404 W. Lawrence St. Appleton WI 54911-5817

Phone: 920-734-7195 Fax: 920-734-0227

www.saintjosephparish.org

June 28, 2020

MASS TIMES

June 27: 4:00 pm, June 28: 10:00 am

Weekend Mass may be viewed online at:

www.saintjosephparish.org

Daily Mass: Monday, Tuesday, Friday: 12:05 pm

PASTORAL STAFF

Capuchin - Pastor, Fr. James P. Leary, O.F.M. Cap.,

FrJim@SaintJosephParish.org…920-419-8738

Deacon /Pastoral Associate, Mark Farrell;

MFarrell@SaintJosephParish.org

Deacon/Pastoral Minister, C.F. Dedman;

CFDedman@SaintJosephParish.org

Pastoral Minister, Barb Mauthe;

BMauthe@SaintJosephParish.org

InterParish Adult Enrichment, Mary Ann Otto;

Motto@StMaryParish.org…739-5119

Music Director, Marisa Landsverk;

MLandsverk@SaintJosephParish.org

Business Coordinator, Roger Simon;

RSimon@SaintJosephParish.org

Business Administrator, Linda Baumruk;

LBaumruk@SaintJosephParish.org

Secretary, Betsy Sowin; BSowin@SaintJosephParish.org

ST. JOSEPH PARISH is a member of:

St. Francis Xavier Catholic School System …….. 735-9380

Inter-Parish Religious Formation ….……….….……. 738-7413

Coordinator K-4/Eucharist: Diane Cahall

Coordinator 5-8/Reconciliation: Jennifer Schubring

Coordinator 9-11/Yth. Minister/Confirmation: Ben Wolf

CELEBRATION OF THE SACRAMENTS

Marriage: Active parish membership of 6 months is

required before a wedding date may be set.

Reconciliation: Saturdays from 9:00 am until

approximately 9:30 am or call for an appointment.

Baptism: Please call the Parish Office 2 months in advance.

Anointing of the Sick: Please call the Office anytime.

OFFICE HOURS

Parish Office is closed. (Drop Box is located by Parish Office Entrance)

REACHING IN, REACHING OUT, REACHING GOD

Fr. Jim’s Jottings Well, we’re two weeks into having public Masses. Last weekend at 4 pm Mass, we had 112 people come compared to 60 the week before. There were 116 people at our 10:00am Mass compared to 112 the week before. So, our numbers are growing. I want to assure everyone that we are being very careful in observing the guidelines for safety with Covid-19. And those that have come have been very helpful in having their temperature taken and in wearing facemasks. I am impressed at how observant everyone is in keeping social distance when seating themselves. I don’t think there is much more we can do to alleviate fears that some people have. I do hope that our numbers will continue to grow. If we meet the quota of 25% occupancy, we can invite people to come into the Great Hall and watch Mass through the large screen TV. Everyone would be offered Holy Communion. As we move forward with our public Masses, I’m suggesting that we add our Sunday 8:00am Mass as of the weekend of July 12th. It might help us spread out our attendance. For the time being we will not resume Sunday night Mass. Hopefully we can do that sooner rather than later. And, finally, after this weekend we will no longer offer Holy Communion at 11:00am each Sunday. We’ve been doing this even before we had public Masses. I’m hoping that those who come to Holy Communion could begin joining us for one of our Masses.

IPRF is Changing! St Joe’s and St Mary’s have had a long history of sharing our religious education program. It goes all the way back to 1984 when Fr Roger Zach, OFM Cap and Fr

Robert Schiavone were the Pastors. Both parishes agreed to merge the two parish programs into one. It brought our two parishes together and we could provide a first class program with fewer staff. After 36 years, our IPRF program will be changing. St Mary’s has decided to establish their own religious education program this year. As a result, St Joe’s will be doing their own program. Ours will continue to be offered on Wednesdays. It will now be called “St Joseph Religious Ed Program”. Even though September is a ways off, we do encourage St Joe’s parishioners to register their children. Registration will begin this Monday, June 29th. Of course, adjustments will have to be made to adapt to fewer students. But with everyone’s help and cooperation, we’ll be working through the summer to make sure the transition goes smoothly. Thank you!

Bishop’s Annual Appeal Thank you to those who have responded to this year’s Bishop’s Annual Appeal. So far 433 parishioners have committed $75,824 towards our parish goal of $77,175. We are slowly but surely crawling to our goal. If you’ve not given to the campaign yet, we can use your gift to get to the target. Thanks.

Non Raffle Raffle Thank you to those who have already returned their “Non-Raffle Raffle” donation. It continues to

be impressive to see the quick and generous response from so many. If you can, we are asking parishioners to return the raffle envelope with a donation of $35 or more. This raffle is very helpful in getting us through the summer months and especially as our contributions have slipped with the coronavirus. Note: If you have already contributed, it will not be deposited until after July 1 for our new fiscal year. Again, thanks!

Can the Parish Help? These are very difficult days for some families in trying to make ends meet. Some have lost their job or have had their hours cut back. If St Joe’s can help in some way, please call the Parish Office and let us talk with you.

Congratulations—Calendar Raffle Winners June 14—Patrick Hawley—$25 June 15—Terri Kay Miller—$25 June 16—Christopher Shier—$25 June 17—Erika Leipold—$25 June 18—Alyssa West—$25 June 19—David Horak—$25 June 20—Doreen Wiemer—$25

Please Pray For… Please pray for all our parishioners who are ill: Diane Cahall, Kent Hovie, Mike Ramsdell’s brother, Brad

Please also remember our nursing home residents & shut-ins.

Please pray for the intentions recorded in our Prayer Book of Intentions.

Please pray for our parishioners or family members of our parishioners who have died.

JUNE 28, 2020 / THIRTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

Readings for the week of June 28 Sunday: 2 Kgs 4:8-11, 14-16a Ps 89:2-3, 16-17, 18-19 [2a] Rom 6:3-4, 8-11 Mt 10:37-42 Monday: Acts 12:1-11 Ps 34:2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9 [5b] 2 Tm 4:6-8, 17-18 Mt 16:13-19 Tuesday: Am 3:1-8; 4:11-12 Ps 5:4b-6a, 6b-7, 8 [9a] Mt 8:23-27 Wednesday: Am 5:14-15, 21-24 Ps 50:7, 8-9, 10-11, 12-13, 16bc-17 [23b] Mt 8:28-34 Thursday: Am 7:10-17 Ps 19:8, 9, 10, 11 [10cd] Mt 9:1-8 Friday: Eph 2:19-22 Ps 117:1bc, 2 [Mk 16:15] Jn 20:24-29 Saturday: Am 9:11-15 Ps 85:9ab & 10, 11-12, 13-14 [cf. 9b] Mt 9:14-17 Next Sunday: Zec 9:9-10 Ps 145:1-2, 8-9, 10-11, 13-14 [cf. 1] Rom 8:9, 11-13 Mt 11:25-30 ©Liturgical Publications Inc.

Financial News Tithing Needed ……………………$18,461.00 Last Week’s Tithing …………….$10,272.53 Auto Withdrawal …………………$1,120.00

Parish Support Through Collections Budgeted 7/01/19—5/31/20:

$880,000.00 Actual 7/01/19-5/31/20:

$904,332.57

Outreach Programs for May 2020 St. Joseph Food Program ……… $285.00 LEAVEN .….……………………..……….$20.00

Green envelopes are on the radiator in back of Church if you would like to donate to one or more of our Outreach Programs.

Thank you for your financial support during this difficult time!

Parish Recognition of Graduates, Anniversary Couples, and Fathers Here are pictures of our displays in the Great Hall. If you haven’t already had the opportunity to see them, be sure to come by and look at all the names and pictures next time you’re at Church. They may also be viewed on our website: saintjosephparish.org.

Everyday Stewardship - Recognize God In Your Ordinary Moments

God Is Love I was recently at a Catholic conference and had a conversation with someone living in the thick of Hollywood culture. He was Catholic and spoke of how hard it was to live out his faith amid tremendous temptation and negativity toward religion. He spoke about how going to daily Mass helped to keep him centered and stay strong in his faith. He was a great witness to living out one’s faith in the face of disbelief.

One thing that he told me stood out above all the rest. He spoke of his engagement to his fiancé and how important it was to him that God was a major part of their relationship and their lives as individuals as well. He told me he said something to her like, “If you don’t love Jesus more than you love me, this is never going to work.” What an amazing and truly moving witness!

Songs and books are written about the intense longing one human being can have for another. We can describe another as meaning everything to us. We speak of wanting to offer our complete selves to our beloved. However, true love is about more than wanting to be with that person. It is about wanting that person to know a love even greater than theirs: the love of God. No love can last without God. My Hollywood friend knew this to be the case. He showed his true love for his wife-to-be by sharing more than himself — he shared the very One who created love. — Tracy Earl Welliver, MTS ©LPi

Grief Share Support Group This new ministry offering at St. Joe’s will help and encourage you after the death of a loved one. Connect with our leaders and find out about this 13-week program scheduled to begin July 13. Contact Julie V. for more info at 920-707-0327 and reserve your spot.

JUNE 28, 2020 13TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

SCHEDULED MASS INTENTIONS Monday, June 29 12:05 pm Dec. Michael & Patricia Milton Tuesday, June 30 12:05 pm Dec. Arnie VandenBoomen Friday, July 3 12:05 pm Dec. Darrell Helmenstine Saturday, July 4 - Independence Day 4:00 pm Dec. Gen & Georges Niles, Dec. Kathy Skibba, Dec. Patricia Schweitzer Sunday, July 5 10:00 am Dec. Ruth Carstensen, Members of St. Joseph Parish

THIS WEEK IN OUR PARISH Saturday, July 4 9:00 am Private Reconciliation

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Claire Hynek—1 Tom Van Elzen—1 Noreen Voigt—4 Glenn Bechler—5 Joanne Ste. Marie—6 Jean Wagner—6 Hubert Germiat—7 Jane Braun—7 Mary Beth

Comerford—8 Ellen Baisden—8 Thomas Oberweiser—9 Herb Horn—9 Shirley Mercier—9 Joan Angell—10 Jeanne Flanagan—10 Ken Captain—12 Bruce Munger—12 Pam Streur—12 Lucille Engel—13 Jack Meyer—14 Fara Fane—14 Peggy Busch—15 Bonnie Schmidt—17 Allen Kozlowski—18 Patricia

Schermerhorn—18 Victor Richard—18 Betty Faltynski—18 Joann Breister—19 Lori Redmond—19 Sheila Gloede—20

Ann Noll—20 Rosemary

Schmitzer—21 Michael Ritchie—23 Charles Reetz—24 Kathy Bates—25 Jerry Murphy—26 Sandra

Vanderloop—26 Jane Qastin—26 Gale Malone—26 Mary Wettengel—26 Ronald Schneider—27 Diane Smith—27 Judith Weis—27 Patti Bethel—27 JoAnn Gaigg—28 Jean Mittag—28 Thomas Macco—28 Joanne Hoffmann—28 Robert Hoersch—29 Agnes Smarzinski—30 Bill Talarek—30 Kevin Head—30 Rosemarie

De Bruin—31 Jim Hughes—31

Church Chuckle A church’s summer carnival included a dunking tank, where softball throwers with good aim

could make a big splash with the pastor. The tank proved a popular attraction, but things really took off when the pastor put a sign above himself that read, “Goliath.”

Prayer Shawl Ministry We will begin to meet in person again in a safe way as long as we are able to. We will start meeting in August on the 1st Tuesday (Aug. 4) and also on the 3rd Tuesday (Aug. 18). The location is the same at St. Joseph Parish Administration Building, Lower Level Rm 09. If any questions feel free to call Mary Stern at 920-851-2275.

Happy Birthday July Seniors!

Prayer Garden Flowers

Take a little time for reflection in our Solanus Casey Prayer Garden and check out these and many other beautiful flowers.