office hours: mon.-thurs. 8am-4pm and friday 8am-noon
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APRIL 11, 2021
PARISH STAFF & INFO Deacon Jeff Prickette
Pastoral Leader 920-468-5718 x106 cell 920-858-6020
[email protected] ~~~~~~
Father Dennis Ryan Priest Celebrant
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Deacon Bill Burkel cell 920-615-7420
[email protected] ~~~~~~
Deacon Dennis Kozlovsky cell 920-680-0422
[email protected] ~~~~~~
Deb Wegner-Hohensee Pastoral Associate 920-468-5718 x105 cell 920-265-9768
[email protected] ~~~~~~
Leah Jarocki Rel. Ed. Coordinator/Grades 1-6
920-468-5718 x104 [email protected]
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Amy Ertman Rel. Ed. Coordinator/Grades 7-12
920-468-5718 x103 [email protected]
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Kim Hermans Bookkeeper
920-468-5718 x102 [email protected]
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Kathy Pelnar Office Coordinator 920-468-5718 x110 [email protected]
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Diane Fidler Administrative Assistant
920-468-5718 x101 [email protected]
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Marsha Loritz Administrative Assistant
920-468-5718 x101 [email protected]
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Rachel “Red” Sember Web/Media Consultant
[email protected] ~~~~~~
Ken Miller Maintenance Coordinator
cell 920-639-4680 [email protected]
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Bob Seering Parish Custodian
PRINCE OF PEACE CATHOLIC COMMUNITY
3425 Willow Rd, Green Bay, WI 54311
(920)468-5718 -email: [email protected]
Visit our website: www.popgb.org
Office Hours: Mon.-Thurs. 8am-4pm and Friday 8am-Noon
Mission Statement Prince of Peace is a welcoming and engaged Catholic community
dedicated to spreading the Gospel of Jesus Christ through prayerful worship and sharing our gifts of charity, compassion and service.
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The Sanctuary Candle will burn April 11th–April 17th in memory of:
Jerry Allen
The Marian Candle will burn April 11th –April 17th in memory of:
Tom & Joyce Kinjerski
If you would like to schedule the Sanctuary Candle or Marian Candle, please contact the Parish Office at 920-468-5718.
Monday April 12 -No Mass
Tuesday April 13 7:30 am † Donald Brey
Wednesday April 14 7:30 am † Jackie VanLaanen
Thursday April 15 7:30 am † Lillian & Stanley Burg
Friday April 16 –No Mass
Saturday April 17 4:30 pm - Special Intention for the Hale & Gorzlancyk Family
Lector: Sharon Ostrenga
Sunday April 18 8:00 am † Alvan, Marilyn & Paul Ourada - P.O.P. Parish Family
Lector: Jack Broskovetz
10:00 am † Jerry Allen † Richard Dohnal
Lector: Barb Delforge
Readings for the Week of April 11, 2021
Sunday: Acts 4:32-35/Ps 118:2-4, 13-15, 22-24 [1]/1 Jn 5:1-6/Jn 20:19-3 Monday: Acts 4:23-31/Ps 2:1-3, 4-7a, 7b-9 [cf. 11d]/Jn 3:1-8 Tuesday: Acts 4:32-37/Ps 93:1ab, 1cd-2, 5 [1a]/Jn 3:7b-15 Wednesday: Acts 5:17-26/Ps 34:2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9 [7a]/Jn 3:16-21 Thursday: Acts 5:27-33/Ps 34:2 and 9, 17-18, 19-20 [7a]/Jn 3:31-36 Friday: Acts 5:34-42/Ps 27:1, 4, 13-14 [cf. 4abc]/Jn 6:1-15 Saturday: Acts 6:1-7/Ps 33:1-2, 4-5, 18-19 [22]/Jn 6:16-21 Next Sunday: Acts 3:13-15, 17-19/Ps 4:2, 4, 7-8, 9 [7a]/1 Jn 2:1-5a/Lk 24:35-48 (©Liturgical Publications Inc)
Deacon Jeff’s Corner
Today we celebrate Divine Mercy Sunday, a very special devotion developed by St. Faustina of Poland and established by St. Pope John Paul II at her canonization on April 30, 2000. The Divine Mercy image hangs in our church and if you remember when COVID-19 hit last year, one of the items we promoted was to have a Divine Mercy image on your front door or window. That image still hangs in the front window of our home and will remain until this pandemic is officially declared to be ended. I hope you will spend some time here today or at another parish celebrating this special day!
This day also has added significance for me personally, as tomorrow I will have been here two years, serving you as Pastoral Leader. There are a lot of emotions I am experiencing as I reflect on these two years and if I may, please allow me to share a few of those thoughts: First, I am so very blessed to be here! Serving all of you, and for Mary and me to be a part of this wonderful community/family is something we both cherish and always will!
Getting to know some of you, which has certainly been slowed by the pandemic. We both feel the love this community has for each other and those in need; again, such a blessing!
Of course, this position comes with its challenges, and there have been many. Trying to guide the direction of Prince of Peace while allowing God to do his work and not mine, is a constant battle. My prayer every day here is to do God’s will in everything and to please, please let me not get in the way! Pride is a very sinful thing, and I have no doubt it has taken hold of me on some occasions. For that, I ask God and you for forgiveness. In exchange, I ask for the gift of humility daily.
Some of you have said and feel that I, along with our other deacons and Fr. Ryan have some sort of “direct line” to Heaven; you do not. That is so wrong! If anything, there are many times my prayers feel so hollow and unheard. In this position, there are frequent feelings of isolation, that I’m on an “island” of sorts. Your prayers are always welcomed and so appreciated!
Thank you for allowing me to be your servant. Thank you for accepting Mary and me as you so graciously have. Thank you for walking this journey toward eternal
life with me!
Deacon Jeff
Happy Anniversary Deacon Jeff
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Prayer Network For prayer requests please call: Rita Boucher: 468-7060 Shirley Skaletski: 468-6655 Lori Horkman: 863-8391 We can use e-mail or direct phone calls to carry out the message. Anyone interested in being a member of the Prayer Network either by phone or e-mail, please contact one of the leaders. Looking to update all e-mail addresses for the members of the Prayer Network. PLEASE e-mail updates to Shirley Skaletski at [email protected]
For the most current Events... See our online calendar at: www.popgb.org
Mass Times Rosary Tues, Wed, Thurs -7:30am Tues, Wed, Thurs -7:05am 1st Friday 11:00am (Oct. –May) Saturday 4:30pm Sunday 8:00am & 10:00am
Reconciliation Holy Day Masses Saturday 3:30pm-4:00pm (see below)
Diocesan Holy Hour 1st Friday 10:00am (Oct-May) & 9am (June-Sept) Please Note: Changes will be listed below.
April 10/11 Welcoming Committee /Register New Members after ALL Masses 12 6:30pm Know Your Faith Series 13 6:00pm Social Committee Meeting 13 6:30pm Education Committee Meeting 14 4:15pm Rel Ed Elementary Class 14 5:45pm Rel Ed Elementary Class 14 7:15pm Rel Ed Middle/High School Class 15 9:00am Prayer Shawl Ministry 15 6:30pm Finance Council Meeting 19 6:30pm Know Your Faith Series 20 11:00am Blood Drive 20 6:30pm Knights of Columbus meeting 21 4:15pm Rel Ed Elementary Class 21 5:45pm Rel Ed Elementary Class 21 7:15pm Rel Ed Middle/High School Class 22 6:30pm Parish Council Meeting 24 9:00am Building & Grounds -basement cleanup 24 9:00am 1st Communion Retreat
Calendar of Events
Scrip Skip the line - Shop Online!
Go to www.popgb.org/Get Involved/Scrip Orders must be emailed by Noon on Wednesday.
Scrip is available: M/W/F mornings, 8:30am - Noon, Parish Office After weekend Masses in the Gathering Space
Scrip will be sold in the Gathering Space after Mass on the following dates:
Volunteers: April 17th/18th, 2021 Saturday 4:30pm - Jim & Wendy Allen Sunday 8:00am - Theresa Williams & Ande Erickson Sunday 10:00am - Dick & Mary Eckert
Next Scrip order date(s): April 12th & 26th
Weekly Financial Report
Prince of Peace Parish Parish Support March 27—April 2, 2021
Description_________________________________ Amount
Envelopes $ 6,095.00 Direct Deposits $ - Faith Direct $ - Loose Collection $ 637.64 Estate & Trust Donations $ 407.82 Easter Flower Donations $ 40.00 Long Range Needs $ - RE Tuition $ 970.00 Miscellaneous $ 768.50 TOTAL WEEKEND COLLECTION $ 8,918.96 TOTAL BUDGETED WEEKLY NEED $ 18,425.00 YTD BUDGETED NEED $718,575.00 YTD ACTUAL COLLECTION $716,591.78 Fiscal YTD Surplus/Deficit $ (1,983.22)
If you are interested in booking the Red Sanctuary, Blue Marian candles or booking a weekday or
weekend Mass starting January thru April of 2022 in memory of a loved one, please contact the parish
office at 468-5718. If we are not available to take your call, please leave a message and we will call you back.
Live-streaming Mass Days and times we live-stream Mass:
Saturdays at 4:30pm Tuesday-Thursday at 7:30am
Find us on Facebook. Search popgb54311 to get connected.
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The Gilbert VandenBush family would like to extend their sincere appreciation to Fr Dennis Ryan, Deacon Bill, Deacon Dennis, Deacon Jeff, Deb, all the choir, Holy Name and anyone else who helped to make Gil’s funeral service special. We also wish to thank those who sent cards and offered prayers for Gil and his family.
ALTAR SERVER TRAINING/RE-TRAINING
Sunday April 25th after the 10:00am Mass
and
Saturday, May 15th after 4:30pm Mass
Deacon Jeff is hosting Altar Server training/re-training to any child, teen, or adult who has received their 1st Communion and would like to be an Altar Server. This would be a great way for parents and children to serve in the church together!! If you are interested in getting back into altar serving or would like to learn how to altar serve, please contact the parish office at 920-468-5718 to sign up.
Diocese of Green Bay Announcement
regarding mask mandate ruling.
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has ruled that Gov.
Evers exceeded his authority when issuing
successive public health emergencies that included mask
mandates. The ruling does not address the health benefits
regarding the wearing of masks.
The Diocese of Green Bay will continue to require the use of
face coverings/masks in parishes. Diocesan guidelines are
intended to help parishes provide an opportunity for the
faithful to encounter Christ in the liturgy of the Church while
at the same time remaining safe.
We encourage all parishes to remain vigilant about the steps
to decrease the spread of COVID-19 to others through the
use of face covering/masks, social distancing and hand
hygiene.
If you do not wear a mask due to medical or other reasons,
you are still welcome at Mass. A designated seating area
may be provided for your safety and the safety of others,
when possible.
We long for the day when we can come together as
community mask free. Until then, we continue to measure
and monitor a number of benchmarks to guide us in
determining when our restrictions can be lifted or changed.
Issued 3-31-2021
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Our 2021 Prince of Peace Parish Assessment is:
$71,784.00 -$72,664.00 (100%+ of our goal) $ 0.00 (remaining amount)
Through your generosity, together we can
meet this assessment. Your generous support of the Bishop’s Appeal will change
lives in ways you will never know! Deacon Jeff
Prince of Peace Pictorial Directory Appointments available; online, after weekend
Mass or call the parish office. Reservations are being accepted at this time
for June and August dates.
June 17th, 18th & 19th
August 19th, 20th & 21st
To schedule online go to www.ucdir.com
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The third season of Fr. John Girotti's “Know Your Faith” DVD series will begin in a few weeks. Please consider joining us. All are welcome to attend. PART 3 – Monday at 6:30pm 4/12 -Session 10 -The Sacraments - Marriage & Holy Orders 4/19 - Session 11 -Mary & The Saints 4/26 - Session 12 -Heaven, Hell & Purgatory 5/03 - Session 13 -Crises & Scandals in the Church 5/10 - Session 14 -Anti-Catholicism Outside & Inside the Church 5/17 - Session 15 -Top 10 Reasons to Be Catholic
Facilitator – Deacon Jeff
Questions contact Becky Krueger at 920-680-4290 or [email protected]
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Faith & Mercy By Deb Wegner-Hohensee
Have you ever experienced an AH HA moment in your lifetime? I believe Thomas did after reading todays Gospel. His faith was transformed and strengthened by his encounter with Christ, moving from a lukewarm believer to an on-fire believer. How many of us can say we had or witnessed someone experiencing a deep adult faith encounter with Christ as Thomas did?
Thomas is like many of us today, he looked through the lens of reality and logic and was skeptical until he was shown proof.
Jesus said to Thomas, “Put your finger here and see my hands, and bring your hand and put it into my side, and do not be unbelieving, but believe.” Thomas answered, “My Lord and my God!” Jn 20:27-28
His personal experience of God’s mercy recharged his faith. Giving him the courage to become a great evangelizer following the words of Jesus “…As the Father has sent me, so I send you...then Jesus breathed on him…and said, “Receive the Holy Spirit.” Jn 20:21-22.
All of us are also blessed with the gifts of the Holy Spirit through our baptism and strengthened at confirmation; to carry on the same commission Jesus first gave the disciples to share the good news, and God’s Mercy. Jesus’ love for us is overflowing even with our human weaknesses.
Knowing today we celebrate Divine Mercy Sunday, St. Faustina shared, “God loves us – all of us. And He wants us to recognize that His mercy is greater than our sins, so that we will call upon Him with trust, receive His mercy, and let it flow through us to others. Thus, all will come to share His joy”
Blessed are those who have not seen and have believed.” Jn 20:29
Baptism Preparation Class Parents wishing to initiate their children into the Catholic Christian faith through the waters of Baptism need to attend Baptism Preparation Class. Both parents are encouraged to attend & godparents are also welcome.
Please call Deacon Dennis Kozlovsky at 920-680-0422 to schedule a private class.
St. Louis Parish, Dyckesville, Time & Talent Online Auction Website: charityauction.bid/slp Items will be added/updated until time of bidding. Bidding begins at 8:00 AM Wednesday, April 14th and ends at 7:00 PM Saturday, April 17th Items will need to be paid for (cash/check) and picked up Sunday, April 18th at St. Louis Parish between 8:00am-noon or by making other arrangements. Any questions contact Patty Kubetz at (920) 866-2410.
Aluminum Cans & Electronics Recycling Day Saturday, April 17, 8 am - noon St. Joseph, corner of 9th and 12th St, GB Sponsored by Boy Scout Troop #1010. More details: www.quad-parish.org. St. Therese Parish 20th Annual Time & Talent Sunday, April 25th, doors open at 10am Event will take place at Rendezvous in Luxemburg. Raffle ticket information call the parish at 920-863-8747.
Prince of Peace Logo Wear!! New Sample items have been added!!
We have a rack of sample-sized clothing available in the Gathering Space to try on from 8am to 4pm daily.
Find something you like…..
Visit our Prince of Peace website www.popgb.org and click on the icon that is located on the front page and start shopping!!! Browse the online store for a complete list of items available. Any questions, please call the parish office at 468-5718.
Orders can be picked up at: Valley Apparel & Promotions 1627 Cass St, Green Bay.
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GRACE: Gold Summer Camp
Registration is now open for the 2021 GRACE: Gold Summer Camp! To view the wide selection of class offerings and enroll in sessions, please visit gracesystem.org/about-grace/grace-gold-summer-camp. Classes are filling up fast, with waiting lists already starting to form. The fourth
annual summer enrichment program encompasses academics, spirituality and social skills through fun, innovative classes. Camp will
be held during these weeks: July 5-9, July 12-16, July 19-23 and July 26-30, with morning sessions from 8 to 11 a.m. and afternoon sessions from 12
noon to 3 p.m. We look forward to seeing our students continue to grow this summer!
