THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT - DECEMBER 16, 2018

A People Called CHURCH AND SCHOOL ST. PAUL CATHOLIC

ST. PAUL EUCHARISTIC

CELEBRATIONS Tuesday 8:00am Mass

Friday 8:45am Mass

Saturday 5:30pm Mass

Sunday 9:00am Mass

Reconciliation 2nd & 4th Saturday 10:00am

or by Appointment

St. Paul Mission Statement

As a welcoming faith community centered in the Eucharist and guided by the Holy Spirit, our mission is to give glory to our Lord Jesus

Christ through:

Inspirational Worship Faithful Discipleship

Service to Others

Parish Office PO Box 95 Hwy. D & 83 Genesee Depot, WI 53127 Tel. 262/968-3865 Fax. 262/968-5546

Hours: Monday-Friday 8:00am to 4:30pm

Religious Ed: 262/968-2276

School: 262/968-3175

Website: www.stpaulgenesee.net

Email: office@stpaulgenesee.net

Welcome to the congregation of

St. Paul Catholic Church. We are glad you joined us.

conducted by Knights of Columbus

Delicious Breakfast for young and old, fellowship, and a presentation by Fr. Dan Volkert giving you a

glimpse of his family, his past life in the financial world, and his call to the priesthood.

See you there!

Christmas Eve at St. Paul 4:00 p.m. & 6:30 p.m. Christmas Eve at St. Bruno 4:00 p.m. & 10:00 p.m.

St. Paul at 9:00 a.m. & St. Bruno at 10:30 a.m.

Tuesday, January 1 l Holy Day of Obligation St. Paul at 9:00 a.m.

Regular weekend Mass St. Paul at 9:00 a.m. St. Bruno at 10:30 a.m.

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WELCOME TO ST. PAUL PARISH

Weekly

Message

Endowment and Matching Funds: Did you know that St. Paul Parish has an Endowment fund established for the future of this parish? It is such a blessing to give to those generations after us and also receive the blessings from those who cared for this parish before us. Please keep St. Paul Parish in mind for your Estate planning. Also, if your company has a matching funds program, your gift of stewardship can be matched! Contact Sherri Meyer in the business office for more details on either opportunity.

What’s Happening This Week! Dec 17 School Spelling Bee, 9am Cafeteria Dec 18 Discuss Scripture, 8:30-10am Family Rm Dec 21 St. Paul Campus Closed for Maintenance

Welcome! We hope you accept this as your invitation to re-discover the truth, wonder and mystery of the Catholic faith. As your brothers and sisters in our worldwide Catholic family, we want you back.

If you are a practicing Catholic and have decided to make St. Paul your church home, simply call 262-968-3865, come by or visit www.stpaulgenesee.net to start to get registered.

Did you know? Our parish website has a link to Fr. Dan's past homilies. If you wished you would have been taking notes during his homily, you can go back to listen to Fr. Dan's message again after mass. The link is on the right hand side of the front page of the parish website. www.stpaulgenesee.net.

GOSPEL MEDITATION ENCOURAGE DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF SCRIPTURE

In Christianity, we hear often about the "Good News." We might often associate it with Jesus' compassion to the poor, his healings and miracles, and the salvation he won for us. In today's Gospel, we read of John the Baptist. "Exhorting them in many other ways, he preached good news to the people." Yet as we examine the rest of the reading, we see examples of John's preaching. If you have two cloaks, give one away. Don't cheat others out of their money, extort, or lie. And, of course, the warning that the Messiah is on the move and "his winnowing fan is in his hand to clear his threshing floor and to gather the wheat into his barn, but the chaff he will burn with unquenchable fire." Merry Christmas?

Not only do John's listeners enjoy his message, but they seem to think he might be the awaited Messiah! To understand today's Gospel, it's important to understand the Jewish people. For most of their history, God's chosen people had been under someone else's heel. They were slaves in Egypt. Their kingdoms were ravaged first by the Assyrians, then the Babylonians. Now they were under the yoke of the Roman Empire. Familiar with being strangers in a strange land, welcoming the stranger, caring for the vulnerable, and enacting justice was incredibly important to them as a people. While John's words may seem odd or strong to our modern ears, this call to justice was welcome, even if it was directed at the hearer.

The truth is, no one is exempt from John's call to repentance. We all have further to go in the Christian life. We can all grow in virtue and love our neighbors more generously. The Church gives us the Advent season to examine our own hearts. Did any of John's warnings resonate with you? That could be a great thing to bring to Jesus this week!

©LITURGICAL PUBLICATION

1. Visit stpaulgenesee.net and click Give Online 2. Select your donation amount and frequency. 3. Enter your account and payment information.

Online Giving is Now Available at St Paul Parish!

(Detailed instruction sheet located in Gathering Space)

CATHOLIC QUOTES - WORDS TO INSPIRE THE FAITHFUL

"Our world has been filled with noise ? It is time to enter into the classroom of silence."-- Matthew Kelly

Please remember to turn in your Stewardship Commitment cards either during offertory or to the Parish office as soon as possible. Thank you!

Celebrating Parish Life

Born to Eternal Life: Eleanor Gresk

Baptized in Christ: Mary Elizabeth, child of Peter & Elizabeth

Feaman

2019 Calendars NOW available after masses.

Holiday Parish Office Hours

Monday December 24th-Office Closed

Tuesday December 25th-Office Closed

Merry Christmas!

Monday December 31st-Office Closed

Tuesday January 1st-Office Closed

Happy New Year!

End of Year Notice: Parish Books will close on December 31st, 2018. Federal law prohibits churches from crediting donations received in 2019 back to prior calendar year. Donations must be postmarked by December 31st, 2018 to be credited to your 2018 donations. Thank you for your faithful support of our Parish.

Important Date: Friday, Dec, 21, 2018 The entire campus of St. Paul Parish and School will be closed for the day. There will be some maintenance work going on but all other activities will be suspended. Thank you for your understanding. Morning Mass will take place at St. Bruno’s at 8:00AM. As a parish community, we express gratitude for

the following memorials and ask God to bless their families with comfort and peace.

Fred Bralich Tuition Fund Memorial

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People who sew, knit, and crochet who would be willing to work at their leisure at home to make items for different ministries. We are looking for prayer stoles, tiny white Baptism blankets, sewn flannel baby blankets and knitted or crocheted baby afghans. If you can help the Human Concerns Committee, please call Mary Kral @ 968-2276.

Human Concerns

For the Kids

Sharing the Gospel - How can you show you love God? Instead of keeping all of your clothes and food, share some with people who don't have any. Be happy and thankful for all God has given you. When you love God more than money, you'll be happy to share.

Prayer - Dear God, help me to share happily with others.

Mission for the Week - The next time you go grocery shopping with your parents, ask if you can pick out some foods to share with the poor. As a fami-ly, talk about how thankful you are for the many ways God takes care of you.

Our parishioners/families are able to find, FOR FREE, children's movies, family movies, study guides (Scriptural and other), podcasts, downloadable books, and so much more. You can stream hundreds of films, life-changing talks, and dramatic stories of saints. In terms of encouraging Catholic identity for our families, this would be a great site to recommend on a regular basis.

www.formed.org (you'll be asked to provide the parish code which is 274255, then you will be asked to create your own account)

Scrip Program Scrip Program Scrip Program St. Paul’s Parish/School receive a percent-

age from the merchants for each gift card sold. Free Money! Get your gift cards through our Scrip program!

Ask the Scrip card volunteers after mass if you have questions.

See the schedule posted on the Scrip counter for selling dates.

No Scrip sold Dec 22/23 & Dec 29/30

Thanks for your support throughout the year!

WORK & PRAY Our next gathering is Dec 17 at 9:00am in the Family Rm. Join our group of knitters and crocheters to create prayer shawls for anyone who needs one. Join us anytime.

Plan to stay after mass on Dec 23 to pray the Rosary.

Patrick Duemling will be leading us in praying the rosary for all the ministries of the parish. We are planning to repeat this

every month.

Early Bulletin Due Dates Because of the Holidays there are several early bulletin due dates com-ing up. We are coordinating these dates with St. Bruno’s, in order to make things easier on Fr. Dan. Thank you in advance.

Due Date Dec 7 Dec 10 Dec 17

Bulletin Dec 23 Dec 30 Jan 6

www.stpaulgenesee.net 262-968-3175

Get connected to our POWER!

I pray that this Advent is a time of true spiritual awak-ening and renewal for you as you prepare to celebrate the birth of the Savior of the World! We come together as a school community to end each day during the Advent season in prayer and reflection. Please continue to pray for us as a school and parish commu-nity as we continue to pray for each one of you. Upcoming Events: December 17: Spelling bee in the school cafeteria at 9:00am December 19: K3/K4 Christmas Concert in the Church at 9:00am December 20: Polar Express in the school from 8:30am-11:30am December 21-January 1: Christmas Break The St. Paul Knights of Columbus presented a check of $152.96 to the Principal of St. Paul School. Just a reminder, registration is open throughout the year. Continue to spread the word about St. Paul School! Contact us at 262-968-3175 for a school tour. We may be exactly what you are looking for in a school!

Join our Family, Angela Gunderson, Principal St. Paul School

agunderson@stpaulgenesee.net

ST PAUL SCHOOL NEWS

Small Groups during Lent

What? Lent? It's not even Christmas yet! Consider this invita-tion to be a small group host (don't think leader, think host). Training and support will be provided. Or think guest. Either way, if you'd like to get more involved, or go deeper in your relationship with God, or meet others to talk about faith, first, please pray about it. Then, pay attention to the nudging of the Holy Spirit (and me, Mary Kral).

The recent experience with Rich Curran on 11/7 hearing about blessings and Jesus and our personal stories of God in our lives, combined with the beauty of faith sharing in Alpha and other small groups, is a compelling reason to offer more experiences to MORE people! Your help is needed. So, pray. Pray about how you can answer the call to host or join a small group during Lent. Pray about actually sharing, out loud, your most recent "God moment" with someone in your family or someone at work. Pray for our parish family of faith.

How is God calling you to RISE UP? Contact Mary Kral for more information.

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Winter Wonderland

Buy Raffle tickets!

Donate Items!

Sponsor part of the Auction!

Start Getting your Table together!

Time to get involved!

We need help in the following areas;

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Reminder: Mark Your Calendar

for these Advent Penance Services

Tuesday, Dec. 18, 6:30pm St. Charles, Hartland

Next meeting of the Book Club Tues., Jan 8 at 9 AM-St. Bruno Family Room.

We always welcome new members. January’s book is; The Grace in Aging by Kathleen Dowling Singh

"Even if you haven't read the book, come to share with us and you'll probably want to come back!"

Masses for homebound Catholics air every Sunday at 5:30 a.m. on WITI, Channel 6

and 9 a.m. on WCGV, Channel 24.

ST BRUNO Events and Invites

ST. BRUNO Eucharistic Celebrations

Weekends: Saturday at 4:00 p.m. & Sunday at 10:30 a.m.

Weekdays: Monday at 8:00 a.m. & Wednesday at 8:45 a.m.

Reconciliation: 1st & 3rd Saturday, 3:00pm & By appointment

Mass at

Holy Hill December 24th:

4:30PM & Midnight;

December 25th: 8:00 AM, 9:30 AM,

11:00 AM, 12:30 PM

St. Paul’s Christmas Memorial Represent your family, honor someone special, or remember a

loved one who has passed away by donating money towards

the purchase of poinsettias and live plants for the church and

sanctuary during the Christmas season. Names will be displayed

on the plants throughout the church.

Return this form to the Parish Office by December 17.

Name _____________________________________Phone_____________

Name(s) on Ribbon(s)_______________________________________

______________________________________________________________

Total Enclosed $10____ $20 ____ $30 ____ Other _________

Please Print Clearly

Advent: a Time to Prepare Tuesday mornings you are invited to drop in to reflect on the next Sunday's readings. Meet in St Paul's Family Room from

8:30-10am. Call Mary Kral for more information.

St. Paul’s Dynamic Men’s Group (evening) will be meeting for the final time this year on Wed. Dec 19th. Both morning and evening groups will start up again on Wed, Jan. 9, 2019 and meet for 13 weeks. If you are interested in joining either group, please contact Tim Weske (tweske@delzer.com) All men are welcome.

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Parish Events this Week

Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults: Prepare for the sacraments of

initiation with a small group to join the Catholic church. Call Mary Kral.

Infant Baptism: Parent sessions are required for registered parishion-

ers who would like their child baptized. Call Mary Kral, at least one

month in advance, to schedule a class time & make arrangements to

pick a date for your child’s baptism.

Confirmation: Youth at least 16 years of age or adults seeking to be

confirmed, call Parish Office.

First Eucharist: Parent and child preparation required. Contact

Karen Farrell.

Reconciliation: 2nd & 4th Saturday at 10:00am or by appointment.

Marriage: Arrangements should be made six months in advance. One

of the parties must be a registered parish member and a practicing

Catholic.

Care of Sick: Sacramental care of the sick, call the Parish Office.

Anointing of the Sick: Call the Parish office with request.

St. Paul Cemetery: Hwy DE & Snowdon Rd. Call Parish Office for

information.

Monday, Dec 17 Advent Penance Service 9-10:30AM Work & Pray/Fam Rm 9AM Spelling Bee/Caf 9-10AM Concert Rehearsal/CH 6:00-8:00PM Men’s Basketball (**closed after 8:30pm)

Tuesday, Dec 18 9-10:30AM Cleaning Church/CH 8:30-10AM Scripture Review/FamRm 6:30-7:30PM Faith Form/Caf/PLC-LL/Sch

Wednesday, Dec 19 9AM 3-4K Christmas Concert/CH 7-8:00PM Men’s Group/FamRm 7-9PM Youth Group/YouthRM 6:00-8:00PM Men’s Basketball (closed after 8:30PM)

Thursday, Dec 20 8:35-2:20PM Polar Express/Gal/Gym 9:30-10:30AM Bible Study/FamRm 3:00PM Divine Mercy Chaplet/CH 6-7:45PM Boy Scouts/Caf 6:30PM Scout Committee Mtg/Rm John 6:30-8PM K of C Mtg/Fam Rm 7-8:30PM Choir Practice/CH

Friday, Dec 21 Campus Closed No Activities in any Building

Saturday, Dec 22 7:30-9:00AM Men’s Basketball (**closed after 9:30am) 10:00AM Confessions/CH

Sunday, Dec 23 Rosary After Mass/CH

Mon 8:00AM (Mass at St. Bruno)

Tues 8:00AM Eileen & David Carey by Etzel Family

Wed 8:45AM (Mass at St. Bruno)

Fri 8:00AM (Mass at St. Bruno) Charles & JoAnne Hanson by Family

Sat

Sun

5:30PM

Lectors

Servers

9:00AM

Lectors Servers

Russell Timm by Leroy & Chris Searing

Adam Zabel, Keith Trafton

Francesca Rhodes

D. Mark Miller by Miller Family

Jim Prellwitz, Beth McFadzen

Evan Bajczyk, Charlotte Memmel

Readings for the Week of December 16, 2018

Monday: Genesis 49:2, 8-10, Matthew 1:1-17 Tuesday: Jeremiah 23:5-8, Matthew 1:18-25

Wednesday: Judges 13:2-7, 24-25a, Luke 1:5-25 Thursday: Isaiah 7:10-14, Luke 1:26-38

Friday: Zephaniah 3:14-18a, Luke 1:39-45 Saturday: 1 Samual 1:24-28, Luke 1:46-56

READINGS FOR SUNDAY, Dec 16

Micah 5:1-4a Hebrews 10:5-10 Luke 1:39-45

December Altar Care – Judy Reichow Home Communion Minister – Chris Yehle

MASS INTENTIONS DEC 17-23

St. Paul’s Liturgical Week

Greeters: 5:30PM

9:00AM

We would like to thank all our sponsors who advertise with Liturgical Publications Inc. (LPi) in our bulletin. Our bulletin sponsors defray the cost of our weekly bulletin. Before reaching out to the yellow pages, newspapers, etc., please reach out to our bulletin sponsors who appreciate your patronage!

Sacramental Information

HOSPITAL VISITS If a member of your family is in the hospital, please let us know so we can send someone to visit them. The hospi-tal does not always let us know. Parish Office 262-968-3865.

Please Join Us in Praying For…..

Eleanor Gresk

In Loving Memory

Eternal rest grant unto them O Lord,

and let perpetual light shine upon them.

Other Upcoming Events

For updates for the Peru Ministry and a look back at Sister Paula and Sister Monica’s visit, please check out their blog at: https://connectingwithperu.blogspot.com/

Ushers: 5:30PM Earl Baumann, Brian Schneider Brian Campbell, Larry Jendusa, Bob Hocutt 9:00AM Andrew Johnson, John Van de Casteele, Dan Zehnpfennig, Dave Rasmussen, David Landry, Randy LaRock

KETTLE MORAINE FOOD PANTRY NEEDS VOLUNTEERS Once a month, First Tuesday, First or Third Thursday, or Saturday volunteer. Pantry Substitutes: On call to fill in when a regular volunteer cannot be there. Orientation provided Inventory Helper: On call when help sorting and shelving food is needed. Orientation provided. Third Tuesday of the month between 10:30-11:30am. Contact Jolene Johnson Van Den Elzen at 262-392-4165 to volunteer or get more information.

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PARISH PERSONNEL

Shared Pastor Fr. Dan Volkert 968-3865, Ext. 201 ............... pastor@stpaulgenesee.net Fr. Dan (emergency #) 262-965-2313 Shared Deacon Joe Senglaub 262-442-7888 ........................ Joseph.Senglaub@LPL.com School Principal Angela Gunderson 968-3175, Ext. 210 .............. agunderson@stpaulgenesee.net Dir. of Child & Family Ministry Karen Farrell 968-2276, Ext. 214 .............. kfarrell@stpaulgenesee.net Dir. of Adult Ministry, and Human Concerns Mary Kral 968-2276, Ext. 202 ............... mkral@stpaulgenesee.net Dir. of Liturgy and Music Peggy Kolonko 968-3865, Ext. 205 ............... pkolonko@stpaulgenesee.net Dir. Of Administrative Services Sherri Meyer 968-3865, Ext. 218 ............... smeyer@stpaulgenesee.net Parish Trustee Treasurer Gary Schroeder ……………………………………….mr.g.schroeder@gmail.com Parish Trustee Secretary John Morgen ………………………………………..jmorgen@firstweber.com Pastoral Council Chairperson Cindy Beauchamp ....................................................... DCBeau@wi.rr.com Finance Council Chairperson Curt Groninger ....................................................... curtisgroninger@wi.rr.com

PLEASE PRAY FOR OUR PARISHIONERS AND FRIENDS WHO ARE SICK:

Ali Amini, Albert Cutler, Rick Hanke, Jim & Jackie Hubka, Marcia McCann, Rosemary McCarthy, Tom &

Maria Mauermann. All those undergoing treatment for cancer and other illnesses.

(Please call the Parish office to add someone to this prayer list.)

Parish Office Hours

8:00am-4:30pm Mon-Fri

NOTICE: Bulletin articles are due 9am on Friday.

(8 days before article appears in bulletin.) Please submit to ldurler@stpaulgenesee.net

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