Let us attend to what is good, pleasing, and acceptable in the sight of God who formed us...and let those who have

love in Jesus Christ keep the commandments of Christ.

(Pope St. Clement I, “Letter to the Corinthians”)

SAINT CLEMENT CATHOLIC PARISH135 South Washington Street – Lancaster, Wisconsin 53813

Founded in 1859

For Parish Membership, Baptisms, Weddings, Communion Calls or any other pastoral need, contact the respective parish office.

Bulletin Announcements: Deadline is Monday at noon to the St. Clement Parish Office or to st_clement@tds.net

Fr. William Vernon, Pastor 723-4990Bill Manthe, Parish Associate 723-4990Katie Crosby, Parish Secretary 723-4990

Website: www.saintclementparish.com

Josh Jensen, Principal 723-7474Nick Crosby, CRE 7-12 723-4990Rebecca Dean & Melissa Martin, CREs K-6

Email: st_clement@tds.net (Katie)

Diocese of Madison, Bishop Donald J. Hying

NINETEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME AUGUST 11, 2019

STEWARDSHIP OF TREASURE

August 3 & 4Church Support Envelopes � � � � � $5,218�00Offertory Cash� � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � �$522�00Children’s Offertory� � � � � � � � � � � � � �$51�00Weekly Electronic Giving � � � � � � $1,008�001st of the Month Electronic Giving � �$1,235�00Total � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � �$8,034�00

Budgeted Offertory for August � $32,764�00Offertory Received in August � � � $8,034�00Budgeted Amount Still Needed � � $24,730�00

Monthly Offertory ComparisonJuly 2019 (4 weekends) � � � � � � � � � $29,868�00July 2018 (5 weekends) � � � � � � � � � $35,602�00

RECONCILIATIONBefore Daily & Sunday Masses

Saturday at 4:00 PMFace-to-face reconciliation by appointment only�

Weekly Mass Schedule

Tuesday, August 13� � � � � � � � � � 8:15 AM (Saints Pontian, Pope, and Hippolytus, Priest, Martyrs)

Living & Deceased Members of Earl & Flo Ehrlich Family

Wednesday, August 14 � � � � � � � 8:15 AM (Saint Maximilian Kolbe, Priest and Martyr)

† Charles & Arlene Holzer

Thursday, August 15� � � � � � � � � �8:15 AM (The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary)

Holy Day of Obligation People of Our Parish

7:00 PM † Diane Heinrichs

Friday, August 16 � � � � � � � � � � � 8:15 AM (Saint Stephen of Hungary)

In Thanksgiving~50th Wedding Anniversary of Denny & Barb Rewey

Saturday, August 17 � � � � � � � � � 8:15 AM (Blessed Virgin Mary)

† Mark French 5:00 PM

People of Our Parish

Sunday, August 18 � � � � � � � � � � � 7:30 AM Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time

† Amanda Reuter 9:30 AM

† Norbert & Shirley Pink

From Our Pastor:Do not be afraid� Be prepared� Our Lord Jesus Christ instructs us this Sunday (Luke

12:32-48) to be unafraid and to be prepared to receive God’s help, like servants ready for the return of their master any moment – for at an hour we do not know, He will call us� Unafraid and prepared, desiring to live forever in communion with God in Heaven, we strive to stay in communion with Him now, through His gifts of prayer, His Church, Word and Sacraments�

Communion with Jesus can be quite demanding – for, just as He instructs us to be unafraid and prepared, He also says: “Much will be required of the person entrusted with much, and still more will be demanded of the person entrusted with more�” Indeed, when we pause to think about it, much has been given to us: life, faith, hope, love, family, friends, our gifts and talents� Jesus teaches us, as He did last week in Luke 12:13-21, that every Christian, every friend of Jesus, is entrusted with a mission: to know, love, serve and follow God the Father, Son and Holy Spirit more and more each day and to help others to do the same� He entrusts each of us with this mission and encourages us to be unafraid and prepared for Him by living this mission in communion with Jesus, where we find the full and true meaning in our life, everlasting love, joy and peace�

Unafraid and prepared, may we strive every day to know, love, serve and follow God, and help others to do the same� May we spend time with God, in prayer, in His Word and the Teachings of His Church, in His Sacraments, especially the Eucharist and Confession� May we also use our time well, keeping a balance of prayer, work and recreation, knowing that life is not a dress rehearsal� By God’s grace, with His help, we can keep a proper balance between prayer, work and play� For example, how much time do we spend on certain forms of entertainment, sports and technology and their fleeting joys, compared with the time we devote to our conversations and time with God and with family and friends, and their everlasting joys? God calls us to be responsible stewards of our time� Are we praying each day, praying with family members, reading the Scriptures that will be proclaimed this upcoming Sunday, frequenting the Sacraments, involved in our parish school and our religious education, in Family Promise, the Knights of Columbus, the Council of Catholic Women, or in other apostolates of our Saint Clement Parish family?

Let us continue to pray for one another, asking Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ to help us to be prepared and unafraid, to keep a balance of prayer, work and recreation, focused on our communion with Jesus and on our love for Him and love for one another (His two great Commandments), today and every day�

With peace and prayers in Christ,Fr. William

OFFICE HOURS:Mondays, Tuesdays & Wednesdays:

9 am to 5 pmThursdays & Fridays:

9 am to 2 pm JIM HOEHL OUTREACH CENTERThe new Jim Hoehl Outreach Center is located in the old WE Energies building across

the street from the Lancaster Fire Department� This building is the new home of the LAC Food Pantry, the L�I�F�E� Program and the Grant County Holiday Project�

Many people and businesses in the community and from our parish and other churches have been instrumental in the renovation of the building over the past months� The Lancaster Association of Churches (LAC) and the Holiday Project want to thank everyone for all the work they have done to transform the building into a very user-friendly space for both clients and volunteers� There will be an Open House on Sunday, August 18 from 1-3 PM, so mark your calendars! There will be a short presentation at 1:00, followed by tours of the new building� Please come and checkout the new outreach center that will be serving the needs of many people for years to come!

PLEASE NOTE!The Alli Stader Shoe drive will end on August 15th� Please donate your shoes NOW!

THIS WEEK AT ST. CLEMENTSunday, August 11 � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � Family Host Week Begins

Monday, August 12 � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � �6 – 7:30 pm, Religious Ed Grades 7-9 Registration

Wednesday, August 14� � � � � � � � �9:30 am, Mass at Orchard Manor � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 10:30 am, Mass at Lancaster Care Center � � 6 – 6:45 pm, Pray to End Abortion, Our Lady of Fatima Chapel

Thursday, August 15 � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � �8:15 am, Mass, The Assumption of the Blessed

� � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � Virgin Mary (Holy Day of Obligation) � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 7 pm, Mass, The Assumption of the Blessed � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � Virgin Mary (Holy Day of Obligation)

Friday, August 16 � �11:15 am, Mass at Morningside Assisted Living

LITURGICAL SCHEDULE: AUGUST 17 & 18

5:00 PM Lectors: Tom Hughey & Bill Manthe5:00 PM Servers: Mason & Avery Crooks7:30 AM Lector: Rita Schmitz7:30 AM Servers: Gabi & JoJo Dressler9:30 AM Lectors: Kathy Larsen & Josh Jensen9:30 AM Servers: Abbi Martin, DJ & Nicole Kelley

HERE COMES A NEW SCHOOL YEAR!!!As we turn the calendar to August, we realize that the 2019-

2020 school year will be here before we know it� With this in mind, here are a few important dates to add to your calendars:• Monday, August 19, 2019: Registration 10:00 a�m� - 6:00 p�m�

Open House 4:00 - 6:00 p�m�• Tuesday, August 27, 2019: First Day of School• Monday, September 2, 2019: No School - Labor Day• Tuesday, September 3, 2019: Public School/Busing Begins

May God richly bless each and every one of our incoming students and their families as we begin another great year at our wonderful Catholic school!

SAINT CLEMENT SCHOOL

Attention Servers: Your new schedules are available in the sacristy�

Lectors and Servers: We need volunteers for the Masses of the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary on August 15� Mass times are 8:15 a�m� and 7 p�m� Contact

Bill Manthe at the parish office to volunteer�

SUMMER ADULT EDUCATION: THE PROPHETSOur Summer Bible study of “The Prophets” continues this week

on Wednesday, August 14� We will look at the writings of two of the minor prophets, namely the prophet Haggai and the prophet Malachi� Please read both books (each are very short) to prepare for this session� We meet at 9:00 AM in the parish meeting room, with our sessions finishing by 10:30� Even if you have not been able to attend previous sessions, know you are welcome� If you have any questions, please contact Bill Manthe at the parish office�

FAMILY PROMISE: OUR HOST WEEK IS HERE!Much has happened in the past week� The family that was in

the program was finally able to move into their own apartment! This is wonderful news for them, as they have been searching for a place to live for some time� How great it is for them to be able to sleep in their own beds again, get up when they want to, not have to move week to week to a new church, and so forth� How wonderful it is for them to have a place to call “home�” So we are certainly delighted for them! That said, because of the extra financial expectations that the family incurred in the move (security deposit, extra month’s rent, etc�), we still want to help them out by providing them their evening meal� Peg Jonas will be calling everyone who volunteered to bring in dinner meals with pertinent information, as we need to make slight changes�

There is also the possibility that a family could come into the program some time during our host week� With that as a possibility, we will make reminder phone calls two days in advance to everyone who volunteered to ensure that people are kept informed of whether we need people to stay overnight, help with dinner serving, fellowship and with breakfast�

After our host week concludes on Sunday, August 18, the family that recently moved into their new apartment can still use our help� Because the family lives in Lancaster, St� Clement Parish and the Lancaster United Methodist Church (the two Family Promise host churches in Lancaster) have been asked if an evening meal could be provided for this family (mom and her daughter) through the end of August as a way to help them get back on their feet and get settled in� Call Bill Manthe at the parish office if you can help out with this, or to get more information about this or our host week�

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS BLUE MASSSt� Clement Knights of Columbus invites you to the Blue Mass

on Sunday, August 25th at 9:30 am for our local heroes; Law Enforcement, Firefighters, EMTs and Veterans and active members of the U�S� Military� A reception will follow after the Mass in the dining hall in their honor� Please come and thank them for all they have done and continue to do for us and our community�

RELIGIOUS ED GRADES 7 THROUGH 9 REGISTRATION

Registration for RE grades 7 through 9 will be held on Monday, August 12, from 6 pm to 7:30 pm, in the dining hall� Please enter through the Cherry St� entrance�

ANNUAL CATHOLIC HERALD SUBSCRIPTION ($22.80) IS NOW DUE

If you already submitted a payment; thank you! Our parish has to absorb the cost of all subscriptions that are not paid� If you no longer wish to receive the Herald, please contact the parish office or send a note through the Sunday offertory basket�

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