: Sonia D. Hitt
Sacristan: Dawn E. Shaw
Bookkeeper: Vicki L. Matuszak
Faith Formation Coordinator: Connie A. DeMeuse
Maintenance Manager: Jim G. VanRemortel
Cathedral Trustees: Kenneth C. Reigh, Secretary Charles L. Johnson, Treasurer
Parish Council President: Andrew H. Opicka
Finance Council President: Kenneth C. Reigh
JANUARY 27, 2013 Third Sunday in Ordinary Time
Catholic Schools Week
Saint Francis xavier
Cathedral Parish 139 South Madison
Green Bay, WI 534301-4501
920-432-4348
Weekend Masses Saturday ......................................................................... 4:00 pm
Sunday ........................................................................... 9:00 am
Weekday Masses Monday - Friday ............................................................ 8:30 am
Devotions Mondays-Fridays before Mass …………………………Rosary
Tuesdays & Thursdays after Mass …..Chaplet of Divine Mercy
Tuesdays ………………………………Perpetual Help Novena
Fridays ...................................................... Sacred Heart Novena
Holy Days of Obligation Vigil .............................................................................. 5:15 pm
Holy Day ....................................................................... 8:30 am
Eucharistic Adoration Wednesdays ................................................ 9:00 am - 9:00 pm
Confessions Saturdays ...................................................... 2:15 pm - 3:30 pm
Wednesdays .................................................. 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Baptism Call to arrange a date & time. A preparation session is
required.
Marriage Call the parish office at least 9 months in advance of your
desired wedding date.
Museum Tours by appointment. ......................................... 920-432-4348
St. Thomas More School 650 S. Irwin Ave., Green Bay, WI 54301
Principal, Mrs. Mary McCabe
Mass Intentions Saturday 4:00 pm
January 26
† Concetta Scasny
Sunday 9:00 am
January 27
† Joan Bundra
Monday 8:30 am
January 28
† Joan Bares
Tuesday 8:300 am
January 29
† Leo Neville, Sr.
Wednesday 8:30 am
January 30
† Deanna Czechanski
Thursday 8:30 am
January 31
† Francis Schieffer
Friday
8:30 am
February 1
† Don Schneider
Saturday 4:00 pm
February 2
† Loren Cismoski
Sunday 9:00 am
February 3
† Living & Deceased Members of
St. Francis Xavier Cathedral;
St. John the Evangelist Parish, Green Bay;
St. Rose Parish, Clintonville;
St. Mary Parish, Bear Creek
Readings for the Week of
January 27, 2013 Sunday:…….Neh 8:2-4a, 5-6, 8-10/1 Cor 12:12-30
……………………...or 12:12-14, 27/Lk 1:1-4; 4:14-21
Monday:………………..Heb 9:15, 24-28/Mk 3:22-30
Tuesday:……………………...Heb 10:1-10/Mk 3:31-35
Wednesday:………………...Heb 10:11-18/Mk 4:1-20
Thursday:…………………..Heb 10:19-25/Mk 4:21-25
Friday:……………………….Heb 10:32-39/Mk 4:26-34
Saturday:……..Mal 3:1-4/Heb 2:14-18/Lk 2:22-40
………………………………………………………….or 2:22-32
Next Sunday:Jer 1:4-5, 17-19/1 Cor 12:31--13:13
……………………………………….or 13:4-13/Lk 4:21-30
NO OLD PALMS, PLEASE We no longer will be burning palms here at the
Cathedral for Ash Wednesday so we kindly ask that
you no longer return your palms. Since the palms have
been blessed, you may either burn them yourselves or
bury them. Thank you.
STATIONS OF THE CROSS Stations of the Cross will be at the Cathedral, Sundays,
February 17, March 3, 10, 17 & 24 at 11 am. PLEASE
NOTE: Due to the diocesan Mass for Health Care
Providers at 11 am on Sunday, February 24, there will
be NO Stations.
January 19th and 20th, 2013 Sacrificial Giving…………………………………..$ 4799.00
Offertory Collection………………………………..$ 393.60
Solemnity of Mary…………………………………$ 203.00
Building and Maintenance…………………………$ 573.00
Total………………………………………………..$ 5968.60
We need an average of $8000.00 from the weekly collection to
meet our budget.
YEAR OF FAITH
Key Resources for the Year of Faith
Catholics wishing to deepen their faith during the Year of
Faith should start by exploring the Evangelization and
Catechesis section of the USCCB website. Numerous
catechetical resources, prayers and other resources have
been prepared for the Year of Faith and the New
Evangelization that can be viewed and downloaded for
free. Catholics should also consider studying the
documents of Vatican II and the Catechism of the
Catholic Church. Another resource is the United States
Catholic Catechism for Adults, which takes the teachings
of the Catechism and shares them within a uniquely
American context and highlights American Catholic
saints and role models. Catholics can also talk to their
pastors and other parish leaders to learn about what
activities and opportunities will be taking place within
their communities. Most importantly, Catholics seeking
to deepen their faith should pray daily, study Scripture
and celebrate weekly Sunday Mass.
The relics for veneration this week are:
St. Thomas Aquinas, feast day is January 28
St. John Bosco, feast day is January 31.
Three things are necessary for the salvation of man: to
know what he ought to believe; to know what he ought to
desire; and to know what he ought to do.
Man cannot live without joy; therefore when he is de-
prived of true spiritual joys it is necessary that he become
addicted to carnal pleasures. Thomas Aquinas
LENTEN REGULATIONS 1. Catholics who have celebrated their 14th birthday are to
abstain from meat on Ash Wednesday, all Fridays in Lent
and Good Friday.
2. In addition to abstaining from meat, Catholics who have
celebrated their 18th birthday, until they celebrate their 59th
birthday, are to fast on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday.
Those who are bound to this regulation may only eat one
full meal. Two smaller meals are permitted if necessary to
maintain strength according to one’s needs, but eating solid
foods between meals is not permitted.
3. These minimal penitential practices should not be lightly
excused.
WHO IS IT? IS IT YOU? Whenever we recruit Extraordinary Ministers of Holy
Communion, people understand the necessity, but tend to
think “I couldn’t do that; someone else should.” In fact
those who believe themselves unworthy are usually the
people with the right disposition and sense of humility. A
practicing Catholic in good standing with Church, who has
a pious reverence for the Eucharist is exactly who we need.
Right now our numbers are critically low. We need to add
ten Sunday volunteers in order to continue offering you
both the Body and the Precious Blood. If you fit the above
criteria, will you come forward? Will you take this step to
expand your participation in the Liturgy? The rewards will
amaze you! Who will help? Is it YOU? Call Sacristan
Dawn Shaw at 737-7342.
AED/CPR TRAINING Any parishioners who would like to be certified in basic
CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) and using the AED
(defibrillator) are invited to attend a training session on
Tuesday, February 5 at 6:30 pm in the BWC Hall.
YEAR OF FAITH FILM SERIES
St. Agnes Parish Social Hall - 1:30-4:00 pm February 10 – Amazing Grace
February 17 – Of Gods and Men
March 3 – Henry Poole Is Here
March 10 – The Scarlet and the Black
FREE! FREE! FREE! − Open to all!
Bring a lawn chair or comfortable folding chair. Fr. Patrick
will lead a brief discussion about themes of faith in these
films. All films appropriate for age 14 and up.
ESTO VIR Join Esto Vir for a Men’s Conference on Saturday, March 2
at St. Pius X Parish Appleton. Registration begins at 7:00
am, conference at 8:00 am concluding with Mass at 4:00
pm. For more information or to register go to
www.estovir.com or call 920-347-2950
My Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, In the coming weeks, I will be writing on various movements or philosophies that are in direct opposition to
Christianity and our Catholic Faith. The teachings of these movements often infiltrate our culture and
from the culture often enter into our homes. It is of utmost importance for us as believers in Christ to
know about these false teachings and to protect ourselves from their errors.
The first of these movements and philosophies that are in direct opposition to our Christian
Faith is the New Age Movement (NAM). This movement is in reality a rough confederation of pagan
beliefs, various Eastern religions, and Western individualism. The New Age Movement can include god
and goddess worship, the use of shamans, witchcraft, tarot cards, astrology, magic, aromatherapy, the
use of mantras, horoscopes, yoga, Zen, self-empowerment, ESP, pyramids, vortex finding, Feng Shui,
personal aura or energy finding, crystals, pentacles, sacred wolves, sacred stones, labyrinths,
channeling, Wicca, Reiki, reincarnation, Celtic music, and much more. Oftentimes Christian symbols
such as the cross, Church music such as Gregorian chant, and spiritual beings such as angels are
embraced by members of the NAM and redefined according to their own understanding. This can often
lead to confusion among Christians who are not well grounded in their faith.
The New Age Movement has sometimes also influenced other movements including feminism, environmentalism,
the counter-culture of the 1960’s, the self-help and self-healing movements, and the peace movements. The New Age
Movement has also targeted Christianity and has strongly attached itself to some forms of liberal Protestantism. Indeed, the
New Age Movement has been embraced by numerous Catholic religious orders of women and is even actively promoted
by some Catholic parishes. The NAM is often presented in a Christian light even though it is pagan in origin. In reality, the
NAM is a kind of new or neo-paganism. As our culture turns away from Christ and its Christian roots, in some ways it is
returning to its pagan roots of nature worship and self-centeredness.
Although difficult to characterize, the New Age Movement has four major beliefs. The first belief is Unity. This
belief holds that “all is one”. Following this to its logical conclusion, it is the belief that everything is God; nature, the
cosmos, the spiritual world, human beings, you and I are all one – we are all divine, we are all God. This kind of pantheism
is borrowed from Eastern religions such as Taoism and Hinduism and is often combined with radical environmentalism.
The second belief of the NAM is that of Pure Spirit. Only spiritual things are real; everything else is an illusion. The
Body is seen as a prison that entraps the Soul or the Spirit. Only by various rituals or magic or activity can the Spirit be set
free. This belief is from the Eastern Religions of Buddhism and from the pagan heresy of Dualism. The third belief of the
New Age Movement is in The Self. The NAM is concerned first and foremost with the self. The self is perfect and sin is
only ignorance of the self’s perfection. Since all are one, the self is the perfect representation of the divine. Those involved
in the NAM often gravitate towards individualistic activities to bolster their own private spirituality. In reality it is the
worship of the self. This belief of the NAM comes from our Western culture of radical individualism. The final major tenet
of the NAM is its notion of Salvation. Salvation is in reality enlightenment whereby one comes to realize that all is one
and all is spirit. Enlightenment with secret knowledge is part of this belief. Salvation also relies upon the individual
discovering that the divine is within and that the individual is in fact God. To be continued...
Fr. Girotti
Dear Cathedral Parishioners, We are now back to what is called Ordinary time. The Christmas season lasted through the Baptism of our Lord by John
the Baptist. That was a special day for my family. I was asked to baptize my grandson, Sean Rory Stanley at Travis Air
Force Base in California. That is why I was absent for a short time. As Fr. Girotti often says at funerals, the most
important day in our lives is the day we are baptized. Since ordination some three and a half years ago, I have presided at
many baptisms. It is among my favorite things to do. Baptism is the first of our three sacraments of initiation. In baptism,
we become children of God. Through the power of the Holy Spirit we become Christ's brother or sister. If we are baptized
as a baby, later in life we receive the second of the sacraments of initiation, Holy Communion. Here we receive the Body
of our Lord, Jesus Christ. This is the only of these three that we receive multiple times. Finally we receive the sacrament
of confirmation. Here we receive the Holy Spirit. Three sacraments of initiation, three persons in one God. Let me go back
to Baptism. You can only receive the sacrament once. In an emergency, it can be administered by any baptized person.
Most often it is a priest or deacon. It is a legal document that is forever registered with the local church. Future sacraments
are recorded on the back side of the original baptismal record. For instance, in my case, the Diocese of Green Bay let the
Cathedral of St. Raymond Nonnatus in Joliet, Illinois know that I was ordained a deacon on May 16, 2009. It is forever on
my baptismal record. So, wherever you go in the world, know that if you were baptized here, your record will forever be
here. It was a privilege, honor, and perhaps my duty to baptize my grandson and welcome him to the family of God. And,
to do it on the feast of the Baptism of our Lord made it that much more special. God bless each of you.
Dcn. Tom Mahoney
From Our Pastor
Calendar of Events
Saturday & Sunday………………………February 2 & 3
4:00 pm & 9:00 am………………………..Bishop’s Appeal
Week of February 4………………...Small Groups Begin
Tuesday………………………………………..February 5
6:30 pm………...AED/CPR Training - BWC, all are invited
Saturday…………………………………….…February 9
6:30 am…………Esto Vir Mass at 7 am , meeting to follow
Monday……………………………………….February 11
6:00 pm…………..Natural Family Planning Session - BWC
Wednesday…………………………………...February 13
8:30 am & 5:15 pm ……………….Ash Wednesday Masses
Sunday………………………………………..February 17
11:00 am……………………………...Stations of the Cross
Monday………………………………………February 18
7:00 pm…………………...Call to Holiness Meeting - Gehl
Sunday………………………………………..February 24
NO coffee & rolls & NO Stations of the Cross
DIOCESAN SPONSORED
CLASSES AND EVENTS Women's Ministry Events with Amberly Boerschinger at St.
Anne Parish, Coleman - January 31 from 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
and St. Anthony Parish, Tigerton, February 2 from 9 am -
12 pm.
"Know Your Faith" - Father Girotti at Holy Family Parish,
Marinette, February 15.
"Catholic Women, Fully Alive Book Study"
Event 1 with Maggie Melchior - Holy Spirit Parish,
Kimberly. Dates: January 15, 22, 29 from 6:30 pm - 8:30
pm.
Event 2 with Carrie Aimers at Holy Family Brillion -
March 5, 12, 19, from 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm.
Vatican II Series (Hispanic), St Willebrord Parish, February
3 and 10 and St. Therese Parish, Appleton, February 17 and
24. Note class is split between two locations.
Surge of the Heart Lenten Series - Nativity Parish, Green
Bay. Dates: February 19, 26, March 5, 12. Time: 6:30 pm -
8:30 pm.
St. John the Evangelist Parish
413 Saint John Street, Green Bay, WI 54301
920-436-6380
Ash Wednesday Mass
February 13, 5:30 pm
Faithfest Faithfest is February 6 starting at 5 pm with Supper in the hall
then a meeting up in the church at 6 pm. All are welcome.
Stations of the Cross
St. John the Evangelist Stations of the Cross will be at 2:30
pm, Saturday’s, February 16, 23, March 2, 9, 16, & 23.
St. John the Evangelist Homeless Shelter
Needs Volunteers
This season St. John the Evangelist Homeless Shelter has
been seeing a significant increase in people who are in need
of a warm place to stay. With increased population, comes
the need for more volunteers. If you would like to see if this
ministry is for you, please attend an upcoming orientation
session. Orientations will be on Tuesday, January 29 from
6:00 pm - 7:00pm. There are many ways you can be of help
in this important ministry. The Shelter is located at 411 St.
John Street. Entrance to the building is off Jefferson in the
old school parking lot. For more information call Kay
VanEgeren at 436-9344.
RELEVANT RADIO A Joyful and Holy New Year to You!
Are you looking for a sign that God loves you? Here it is!
Tune in daily to hear the breadth and length and height and
depth of His love for you.
Green Bay / Fox Cities 1050AM
(Listen online at www.relevantradio.com)
ST THOMAS MORE
INTERNATIONAL NIGHT Join us for St. Thomas More School's International Night
on Friday, February 1 from 5:30 pm -10 pm at 650 S. Irwin
Avenue. For more information and to pick up raffle tickets
to buy, visit our display table in the Bishop Wycislo Center
lobby (next to the elevator).
MARRIAGE ENCOUNTER
WEEKENDS
Looking for a weekend away, for just the two of you? A
Marriage Encounter Weekend offers you this experience.
You may not need a Marriage Encounter Weekend, but you
DESERVE one. “Discover Each Other Again”, more
deeply, honestly and warmly. Winter weekends scheduled:
February 15-17 or March 16-17 at the Norbertine Center for
Spirituality in De Pere. Spring dates include April 12-14
and May 3-5. For information contact Sue & Dennis
Amtmann, 920-544-5166 or visit the website at
www.gbme.org
TOTUS TUUS
SUMMER CATECHETICAL YOUTH MISSION
RETURNING…JUNE 16-21, 2013!
Totus Tuus (“totally yours”) Summer Youth Mission
will be held in our parish the week of June 16-21.
Totus Tuus is a week-long “parish youth mission”
whereby seminarians and college students proclaim
the Gospel through catechetical instruction, Mass, the
Sacraments, skits, games and more! The mission is
open to children and teens in grades 1-12. MARK
YOUR CALENDARS! More information will be
forthcoming in the months ahead!
January Prayer Intentions of Pope Benedict XVI: Apostleship of Prayer The Faith of Christians. That in this Year of Faith, Christians may deepen their knowledge of the mystery of
Christ and witness joyfully to the gift of faith in him.
Middle Eastern Christians. That the Christian communities of the Middle East, often discriminated against, may
receive from the Holy Spirit the strength of fidelity and perseverance.
CREDO FAITH FORMATION
FROM THE DESK OF BISHOP DAVID L. RICKEN
Bishop Ricken’s Compass Article – January 15, 2013
Clarity and Compassion
This year is the 40th anniversary of Roe versus Wade Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion. Since this
decision, over 53 million children have lost their lives. The untold damage to their families is often suffered in
silence with many negative repercussions emotionally, spiritually and sometimes even physically.
The death penalty is still “rigorously defended by many.” Euthanasia is becoming more widespread and seen as a
solution to old age and poor health and human embryonic stem cell research is being used to destroy human
embryos to find medical solutions to maladies of others.
Brothers and sisters, the culture of death that Pope John Paul spoke about so vociferously seems to be gaining
ground. Pope Benedict is defending life so clearly by making it clear that if we exclude God from our lives, we
will destroy ourselves entirely. The natural right to life is safeguarded by our Constitution and ought to be
protected by our laws because life is a right by the Creator that no law should contradict.
We have been through a journey of 40 years, wandering in the desert of more and more assaults on life. This
attitude of anti-life is so pervasive that the weak of mind do not make a distinction between reality and video
games that annihilate others with very violent means. Once the culture of death takes over, what is the difference
between killing the innocent ones inside the womb and those outside the womb?
Brothers and sisters, we have a lot of soul searching to do and repentance to engage in. When Pope Benedict
launched the Year of Faith last October, he “spoke of the grave difficulties of our time and need for the Church
to lead people out of the desert and clasp sinners to its bosom.” The Pope called for “authentic conversion and
witness to charity so the Church might be the visible community of God’s mercy.”
May the Dear Lord forgive us!
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