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

TWENTY-FOURTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME SEPTEMBER 15, 2019

STEWARDSHIP OF TREASURE

September 7 & 8Church Support Envelopes � � � � � $4,578�00Offertory Cash� � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � �$545�00Children’s Offertory� � � � � � � � � � � � � �$43�00Weekly Electronic Giving � � � � � � $1,008�00Total � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � �$6,174�00

Budgeted Offertory for Sept � � � $36,128�00Offertory Received in Sept � � � � $13,717�00Budgeted Amount Still Needed � � $22,411�00

Monthly Offertory Comparison August 2019 (4 weekends) � � � � � � $31,557�00August 2018 (4 weekends) � � � � � � $29,994�00

RECONCILIATIONBefore Daily & Sunday Masses

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

Weekly Mass Schedule

Tuesday, September 17 � � � � � � � 8:15 AM (Saint Robert Bellamine, Bishop

and Doctor of the Church)

† Loren Conley

Wednesday, September 18 � � � � 8:15 AM † Janet Yunk Gulmire

Thursday, September 19 � � � � � � 8:15 AM (Saint Januarius, Bishop and Martyr)

† Richard & Eunice Dressler

Friday, September 20 � � � � � � � � 8:15 AM (Saints Andrew Kim Tae-gon, Priest, and Paul Chong

Ha-sang, and Companions, Martyrs)

Members of the Baus Family

Saturday, September 21 � � � � � � 8:15 AM (Saint Matthew, Apostle and Evangelist)

† Lona, Lynn & Darrall Leighton 5:00 PM

† Andy & Marie Bahl

Sunday, September 22� � � � � � � � 7:30 AM Twenty-Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time

† James Giesen 9:30 AM

People of Our Parish

From Our Pastor:God’s loving mercy is proclaimed throughout the Scriptures this Sunday� In Psalm

51, we pray: “Have mercy on me, O God, in Your goodness; in the greatness of Your compassion wipe out my offense� Thoroughly wash me from my guilt and of my sin cleanse me� A clean heart create for me, O God, and a steadfast spirit renew within me… a heart contrite and humbled, O God, You will not spurn�”

As children of God, we seek and rely on the mercy of God� So did Moses (Exodus 32:7-14), as he implored the Lord to have mercy on His people� So did Saint Paul, who was treated with mercy and realized that Jesus came to call sinners to repentance, and that He never tires of forgiving us, of helping us to be in communion with Him (1Timothy 1:15-16)� Then, Saint Luke relates Jesus Christ’s parables about divine compassion, parables about the lost sheep, the lost coin and the prodigal son (Luke 15:1-32)� God rejoices at the recovery of a single sinner, and God Himself is the central figure in these parables� He is the Good Shepherd who goes out in search of the lost sheep� Having found them, the Good Shepherd mercifully brings home on His shoulders all who have succumbed to temptation and disobeyed Him (Father Francis Fernandez, In Conversation with God)� We see God in the loving father who goes out every day to await the return of his dissolute son� He strains his eyes to see if the newest figure on the horizon is his youngest son� The son does return, seeking forgiveness for his sins against his father – and the father responds with compassion, forgiveness and mercy�

“In just the same way, there will be rejoicing among the angels of God over one sinner who repents” (Luke 15:10)� Given the prospect of such Heavenly joy, may we strive to make the most of the Sacrament of Confession – where we receive God’s healing and forgiveness, His grace for conversion, and we recover God’s love, peace, joy and transcendent dignity� And, then, as ambassadors for Christ (2 Corinthians 5), we can do our utmost to invite and encourage our family and friends to experience this sacrament of mercy� In this way, we ourselves will more readily have mercy on others, heeding the words we pray in the Lord’s Prayer: “forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us,” where we ask God to forgive us in the way that we forgive others� Forgiveness is a spiritual work of mercy that helps us to experience and bear the fruits of the Holy Spirit: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control� The amazing mercy of God the Father, Son and Holy Spirit should be our greatest motivation for repentance, even when we have wandered off a great distance – for we will find that before we even manage to stretch out our hand for help, God’s own outstretched hand is already extended toward us�

With peace and prayers in Christ,Fr. William

OFFICE HOURS:Mondays, Tuesdays & Wednesdays:

9 am to 5 pmThursdays & Fridays:

9 am to 2 pm

OUR ST. CLEMENT PARISH FALL FESTIVAL NEWSOur St� Clement Fall Festival is Sunday, October 6 and it’s our only fund-raising activity

for our parish� Fall Festival raffle & dinner tickets packets are on the tables in the church entrances� If you haven’t picked up yours already, please do so� According to state law, we are NOT ALLOWED to send raffle tickets through mail, so we are asking for your help in picking up packets belonging to your neighbors, friends and other family members� It is GREATLY appreciated!

Also, if you haven’t filled out a Work Sign-up sheet, please do so (you will find them in the church pews) and return them in the offertory basket or to the Parish Office� We still need a Cake Walk chairperson� We also need extra help in Carry-outs�

We are accepting items for the silent auction, which can be brought to the Parish Office� Please contact Jessica Hermsen at 563-599-3782 with any questions� Be sure to include your name with your item�

2019 MISSION COOPERATIVE APPEALThe Propagation of the Faith office of our diocese has invited the

Diocese of Kumbakonam, India, to speak to us this year about their missionary activities and challenges� Rev� M�S� Selva Raj will be visiting and preaching at our parish on the weekend of Sept� 21/22� Please prayerfully consider how you are able to assist spiritually and practically (financial assistance) –please make checks payable to St� Clement (write “mission” in the memo) and we will send one check to the office of Propagation of the Faith�

THIS WEEK AT ST. CLEMENTMonday-Wednesday, September 16 – 18 � � Presbyteral Assembly

with Bishop Donald Hying

Wednesday, September 18 � � � � � � � � � � � 8:15 am, All School Mass � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 9:30 am, Mass at Orchard Manor � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 10:30 am, Mass at Lancaster Care Center � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � Noon, Finance Council Meeting � � 6 – 6:45 pm, Pray to End Abortion, Our Lady of Fatima Chapel � � � � � � RE classes; Grades K-6 (6-7pm); Grades 7-9 (7-8:30 pm)

Friday, September 20 � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 11:15 am, Mass at Morningside Assisted Living

LITURGICAL SCHEDULE: SEPTEMBER 21 & 22

5:00 PM Lectors: Mary Seiler & Tom Schaefer5:00 PM Servers: Meg Walker, Owen & Aurora Fritz7:30 AM Lector: Jan Block7:30 AM Servers: Sam & Grace Schaffer9:30 AM Lectors: Sheri Ihm & Linda Ihm9:30 AM Servers: Carolyn Recker, Lydia & Brady Mack

MAGAZINES AND MORE!!!Did you know that you can all renew your current magazine

subscriptions to support our great school? You can also purchase new magazines and other gift items by following these easy steps:

1� Go to www�gaschoolstore�com2� Click on the “I’M READY TO SHOP” button�3� Enter our St� Clement School code #25298084� Enter the name of a student or “SKIP THIS STEP”5� Start shopping!!!Saint Clement School will receive 50% of all magazine orders

(renewals and new sales) and 40% of all other items purchased (gift wraps, jewelry, personalized products, pro & college team items, holiday décor, etc�) The online store is open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, but don’t delay… renew your magazines today and help spread the word to family and friends!!!

SAINT CLEMENT SCHOOL

ADULT EDUCATION STUDY: PRESENCE“PRESENCE: The Mystery of the Eucharist” continues with

this week with “The Story of the Eucharist�” The Eucharist was prefigured in the Old Testament, and is fully revealed to us in Jesus’ life, miracles, teaching and ultimately in the Paschal Mystery� We will meet on Wednesday, September 18, in the parish office meeting room after the 8:15 AM Mass� For those who are unable to attend, but want to take part, you can find this series at FORMED�org�

Just in the last week FORMED has made significant changes to their website� You will no longer need a password, user id or parish code� Go to FORMED�org, and in the upper right corner, select either “Sign Up” or “Sign In�” Choose “Sign Up” if you are new to FORMED� If you clicked on “Sign Up”, next select “I Belong to a Parish���” and on the following screen enter St� Clement� As you do so, you will see a drop down menu of parishes, one of which is ours� Click on this, and then enter your name and email� You are all set to access an amazing treasure of Catholic Content!

For those who are currently registered users, you will choose “Sign In�” Follow the two prompts it gives you� They will be very easy! We’ll have more info on the many changes that FORMED has implemented in future bulletins�

Go to FORMED�org and see the amazing changes they have made to their website!

YOU ARE NEEDED!Before His Ascension to Heaven, Jesus tells the Apostles to go

forth and teach all nations� This command of Jesus extends to us� Thus, we have the obligation and duty to pass on our beautiful Catholic Faith to our children� Our K-6 Religious Education Program is in need of a couple of volunteer catechists to teach the Faith to our young children� The program meets on Wednesday evenings from 6-7 PM� Catechist guides and lesson plans are provided, and the class sizes are small� Please call the parish office to assist in this important ministry�

CATECHETICAL SUNDAY 2019The Church celebrates Catechetical Sunday on September 15,

2019� This year’s theme is “Stay with Us�” As we commission catechists, who teach in the name of the Church, in our school, religious education and adult education, we also reflect on the role that each person plays, by virtue of Baptism, in handing on the Faith and being a witness to the Gospel� This Sunday is an opportunity to rededicate ourselves to this mission as members of Christ’s Body, the Church�

ACTIVITIES AROUND THE AREAAs we get ready for our St� Clement Fall Festival, there are many

area parish picnics and Fall festivals that are scheduled in the month of September� Please check out our bulletin board outside the parish office for details on upcoming area parish Fall festivals and picnics�

MASS INTENTION OPENINGSWe have openings for Mass Intentions for daily Mass in coming

weeks and months� Have a Mass offered for your living and/or deceased loved ones, in thanksgiving or for your special intentions� Contact Katie at the parish office (723-4990) or use the envelopes found in the entrances of the church�

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