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St. Mary Churches-Omro & Winneconne www.stmarychurches.org
December 8, 2019 Second Sunday of Advent
Sacraments/Membership To arrange for baptisms, weddings
or to join call St. Mary, Winneconne: 920-582-7712 or
St. Mary, Omro: 920-685-2258 or [email protected]
Pastoral Leader: Sr. Pamela Biehl 920-379-1674
Priest Celebrants: Fr. Tom Long
Fr. Anil Polumari
The Advent
Adventure
Continues St. Mary, Omro
PASTORAL LEADER’S NOTES Dear Parishioners,
This Sunday, December 8, we celebrate the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception
of the Blessed Virgin Mary
This feast celebrates the Immaculate Conception of Mary, as she was conceived in her mother’s womb. Prepared by God from the very first moment of her life to receive Jesus Christ, God’s grace preserved Mary from sin from the womb to the end of her life because of her role in the mystery of salvation as the Mother of God.
Today’s solemnity praises God for the hope and possibility that Mary embodies as we turn to our Blessed Mother to learn from the first and most important relationship Jesus Christ experienced among us.
This day is also the Patronal Feast day of the United States of America AND both Winneconne and Omro parishes’ Feast Day! How great that this feast falls on a Sunday so we can celebrate the gift of our parishes in the communities of Omro and Winneconne!
To celebrate this day with your family AND the sin-less-ness of Mary from the moment of her conception make a PURE WHITE DINNER together. What about making chicken alfredo or some kind of fish. Maybe you could serve it with noodles or rice and a side of cauliflower. And don’t forget some white cake with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream for dessert along with a tall glass of white milk and maybe a bit of white chocolate! Before you begin your dinner be sure to pray the “Hail Mary” together.
I’m sure this will be a dinner you and your family won’t forget. And who knows, maybe it is something your family will want to do next year on this feast of Mary.
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Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe
Thursday, December 12
The story of Our Lady of Guadalupe begins in 1531. On December 9, Juan Diego,
a native Aztec peasant, was walking along a country trail near present-day Mexico
City when suddenly a radiant cloud appeared, and within it stood an Indian maiden
dressed like an Aztec princess. The lady spoke to him in his own language and sent
him to the bishop of Mexico to instruct him to build a chapel in the place where the
lady appeared.
Juan Diego, an indigenous peasant farmer, had no status, power or influence with which to impress the
bishop, yet he followed Our Lady’s request. Risking rejection or even ridicule, he returned twice with his
amazing story of the vision. Finally, with blooming roses packed in his tilma (poncho), and the miraculous
icon that emerged beneath them Our Lady helped Juan Diego persuade the bishop and eventually a church
was built on the hill where Mary appeared to Juan Diego.
To celebrate this feast with your family serve a Mexican meal. This could include, tacos, burritos, chips and
salsa. Don’t forget to decorate the table with a rose or a vase of flowers.
Sr. Pam
STEWARDSHIP NEWS December 8 —2nd Sunday of Advent
Gospel: Matthew 3:1-12 The Preaching of John the Baptist.
Matthew 3:3 It was of him that the prophet Isaiah had spoken when he said: “A voice of one crying out in the desert, ‘Prepare the way of the Lord, make straight his paths.’”
How will you “prepare the way of the Lord?” One way, is to FOLLOW JESUS.
How do we do this? By building habits of discipleship…. 10 Habits of Effective Discipleship are listed below. Which will you focus on this week? 1. A Personal Relationship – A disciple cultivates a personal relationship with
Jesus, articulates it and introduces others to Jesus. 2. Prayer – A disciple prays every day. 3. Commitment – A disciple has a commitment to Jesus, his Church & to the
Kingdom. 4. Worship – A disciple worships every Sunday. 5. Study – A disciple studies Sacred Scripture and other Christian writings. 6. Openness – A disciple practices openness to the Holy Spirit and
responsiveness to where the Lord is leading him or her. 7. Participation – A disciple participates in the community and in the
Sacramental life of the Church. 8. Service – A disciple serves others in the community in the name of Jesus
Christ. 9. Generosity – A disciple shares his or her personal gifts of time, talent and
treasure with the Lord, His Church, and the poor. 10. Evangelization – A disciple evangelizes the world through word, witness,
works of mercy, and compassion. (Diocese of Green Bay | [email protected])
One of the fruits of practicing these habits is PEACE. Reflect on ways you can do more to evangelize this season.
Corporal Works of Mercy Monday, December 9 6:00-7:30pm Care Partners
6:00-7:30pm Highlands 6:00-7:30pm Webster Manor
6:30-8:00pm Country Villa 6:30-8:00pm Omro Care
There are still a few spots open to
join in at some of these Senior Living Facilities for this Monday. They are doing Fun Fest at each place, some decorating of cookies, card making
and socializing and BINGO!!! Call either office if you can join in!!!
Corporal Works of Mercy
Monday, December 16 9:00-Noon Kaudy Hall 1:00-4:00pm Day by Day Warming Shelter 4:00-7:45pm Christine Ann Center 5:30-7:15pm Oshkosh Food Pantry 5:30-7:30pm Winneconne Food Pantry 4:45-7:45pm Women’s Shelter Fr. Carr’s 6:00-7:45pm Fr. Carr’s Place 2B
WINNECONNE NEWS Calendar—St. Mary, Winneconne
Mon. Dec. 9 7:30am LOW* w/ Communion 6:00-8:00pm Corporal Works of Mercy Tues. Dec. 10 7:00pm KC’s Meeting Wed. Dec. 11 7:30am LOW* w/ Communion 3:10pm FF Elementary Classes 5:30pm HS Youth Group 6:30pm FF HS Classes Thurs. Dec. 12 2:00pm Rosary 6:00pm Advent Reconciliation at St. Peter site, Oshkosh Fri. Dec. 13 6:00pm Game Night in Kaudy Hall Sat. Dec. 14 3:30pm Confession 4:00pm Mass Sun. Dec. 15 10:30am Mass w/ CLOW**
Sat./Sun. 3rd Sunday of Advent *LOW: Liturgy of the Word
** Children’s Liturgy of the Word Retirement Collection
KC Bake Sale & M/M Santa visit SVdP non-perishable food collection
St. Vincent Food Donations Next weekend, December 14-15 St. Mary, Winneconne will be collecting food for St. Vincent de Paul. Food baskets are located at all the church entrances. All donations are delivered to and distributed from the Oshkosh Area Community Pantry, 2551 Jackson St. Osh. Thank you for your continued support.
For the month of December,
St. Mary, Winneconne is
collecting toilet paper & napkins
for Fr. Carr’s. Please place your donations in
the white cart on wheels on the parking lot
side entrance of the church.
Congratulations on your Baptism Amelia Marie McAdow
Daughter of David & Kelly
May Jesus, who loves all children, bless your precious little one with His love and
grace on this special day and always.
Faith Formation News Wednesday December 11
3:10-4:30pm Elementary Faith Formation
5:30-6:30pm High School Youth Group
6:30-8:00pm High School Class
10 heavy duty staplers Thank You! Rec’d
Shark cordless/rechargeable Floor & carpet sweeper Thank You!
Rec’d
Hobby Lobby Gift Card (replace old silk flowers & greenery
$150.00
Corporal Works of Mercy supplies (Kids books/pencils/coloring books/markers/ card organizers etc)
$100.00
Chromebook for conference room Thank you!
Rec’d
Enviro cloths/mitts $75.00
St. Mary, Winneconne Christmas Wish List
Santa & Mrs are visiting Stop by the KC’s bake sale and
then head on downstairs to have your picture taken with Santa & Mrs. Claus.
They will be coming for a visit after each Mass in Winneconne ONLY
December 14 & 15 Bring your cameras!
For all ages!!
STEWARDSHIP OF SHARING Given week ending 12/1/19 = $ 3,449.40 YTD (July 1, 2019 – June 30, 2020) Budgeted Offertory Collection: $122,426.78 Actual Offertory Collection: $111,487.27 Difference: -$ 10,939.51 Building Maintenance Fund Balance: $ 3,120.04
Please, help us congratulate the following
people on completing the New 3 hour Pastoral Care Ministry Training Class for
St. Mary’s Winneconne/Omro Parishes. They have become certified through the Green Bay
Diocese Program for Care Ministers. -Virginia Botello
-Sr. Colleen Demro -Ingrid Nonn
-JoAnn Winnekens
Calendar St. Mary, Omro
Mon. Dec. 9 6:00-8:00pm Corporal Works of Mercy Tues. Dec. 10 9:30am Staff Meeting 7:00pm KC Meeting at SMW Wed. Dec. 11 10:30am LOW* w/ Communion at Omro Care 4:30pm FF Gr. 1-6 Classes 6:30pm FF Gr. 7-11 Classes Thurs. Dec. 12 6:00pm Advent Reconciliation at St. Peter site, Oshkosh Sat. Dec. 14 5:30pm Confession 6:00pm Mass w/ Refreshments Sun. Dec. 15 8:30am Mass w/ Refreshments 12:15pm Mass in Spanish
Sat./Sun. 3rd Sunday of Advent *LOW Liturgy of the Word
Retirement Collection KC Bake Sale
SMW= St. Mary, Winneconne
OMRO NEWS
December 11
4:30-5:45pm Gr. 1-6 6:30-8:00pm Gr. 7-11
Friday Night
December 13
(2nd Friday of each month)
6:00pm-9:00pm
St. Mary, Winneconne
Kaudy Hall
EVERYONE WELCOMED
All ages, All skill levels
Single, married, with or without children
Bring a friend or come and meet new ones
Bring some games with you
Games will be available to play or learn
St. Mary, Winneconne’s CHRISTIAN ACTION MINISTRY
Pajama Collection for Children in Need We are collecting PAJAMAS for children in need in our community. Our goal is to collect 250 pairs to provide to children in foster care in Winnebago County and to children served by the Boys & Girls Club of Oshkosh. We need pajamas of all sizes, from infant to age 17 for both boys and girls. Please bring your unwrapped donation to church and place them in the collection boxes in the entrances of the church. Collecting through December 15th. Thank you.
St. Mary, Omro Christmas Wish List
DVD Movies God Bless The Broken Road
$13.00
DVD Unplanned $15.00
Tiered plant stand for front of altar
$130.00
Banners for the side altar (3x9 & show the 4 seasons).
$180.00each or $70.00 on sale
Screen $65.00
STEWARDSHIP OF SHARING-Omro Given week ending 12/01/19 = $5,523.15 Includes Nov ACH deposits
YTD (July 1, 2019 – June 30, 2020) Budgeted Offertory Collection: $82,688.20 Actual Offertory Collection: $85,078.69 $ 2,390.49 Building Maintenance Fund Balance: $2,552.35
WINNECONNE NEWS CONTINUED
St. Mary, Winneconne! Mark your calendars for the upcoming Winter Mingle. Saturday, January 18, 2020.
It will start with 4:00pm Mass and continue at Kaudy Hall.
OMRO / WINNECONNE NEWS CLOW Omro
During the 8:30am Dec. 22
Winneconne During the 10:30am
Dec. 15
Readings for the Week of Dec. 9
Monday: Gn 3:9-15,20/Eph 1:3-6,11-12/Lk1:26-38 Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary Tuesday: Is 40:1-11 / Mt 18:12-14 Wednesday: Is 40:25-31 / Mt 11:28-30 Thursday: Zec 2:14-17 / Lk 1:26-38 Our Lady of Guadalupe Friday: Is 48:17-19 / Mt 11:16-19 St. Lucy, Virgin & Martyr Saturday: Sir 48:1-4,9-11 / Mt 17:9a,10-13 St. John of the Cross, Priest & Doctor of the Church Sunday: Is 35:1-6a,10 / Jas 5:7-10 / Mt 11:2-11
Third Sunday of Advent
The Giving Tree is up at St. Mary Parish,
Omro/Winneconne
We ask that all gifts be returned unwrapped or wrapped according to the tag to church
No later than Monday, December 16. Bring the light of Christ to someone
this Christmas!
Christmas Decoration Donation
If you would like to remember a loved one this Christmas with a donation toward our Christmas decorations, please fill out this form and return it to the office.
FROM:_________________________
IN MEMORY OF: ___________________________________________________________________________
AMOUNT: $_____________
ENVELOPE NO.:_____________
____St. Mary Omro ____Winneconne
Thank you to the Congregation
Dear St Mary’s Parishioner, I want to express my gratitude for your congregation’s participation in the recent quilt raffle, which raised over $1200 for macular degeneration research at the University of Wisconsin’s McPherson Eye Research Institute. It was an extremely generous response, and we will use your gift to further the highly promising work being done on campus. Specifically, we will direct your gift to the WAIVS project, which is developing new methods of imaging the eye at a cellular and genetic level – a critical necessity both for developing new therapies for AMD and assessing their effectiveness in patients during clinical trials. I saw a picture on-line of the quilt that was raffled. It is really lovely – the colors are wonderful, and it is a reminder of the beauty that we are able to appreciate through the blessing of vision. At the McPherson ERI, we’re dedicated to improving the lives of those who suffer from vision loss, and I’m grateful to all of you for helping us achieve that goal. Respectfully, David M Gamm, MD, PhD
All Contributions that you would like
recorded for the 2019 tax year must
be turned into the parish offices by
December 30 or postmarked by
December 31, 2019.
St. Mary Winneconne/Omro Knights of Columbus Christmas Bake Sale
Next weekend after all Masses be sure to stop by and purchase some wonderful Christmas treats. The Knights and their wives will be at all Masses to share their goodies.
Advent Reconciliation Services To prepare our hearts for Christmas, there will be city-wide reconciliation services at
Most Blessed Sacrament St Peter Site on
Thursday, December 12 at 6:00pm; and at St. Raphael on
Tuesday, December 17 at 2:00pm.
St. Mary, Omro 730 Madison Ave.
Omro WI 54963
Parish Office: 920-685-2258 Office Hours: Monday-Thursday 8am-Noon 12:30-4:00pm Fridays: Closed Administrative Assistant: Peggy Wilms Accountant: Mary Ann Wagner Custodian: Janet Wegner Faith Formation Coordinator: Heidi Seaman Hispanic Ministry Coordinator: Sr. Pat Flanigan Pastoral Associate: Rose Unser Pastoral Ministry Coordinator: Anne Baldwin Special Projects Coordinator: Sr. Colleen Demro
St. Mary, Winneconne 210 Pleasant Dr. P.O. Box 487
Parish Office: 205 Pleasant Dr. Winneconne Winneconne, WI 54986-0487
Parish Office: 920-582-7712 Office Hours: Monday – Thursday 8:00am-Noon 12:30-5:00pm Fridays: Closed Administrative Assistant: Sue Kuhn Accountant: Mary Ann Wagner Custodian: Annemarie Birschbach Faith Formation Coordinator: Andy Krueger Pastoral Associate: Rose Unser Pastoral Ministry Coordinator: Anne Baldwin Special Projects Coordinator: Sr. Colleen Demro
Deadline for the Bulletin NOON on Tuesday
E-mail bulletin announcements to: Sue Kuhn: [email protected]
Peggy Wilms: [email protected]
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MASS INTENTIONS
SATURDAY: December 14 4:00pm (SMW) Carol Brennand 6:00pm (SMO) Donald Remer
SUNDAY: December 15 8:30am (SMO) Anna Oddo 10:30am (SMW) Robert Botello
Stewardship of Serving-Liturgical Ministry Schedule
Altar Servers: 4:00pm (SMW) Sophie Yetter, Volunteer 6:00pm (SMO) Volunteer 8:30am (SMO) Josie Wrage 10:30am (SMW) Mairin & Kambelle Syth Lectors: 4:00pm (SMW) Michelle Witzke 6:00pm (SMO) Judy Holland 8:30am (SMO) Jodi Hess 10:30am (SMW) Russ Van Gompel Ushers: 4:00pm (SMW) Lester Brennand, Donna Krueger 2 Volunteers 6:00pm (SMO) Mary Jo Hinderman, Judy Holland 8:30am (SMO) Eric & Reid Wrage 10:30am (SMW) Paul, Pauline & Jeff Jandrin Volunteer
Sacristans: 4:00pm (SMW) Donna Stratton 6:00pm (SMO) Jim Fay 8:30am (SMO) Janet Wegner 10:30am (SMW) Tammy Miller Communion Ministers: 4:00pm (SMW) Donna Stratton, Gary Witzke Arlene Erdman, 2 Volunteers 6:00pm (SMO) Lila Ellis, Sue Yell 8:30am (SMO) Jill Pernaski, Jodi Hess Pat & Jim Albright 10:30am (SMW) Konni Syth, Russ Van Gompel Lynn & Jerry Szulczewski Connie Kostichka Greeters: 4:00pm (SMW) Hannah & Jennifer Yetter Jack & Marisue Quigley 6:00pm (SMO) Mary Jo Hinderman 8:30am (SMO) Volunteer 10:30am (SMW) Linda Dorsett, Amy Goltz Kathy Schmitt, Volunteer
Saturday & Sunday Dec 14 & 15 SMO—St. Mary, Omro SMW—St. Mary, Winneconne
