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313 E. WALL S TREET • JANESVILLE, WISCO NSI N 53545 -3047
March 5, 2017 • First Sunday of Lent
Rectory 313 E. Wall Street Janesville, WI 53545-3047 Phone ...............................(608) 752-7861 Father Rob Butz ……. (608) 620-9910 Fax .....................................(608) 758-0720 Website.............. www.nativitymary.org Pastor ............................. Rev. Robert Butz Email: [email protected]
Dir. of Liturgy ........................... Bob Craig Email: [email protected] Coord. Religious Ed ...Kathy Hookham Email: [email protected] Business Manager ..............Kathy Fisher Email: [email protected] Parish Secretary ..……....Sharlet Collins Email: [email protected]
St. Mary School 307 E. Wall Street Janesville, WI 53545-3047 Phone ...............................(608) 754-5221 Principal ............ Steven Castrogiovanni Secretary ………………...Sue Vodak & Sue Dickman
Religious Education Phone ...............................(608) 752-7861
Prayer Network Mary Ann Venable…..(608) 754-5284 Edna Thorp…………….(608) 752-5559
Nativity of Mary ................ Sat. 4:30 pm Sun. 8:30 & 10:30 am
St. Patrick ............................. Sat. 4:00 pm
St. John Vianney ............... Sat. 5:00 pm Sun. 8:15 & 9:45 am
St. William ........................... Sat. 4:00 pm Sun. 8:00 & 10:30 am
St. Mary - Milton ............... Sat. 4:00 pm Sun. 9:00 am
Nourished by the Eucharist and guided by the Holy Spirit, we proclaim the Gospel as good stewards, sharing God’s love. -Mission Statement
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News & Notes School News
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Money Matters Money Counts for 2016-2017
Received Budgeted Variance
Week 35
2-26-2017 $7,541.75 12,083.63 -4,541.88
YTD $441,668.66 480,067.80 -38,399.14
St. Mary School
Olivia Marie Murray Daughter of Matthew & Nicole
February 19, 2017
SCRIP REMINDER
SCRIP puts your regular shopping dollars to work supporting your parish and school with over fifty retailers ….. grocery stores, gas stations, restaurants, department stores, hardware stores, movie theaters, spas and more!
SCRIP cards are always available in the school office and after Mass twice per month. Next, the weekend of March 4th/5th and 18th/19th.
Penitential Disciplines of Lent
The Christian faithful, during Lent, are clearly conscious of the need to turn the mind towards those realities which really count, which require Gospel commitment and integrity of life which, through self-denial of those things which are superfluous, are translated into good works and solidarity with the poor and the needy. (Directory on Popular Piety and the Liturgy, #125)
In addition to choosing their own penitential practices, Catholics are also asked to observe the practices of fasting and abstinence during the 40 days of Lent. The Lenten Fast and Abstinence Regulations are as follows:
Everyone 14 years of age or over is bound to abstain from meat on Ash Wednesday and all the Fridays of Lent.
Everyone 18 years of age and under 59 years of age is bound to fast on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday.
(The obligation of fasting ceases with the celebration of one’s 59th birthday.) On Ash Wednesday and Good Friday, only one full
meatless meal is allowed. Two other smaller meatless meals, sufficient to maintain strength, may be taken
according to each one’s needs, but together they should not equal another full meal. Eating between meals is not permitted on these two days, but liquids, including milk and fruit juices are allowed. When health or ability to work would be seriously affected, the law does not oblige. Catholics should not lightly excuse themselves from
these prescribed minimal penitential practices.
St. Mary School
Salad Luncheon Please join us for the
50th Annual Salad Luncheon Friday, March 10th 10:30 am-1:00 pm
St. Mary’s School Gym For reservations or advanced tickets call
St. Mary School at (608) 754-5221 Extenison 22.
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First Sunday of Lent
Then the devil took him up to a very high mountain, and showed him all the kingdoms of the world in their magnificence, and he said to him, "All these I shall give to you, if you will prostrate yourself and worship me." At this, Jesus said to him, "Get away, Satan!" - Mt 4:8-10a
************************************************************** "Jesus was led by the Spirit into the desert to be tempted by the devil." Today's Gospel brings us face-to-face with the reality of spiritual warfare. A battle is going on in the desert. The devil is out to win the allegiance of the Son of God. But Jesus fights back. Not with fists or knives, but with the word of God. For every temptation the devil proposes, Jesus arms himself with "the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God" (Eph 6:17). This strategy proves effective. Ultimately, "the devil left him," and then Jesus was consoled by the presence of angels. In our modern era, we face a new temptation: to deny the existence of spiritual beings. Angels appear to be little more than lawn ornaments or Christmas crafts, and too often the devil is reduced to an analogy for the vague presence of evil. Perhaps the greatest achievement of the father of lies, as Pope Francis has suggested, is to make us believe that he does not exist. But the word of God gives us a different idea: "Be sober and vigilant. Your opponent the devil is prowling around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour" (1 Pt 5:8). This is no fairy tale. Satan wants to win our allegiance too. During Lent, we have the opportunity to fortify ourselves for this serious, if silent, combat. Just as Jesus fasted and prayed for forty days before that diabolical encounter, we take these forty days of Lent to "conquer" the weak spots where we are susceptible to attack. We fast to strengthen our self-control, we give alms to strengthen our generosity, and we pray to strengthen our faith in God's power and providence. A sincere effort now, in the "desert" of Lent, can lead us to victory as we engage in the ongoing spiritual battle for the allegiance of our souls.
Scripture Focus on Faith
Readings for Sunday, March 5, 2017 First Sunday of Lent Gn 2:7-9, 3:1-7 / Rom 5:12-19 / Mt 4:1-11
Readings for Next Sunday, March 12, 2017 Second Sunday of Lent Gn 12:1-4a / 2 Tm 1:8b-10 / Mt 17:1-9
Please Pray For Our Parishioners:
Barbara Allen, Bill, Bill Bever, Dena, Alice Figi,
Linda Fredell, LeeAnn Gilligan, Gerri, Jackie H.,
Barbara Holcer, Paul Holznecht, Alice Jensen,
Ellen Kotche, John (Floyd) McNally, Shirley R.,
Madelynn Schieve, Colleen Schroeder,
Kelly Dooley Trewartha, Peter Weirich,
Lola William, Avalon Widner, Lucille Willegal
Traveling Chalice
Full Year of Prayer Planned
This week the Traveling Chalice will be hosted by the
Barrette family.
Any questions regarding our Traveling Chalice program may be
directed to: Colleen at 868-6386 OR
Charles L. Raymond was recently called to eternal life.
Please remember him, and all who mourn the loss of a loved one, in your prayers.
Sacraments
Anointing of the Sick:
Infant Baptism: Registered members of the parish are welcome to arrange for their baby’s baptism by signing up for the necessary preparation program for parents.
RCIA Please call anytime if you would like to discuss Catholicism and see how joining the Church may offer you a deeper relationship with Jesus Christ.
Catholic Women’s Club Contact Jennifer McBride at 741-8909 or Beth Konkol at 754-1304 for more information.
Knights of Columbus Meetings held 2nd Thursday of the month at 7:30 pm. Contact Greg Kraft at 754-5615 for more information.
Bulletin Deadline Mondays at 12:00 noon. Please contact the Rectory at 752-7861.
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What’s Happening
In March, Agrace will begin “Spouse/Partner Loss,” a six-week grief support group series for adults whose spouse or partner has died. Meets at Agrace, 2901 N. Wright Road, Janesville, Tuesdays, March 7 through April 11, from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Contact Laura at (608) 314-2924 or Fran at (608) 314-2919 to register, or visit agrace.org/griefgroups. For details on all Agrace Grief support groups, visit agrace.org.
PREPARE A Five-Week Lenten Seminar
Prepare your heart for Easter by joining us for a Lenten study program. Classes examine seven holy habits you can foster to deepen your Lenten experience and advance your Catholic spirituality. Come to one class or come to them all. Bring a friend or family member. All are welcome! Tuesdays at 6:30 PM on March 7, 14, 21 28 and April 4 at St. John Vianney Church, Marian Hall. Questions? Contact Kris: [email protected]
St. Mary’s Cinema
Yes, you are reading correctly! St. Mary’s is now offering a
Cinema!! Featured pictures will be great family and
religious picks aimed at bringing our parish family
together for fun and fellowship. Our Lenten series will be
offered on Fridays at 6:30pm in the Parish Hall. Our first
movie, on March 10th will be the ever popular and
enduring story of St. Longinus from 1953, starring Richard
Burton. It is the story of a Roman centurion whose life is
forever changed when he wins Christ’s robe while
gambling at the foot of the Cross. Popcorn will be available
courtesy of Mike and Renee Hubbard. You are also
welcome to bring a treat of your own. Come join us at our
parish’s very own St. Mary’s Cinema for evenings packed
with great actors, great stories and great friendships!!
Mark your calendar with the following dates for our St.
Mary’s Cinema Lenten Series: March 10th, 24th and 31st
and April 7th. Hope to see you there!
Lenten Bible Study Adults and teens are invited to join a bible study from 6:30 TO 8 pm during Lent on Wednesdays March 8, March 15, March 22, March 29 and April 5. We will meet in the Chapel. We will study Edward Sri's A Biblical Walk Through The Mass. Contact Mary MacPherson to order the book and workbook [email protected].
The ADULT CATHOLIC SPIRIT CLUB will meet at
noon on Wednesday, 8 March 2017, at St. John Vianney’s
Marian Hall. A potluck dinner will be served and you are
asked to bring a dish to share, along with your own table
service. Our guest speaker, Kari Orn, with the Wisconsin
Department of Justice, will discuss the “Silver Alert” program.
This program focuses on taking responsibility for the well
being of our aging loved ones. Learn how to be prepared in
the event someone with dementia is lost or missing. Blood
pressure screenings are available from 11:30 am to 12 noon.
For more information, call Ginny at 608-752-4442.
ECHO Community Meal Thank you!
Thank you to the Kraft family and Jan Bier for organizing and
cooking the tasty meal served to the guests at the ECHO
Community Meal on Feb. 25. Marge Reed and Sally Churchill
provided the delicious cakes served as dessert. Twenty plus
adults/youngsters helped with setting up, serving and
cleaning up after the meal. Several parishioners donated
food - milk, lemonade mix, salad dressings, vegetable,
potatoes, and meat for the meal. Great job, everyone!
Taize’ Prayer
Lent is a time of “retreat” before the Easter celebrations. During these forty days, in communion with Christ in the desert, each Christian is called to conversion, to turn our entire being towards God. This quiet and beautiful season offers an invitation to take “time apart” to reflect and draw closer to God. And, Taize’ Prayer is a wonderful response to that invitation. This lovely, meditative prayer style combines simple and accessible music, reflective readings, and silence. Plan to be with us on Monday, March 13 at 7:00 PM for a peaceful and enriching Lenten prayer experience.
Our Lady of the Assumption at 2222 Shopiere Road in Beloit
will have a Fish Fry every Friday during Lent from 5-7 pm. All you can eat baked and fried cod, baked potatoes, fries, coleslaw, applesauce, bread and beverage $10 adults, $4 children 6-12, 5 and under are free. Soda and desserts for an additional charge. Carry-out available.
What’s Happening
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Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend
“For the Spirit scrutinizes everything, even the depths of
God.” Let the Holy Spirit scrutinize and strengthen your
marriage by participating in a Worldwide Marriage
Encounter weekend on March 17-19 in Madison, WI; April
21-23 in Brookfield, WI; or May 5-7 in Rockford, IL.
Early registration is highly recommended. For more
information visit our website at: alifetimeoflove.org
or call (888) 574-5653.
Mount Olivet, Mount Thabor and Calvary Catholic Cemeteries Spring 2017 clean-up is March 15th-April 15th. Cemetery Grounds crews completely clean the cemetery twice a year—spring and fall. During the cleanings, the crews remove and discard all artificial decorations from the previous decorating period. Families should remove decorations they wish to save for reuse by March 14, 2017, that is, before the cleaning period begins. New decorations are allowed only after cleaning is completed, beginning April 16th.
Diocese of Madison Annual Catholic Appeal 2017 “We will Serve the Lord”
The theme for the 2017 Annual Catholic Appeal of the Diocese of Madison concentrates serving the Lord. We ask that God grant us a renewed sense of responsibility to truly Serve Him in our parishes, our diocese and the Church throughout the world. We ask that His grace make us even more generous in supporting those needs.
Each pledge to the Annual Catholic Appeal supports diocesan ministries, education and services and assures a strong future for the Diocese of Madison and the people that it serves.
This year each of us is asked to consider making a pledge, payable over five months. Your gift will help enable the diocese to reach its goal and provide grant opportunities for Catholic schools, religious education programs and assisting distressed parishes in need.
If you received your pledge form in the mail, please complete it and mail it back.
Thank you for your prayerful consideration and generous response.
Prayer of the Faithful
May we come together in our work of enabling those throughout our diocese to know, to love, and To serve the Lord through generously giving to this year’s Annual Catholic Appeal, and may we all join together and proclaim, “As for me and my household, we will serve the Lord.” We pray to the Lord.
Married and Engaged Couples-
Have you ever considered what unnatural birth control methods really do to your body? To your marriage? Attend a short course to learn a natural method of family planning that is safe, effective and morally acceptable. Great for achieving pregnancy or postponing pregnancy. A Couple to Couple League (CCL) course will be held in Janesville March 22nd at 7:30 pm at St. John Vianney. Additional classes are taught at other locations. Register for a CCL class at www.madisondiocese.org/nfp or contact [email protected].
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS The combined councils of St. Mary's and St. Patrick's will be hosting our first Sunday rosary immediately after 8:30AM Mass this weekend. Please join us.
The councils will have our monthly meeting this Thursday Mar. 9 at 7:30 PM at the Nativity House at St. Mary's Church.
The councils are offering raffle tickets for the KC State Charity Raffle. Tickets are $5 and winners are 1st Prize $50,000, 2nd Prize Harley Street Glide or $25,000, 3rd Prize $15,000, 4th and 5th Prize $5,000, 6th through 10th Prizes $1,000 and 11th through 30th Prizes $500. See any member for your chance to win. Drawing will be at our convention in Stevens Point on April 29.
Our council is ALWAYS looking for new members. If our missions of Church, Community, Youth and Council sound like your interests, please call Greg 754-5615 for more information or drop in at our meeting on Thursday.
Mass Intentions = Living Sunday, March 5 8:30 AM Richard & Florence Holznecht 10:30 AM Sandra Gensler Grefsheim Monday, March 6 No Mass Tuesday, March 7 12:10 PM Grace Voegeli of the Women’s Care Center Wednesday, March 8 8:15 AM Janeen Otis of the Women’s Care Center Thursday, March 9 8:15 AM Sandra Gensler Grefsheim Friday, March 10 8:15 AM Nancy Gibney Saturday, March 11 4:30 PM Laura Finley Sunday, March 12 8:30 AM Brownie & Regena Brown—7 Years 10:30 AM Dr. James O’Brien
Cluster Corner ALL ACTIVITIES ARE OPEN TO MEMBERS
OF ANY PARISH IN THE CLUSTER
March 6 11:30 AM—2 PM Catholic Charities/Second Harvest Mobile Food Pantry, St. John Vianney—11:30-12:30 Registration, 12:30-2 PM Food Distribution March 6 11:00 AM Centering Prayer, Nativity of Mary, Nativity House March 7 10:30 AM Faith Sharing Group, Nativity of Mary, Nativity House March 7 8:30 AM-5 PM Adoration, St. William, 5:00 PM Benediction March 7 6-7 PM Adoration, St. John Vianney March 7 6:30-8 PM Prepare: A Five Week Lenten Seminar, St. John Vianney, Marian Hall March 8 5:30-7:00 AM That Man Is You, St. John Vianney, Marian Hall March 8 9-10 AM Women’s Scripture Study, St. John Vianney, Marian Hall March 9 8:30-10:30 AM Bible Study, St. William March 9 9 AM-2:45 PM Adoration, St. Patrick March 10 8:45-9:45 AM Adoration, Nativity of Mary March 10 10:30 AM Stations of the Cross, Nativity of Mary March 10 9 AM-2:30 PM Adoration, St. John Vianney, 2:15 PM Stations of the Cross and Benediction March 10 10:30 AM-1 PM 50th Annual Salad Luncheon, Nativity of Mary, St. Mary School March 11 5-7 PM Bingo, St. Patrick March 17 5-7 PM Pot O’ Gold Fish Fry and Raffle, St. Patrick
Monday 3/6
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday 3/12
Nativity of Mary 12:10 pm 8:15 am
8:15 am 8:15 am 4:30 pm 8:30 & 10:30 am
St. John Vianney 5:15 pm 8:15 am
8:15 am
8:15 am 5:00pm 8:15 & 9:45 am
St. Patrick 5:15 pm 8:00 am
8:30 am 8:00 am 4:00 pm 7:30 & 10:00 am
5:00 pm en
Español
St. William 5:15 pm 8:30 am
7:30 am 7:30 am 8:00 am 4:00 pm
8:00 & 10:30 am
St. Mary’s Hospital –Jsvl.
St. Elizabeth Nursing Home 3:30 pm 7:00 am 7:00 am 7:00 am 7:00 am 9:15 am
St. Elizabeth Manor-Footville 9:15 am 9:15 am 9:15 am 9:15 am 9:15 am 11:00 am
Parish Event Calendar
Sunday, March 5 9:30 AM Knights of Columbus Rosary Service, Church 9:45 AM Sanctuary Choir Practice, Church Hall 10:30 AM RCIA Rite of Sending, Church Monday, March 6 11:00 AM Centering Prayer, Nativity House Tuesday, March 7 10:30 AM Faith Sharing Group, Nativity House 5:00-6:00 PM Reconciliation, Church Wednesday, March 8 7:00 PM Loft Choir Practice Thursday, March 9 7:30 PM Knights of Columbus Meeting, Nativity House Friday, March 10 8:45-9:45 AM Holy Hour (Adoration), Church 10:30 AM Stations of the Cross, Church 6:30 PM St. Mary’s Cinema, Church Hall Saturday, March 11 9:30-10:30 AM Reconciliation, Church Sunday, March 12 9:45 AM Sanctuary Choir Practice, Church Hall