December 20, 2015 Fourth Sunday of Advent

Masses

Saturday 4:00 pm

Sunday 9:00 am

Mon., Wed., Friday-8:30 am

Church Hours

Monday-Friday 10 am - 4 pm

Wednesday’s 10 am - 8 pm

Memorial Day –Labor Day

Friday-church closes after Mass

Confessions

Saturday’s 2:15 pm - 3:30 pm

Wednesday’s 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Eucharistic Adoration

Wednesday’s 9:00 am - 8:00 pm

Devotions

Rosary before each Mass

Monday’s Perpetual Help Novena

Friday. Sacred Heart Novena

Baptism

Call to make arrangements

Preparation session is required.

Marriages

Call parish office 9 months

before your desired wedding date.

Prayer Network

(920) 497-8060

Small Faith Groups

Call the parish office

Church Tours

Every Second Sunday after 9 am

Mass or by Appointment

920-432-4348

Museum Tours Every Sunday after 9 am Mass

or by Appointment.

(920)-432-4348

Mass Intentions

Saturday

4:00 pm December 19

†Joseph & Mary Rotherham

Sunday

9:00 am December 20

†Marie Dwyer

Monday

8:30 am December 21

†Fr. Tony Dolski

Wednesday

8:30 am December 23

†George Schwingle

Thursday

4:00pm

9:00pm

December 24

†Cyrilla Kaiser

†Anne & Theodore Weslowski

Friday

9:00 am December 25

Intentions of Rose Snorek

Saturday

4:00 pm December 26

†Bob Kozak

Readings for the Week of December 20, 2015 Sunday:……………...Mi 5:1-4a/Ps 80:2-3, 15-16, 18-19/

………………………………….Heb 10:5-10/Lk 1:39-45

Monday:……….….Sg 2:8-14 or Zep 3:14-18a/Ps 33:2-3,

………………………………….11-12, 20-21/Lk 1:39-45

Tuesday:………..1 Sm 1:24-28/1 Sm 2:1, 4-8/Lk 1:46-56

Wednesday:……….Mal 3:1-4, 23-24/Ps 25:4-5, 8-10, 14/

………………………………………………...Lk 1:57-66

Thursday:…………Morning: 2 Sm 7:1-5, 8b-12, 14a, 16/

……………………………..Ps 89:2-5, 27, 29/Lk 1:67-79

Friday:………...Vigil: Is 62:1-5/Ps 89:4-5, 16-17, 27, 29/

Acts 13:……………...16-17, 22-25/Mt 1:1-25 or 1:18-25

Night:…...Is 9:1-6/Ps 96:1-3, 11-13/Ti 2:11-14/Lk 2:1-14

Dawn:..Is 62:11-12/Ps 97:1, 6, 11-12/Ti 3:4-7/Lk 2:15-20

Day:…………..Is 52:7-10/Ps 98:1-6/Heb 1:1-6/Jn 1:1-18

……………………………………………..or 1:1-5, 9-14

Saturday:…..Acts 6:8-10; 7:54-59/Ps 31:3-4, 6, 8, 16-17/

………………………………………………Mt 10:17-22

Next Sunday:….1 Sm 1:20-22, 24-28 or Sir 3:2-6, 12-14/

…...Ps 84:2-3, 5-6, 9-10/1 Jn 3:1-2, 21-24 or Col 3:12-21

…………………………………….or 3:12-17/Lk 2:41-52

Saint Francis Xavier

Cathedral Parish 139 South Madison

Green Bay, WI 54301-4501

Office Hours

Mon.-Fri. 9:30 am - 4:00 pm

Friday’s Memorial Day – Labor Day 9:30 - noon

Parish Office:920-432-4348

Fax: (920) 435-5068

Email: sfxavier@sbcglobal.net

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Website

www.sfxcathedralgb.org __________________________________________________________________

The Most Reverend David L. Ricken

Rector and Pastor:

Reverend Joseph Dorner - Ext. 204

Deacons:

Rev. Mr. Thomas Mahoney - Ext. 201

Rev. Mr. Conrad Kieltyka - Ext. 201

Office Manager: Sonia Hitt - Ext. 201

Office Assistant:

Jan Phillips - Ext.202

Pastoral Minister:

Patricia Westlund - Ext.214

Music Director: Jody Strnad - Ext. 211

Maintenance Manager:

Pat Hoslet - 606-0252

Liturgist: Jenny Johns - Ext. 220

Bookkeeper: Vicki Matuszak - Ext. 205

Faith Formation Coordinator:

Connie DeMeuse - 432-0820

Faith Alive Adult Faith Formation Coordinator:

Barbara Conder: 436-6380 - Ext. 206

Cathedral Trustees:

Kenneth Reigh, Secretary

Steve Senecal, Treasurer

Parish Council President:

Patrick Duchateau

Finance Council President:

John Mitchell

Green Bay Diocesan Museum open every Sunday

10 am until noon

END OF YEAR CONTRIBUTIONS! 2015 Contributions

End of Year Contributions will be accepted until

Monday, December 28th by 9:30 am.

Sunday

9:00 am December 27

Intentions of Mary Jo & Paul Liegeois

WELCOME NEW MEMBERS! Christopher DeRuyter

and

Lois Mongin

POPE FRANCIS’

MONTHLY PRAYER INTENTIONS Universal Intention: That all may experience the mercy of

God, who never tires of forgiving.

Evangelization Intention: That families, especially those

who suffer, may find in the birth of Jesus a sign of certain

hope.

December 12th & 13th, 2015 Sacrificial Giving……………...………......$ 9,862.00

Offertory Collection………...…....……......$ 914.93

Total………………………….................…$ 10,776.93

Retirement Collection……………………..$ 2,136.32

An average of $9956.00 from the weekly collection is

needed to meet the budget of St. Francis Xavier

Cathedral.

FYTD Budgeted Receipts…...….….….........not available

FYTD Actual Income……..…….........…......not available

BISHOP RICKEN’S

MONTHLY PRAYER INTENTION That our parishes strive to continually foster authentic

hospitality, and always be prepared to welcome the stranger

among us as Christ.

RETIREMENT COLLECTION

Thank you to all who gave generously last weekend through

the Religious Retirement Collection. If you still wish to

donate, mail your donation directly to:

Retirement Collection

Catholic Foundation for the Diocese of Green Bay, Inc.

PO Box 23001

Green Bay, WI 54305-3001

“Share in the Care” of our retired sisters, brothers and

religious order priests, as well as our own diocesan priests.

Thank you for your generous care!

CHRISTMAS DECORATING

CAN YOU HELP! Sunday, December 20 after 9am Mass

Assemble the trees, put lights on,

And ribbon on 2 large sanctuary trees

Monday, December 21 after 8:30am Mass

**strong men needed for heavy lifting

Haul Nativity pieces to Resurrection Room

Put wreaths and swags up

Wednesday, December 23 after 8:30am Mass

**strong men needed for heavy lifting

Place Nativity set pieces in creche

Add straw

Place poinsettia's around sanctuary

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Wednesday……………………………….December 23rd

No Adoration Today

Yes Confessions 6 pm - 8 pm-Three Priests Available

Thursday……….….....…...…....…..……..December 24th

4:00 pm……..…………...Christmas Eve Vigil Mass-SFXC

6:00 pm…………………….Christmas Eve Vigil Mass-SJE

9:00 pm Televised Christmas Mass with Bp. Ricken-SFXC

Church closed until 3 pm, Office Closed all day!

Friday……….…....……….…...…...……..December 25th

9:00 am…………..Christmas Mass with Bp. Ricken-SFXC

11:00 am …………………………..Christmas Mass at-SJE

Church closed after Mass, Office Closed All Day!

Merry Christmas!

Saturday…………………………………..December 26th

4:00 pm………………………………………..Mass-SFXC

5:45 pm………………………………………….Mass-SJE

Sunday……….…....…...…..…..…...……..December 27th

9:00 am………………………………………..Mass-SFXC

11:45 am………………………...……………….Mass-SJE

No Sunday Social

Monday……….….………..…..…...……..December 28th

8:30 am………………….…………………….Mass-SFXC

9:30 am……...……...…..End of Year Contributions Due

Church Closed After Mass Office Open

Tuesday…………...…..……..……...…….December 29th

8:30………………………….…………………..Mass-SJE

SFXC Church Closed All Day

Office Open

Wednesday…………...………..………….December 30th

8:30 am………………….……..……………...Mass-SFXC

Office Open

No Keepers

9 am – 8 pm Adoration

6 pm – 8 pm Confessions

Thursday……….….......……...…..…..…..December 31st

8:30 am……………………...…………………...Mass-SJE

5:30 pm……………………………...Vigil Mass at St. John

11:00 pm……....Holy Hour w/Benediction at 12 am-SFXC

Office Closed

Friday……….…................………..…...……..January 1st

8:30 am………………………..…………….....Mass-SFXC

Solemnity of Mary the Holy Mother of God

Holy Day of Obligation

Office Closed

Happy New Year!!

Sunday……….…...........……...…..…...……..January3rd

NO Sunday Social

St. John the Evangelist 413 Saint John Street, Green Bay, WI 54301

920-436-6380

Liturgical Schedule

Tuesday: 8:30 am - Mass

Thursday: 8:30 am - Mass

Saturday: 5:30 pm - Mass

Sunday: 10:45 am - Mass

131 S. Madison Street, Green Bay, WI

Monday - Friday: 9:30 am - 5 pm;

Saturday: 10 am - 4 pm

920-432-0078

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Our wishes for a Blessed and Holy Christmas Season

from the staff at Cathedral Book & Gift!

We truly appreciate your patronage

and your friendship!

PRAYER CORNER Father, all-powerful God,

your eternal Word took flesh on our earth

when the Virgin Mary placed her life

at the service of Your plan.

Lift our minds in watchful hope

to hear the voice which announces his glory

and open our minds to receive the Spirit

who prepares us for His coming.

~Divine Office, 4th Sunday of Advent

A NOTE FROM YOUR PASTOR

You have read short notices in the bulletin; you may have read a little about it in the Green Bay

Compass, and now the entrance into the Cathedral from the Resurrection Room has a new look. It has become

our Holy Door. What is going on? The Jubilee Year of Mercy has begun! It began in Rome on December 8th

with the opening of the holy doors and this past weekend, with the opening of our holy doors, we have started

this year of grace locally.

His Holiness Pope Francis is calling us to meditate upon the importance of mercy in our lives, mercy

for ourselves, and mercy toward others. Perhaps during the first months of his Pontificate he asked himself,

"What is most needed in our war torn world where civil discourse itself seems to be coming less civil?" and perhaps he heard

the answer: Mercy.

In regard to mercy in our lives, he is asking Catholics all over the world to make a good confession, offer prayers for

him and for his intentions, and then to make a pilgrimage to their Cathedrals to celebrate Mass and pass through the holy

doors. I encourage people to come with a special intention in mind. What is it you or your family especially need at this

time? What is it that our church or our country needs? Come with that intention in mind and then pray the special prayer

I wrote before passing through the Holy Door. You will find that prayer on a beautiful Holy Card that you can take home

with you as a token of this special year of grace. I pray that after you pass through our holy doors, you will receive the grace

you need. Think of Confession as an even more powerful Holy Door experience. Make a good examination of conscience

and after Confession my prayer for you is that you will experience a new plateau in your life's journey.

In regard to mercy toward others, His Holiness is calling us to reflect and better act upon the works of mercy. When

we do these works we become channels of his mercy to others. Lets find new ways to feed the hungry, give drink to the

thirsty, cloth the naked and shelter the homeless. Let us not forget to visit the sick and the imprisoned. Let us remember to

spiritually teach, correct, encourage, console, and to forgive offenses generously, bear burdens patiently and finally, to pray

for the living and the dead. Amen. Fr. Joe

CREDO CATECHIST NEEDED!! There is an IMMEDIATE URGENT need to fill the role of

catechist in our Faith Formation Kindergarten class. Classes

are held From 4:30 pm - 5:45 pm in the Gehl Center. If

you have a love for children and desire to teach this group

of young souls contact Connie at the Faith Formation

Office 432-0820.

SEROOGY CHOCOLATE SALE Christmas Chocolate Sale!

Seroogy’s Fine Chocolates will be sold immediately after

both Masses this weekend or while supplies last. All profits

will benefit the Cathedral’s shelter meal programs.

Available for purchase:

9 oz. Boxes of Assorted Chocolates-$12.00/box

Chocolate Fudge Trays-$5.00/tray

Chocolate Santa’s and Snowmen-$3.00/each

Thank you for helping us help others!

EPIPHANY BLESSNG On the weekend of January 2nd & 3rd, available will be blessed

chalk and the Epiphany home Blessing. (instructions included)

Don’t forget to pick up your chalk.