JUNE 2 2013 The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ

(Corpus Christi)

PARISH OFFICE

139 S. Madison,

Green Bay, WI 54301-4501

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

Phone: (920) 432-4348

Fax: (920) 435-5068

Email: sfxavier@sbcglobal.net

Prayer Network: (920) 497-8060 ___________________________________________________________________

Website

www.sfxcathedralgb.org ___________________________________________________________________

BISHOP OF GREEN BAY The Most Reverend David L. Ricken

RECTOR AND PASTOR Fr. John W. Girotti e-mail: frjohngirotti@yahoo.com

SUMMER ADMINISTRATOR Fr. Brian Belongia

Deacons: Mr. Thomas J. Mahoney & Mr. Conrad J. Kieltyka

Director of Administration: Rosemary M. Anshus

Director of Music: Jody L. Strnad

Maintenance Manager: Jim G. VanRemortel

Event & Volunteer Coordinator/Administrative Assistant: Sonia D. Hitt

Administrative Assistant: Patricia J. Westlund

Sacristan: Dawn E. Shaw

Bookkeeper: Vicki L. Matuszak

Faith Formation Coordinator: Connie A. DeMeuse

Cathedral Trustees: Kenneth C. Reigh, Secretary Charles L. Johnson, Treasurer

Parish Council President: Andrew H. Opicka

Finance Council President: Kenneth C. Reigh

Saint Francis xavier

Cathedral Parish 139 South Madison

Green Bay, WI 534301-4501

920-432-4348

Weekend Masses Saturday ......................................................................... 4:00 pm

Sunday ........................................................................... 9:00 am

Weekday Masses Monday - Friday ............................................................ 8:30 am

Devotions Mondays-Fridays before Mass …………………………Rosary

Tuesdays & Thursdays after Mass …..Chaplet of Divine Mercy

Tuesdays ………………………………Perpetual Help Novena

Fridays ...................................................... Sacred Heart Novena

Holy Days of Obligation Vigil .............................................................................. 5:15 pm

Holy Day ....................................................................... 8:30 am

Eucharistic Adoration Wednesdays ................................................ 9:00 am - 9:00 pm

Confessions Saturdays ...................................................... 2:15 pm - 3:30 pm

Wednesdays .................................................. 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm

Baptism Call to arrange a date & time. A preparation session is

required.

Marriage Call the parish office at least 9 months in advance of your

desired wedding date.

Museum Tours by appointment. ......................................... 920-432-4348

St. Thomas More School 650 S. Irwin Ave., Green Bay, WI 54301

Principal, Mrs. Mary McCabe

Phone: 920-432-8242

Mass Intentions Saturday

4:00 pm June 1

Special Intention of Laura Bosco

Sunday

9:00 am June 2

† Living & Deceased Members of

St. Francis Xavier Cathedral;

St. John the Evangelist Parish, Green Bay;

St. Rose Parish, Clintonville;

St. Mary Parish, Bear Creek

Monday

8:30 am June 3

† Jack & Joan Jaeger

Tuesday

8:30 am June 4

† Frances Kieltyka

Wednesday

8:30 am June 5

† Christy Broen

Thursday

8:30 am June 6

† Gladys Gerstner

(Anniversary of Death)

Friday

8:30 am June 7

† Frank & Concetta Scasny

Saturday

4:00 pm June 8

† Marilynn Bordner

Sunday

9:00 am June 9

† Deanna Czechanski

(Anniversary of Death)

Readings for the Week of

June 2, 2013 Sunday:……………………………………Gn 14:18-20/1

………………………………..Cor 11:23-26/Lk 9:11b-17

Monday:……………………...Tb 1:3; 2:1b-8/Mk 12:1-12

Tuesday:…………………………Tb 2:9-14/Mk 12:13-17

Wednesday:……………Tb 3:1-11a, 16-17a/Mk 12:18-27

Thursday:…………………………...Tb 6:10-11; 7:1bcde,

………………………………...9-17; 8:4-9a/Mk 12:28-34

Friday:……………..Ez 34:11-16/Rom 5:5b-11/Lk 15:3-7

Saturday:…………………..Tb 12:1, 5-15, 20/Lk 2:41-51

Next Sunday:…..1 Kgs 17:17-24/Gal 1:11-19/Lk 7:11-17

PEDALS, PIPES & PERFORMANCE Sunday, July 21 after the 9 a.m. Mass, we will offer a

one hour tour of the Cathedral Organs followed by a

Pancake and Porkie Breakfast in the Bishop Wycislo

Center. If you have ever wanted an up close encounter

with the Cathedral organs this is your opportunity to do

so. You will have the opportunity to look inside the organ

chambers, the part that houses the organ pipes and to learn

about the makeup of the different pipes. You may even

have the chance to hang onto the organ cheeks and play

the organ pedal board. Plus so much more!! Save the date!

May 25th and 26th, 2013 Sacrificial Giving…………………………………..$ 4281.00

Offertory Collection………………………………..$ 360.36

St. Vincent de Paul…………………………………$ 763.00

Our Own Needs…………………………………….$ 100.00

Total………………………………………………..$ 5504.36

We need an average of $8000.00 from the weekly collection to

meet our budget.

CORPUS CHRISTI PROCESSION Sunday, June 2 is Corpus Christi Sunday. Our outdoor

procession will immediately follow the 9 am Mass and be

followed by Adoration and conclude with Benediction at

11:50 am. Please park outside the orange cones so we may

process easily through the parking lot. Also, there will be

no coffee and rolls this day so everyone may participate in

this wonderful spiritual event.

MARY’S GARDEN GUILD "Look on the flower, think of Mary."

The Mary's Garden Guild will plant annuals and spread

mulch in the Mary's Garden & Rosary Garden on

Saturday, June 8 from 9-Noon. (rain date is June 15) The

Mary's Gardeners would appreciate your help and you do

not even need a green thumb! Please bring shovels,

pitchforks, gloves, kneepads, wheelbarrows (for mulch) or

other tools you will need. Remember, the planting and

cultivation of a Mary's Garden fosters devotion to Mary that

always leads to Christ. Would you like to help plant flowers

for your Mother? The SFX Mary's Garden Guild always

welcomes new members and consists of novice to master

gardeners. Questions? Contact Marcy at 321-0236

MARY’S GARDEN FLOWERS It was said that when Mary wept at the

foot of the Cross, her tears fell to the

ground and turned into the tiny fragrant

blossoms of the early spring plant, the

Lily of the Valley. In England it had

the name "Our Lady's Tears" because

when viewed from a distance the white

flowerets gave the appearance of tear drops falling. The

flower was also called "Ladder to Heaven" as a symbol of

the handmaid of the Lord.

SUMMER COFFEE & ROLLS For the months of June, July, August & September our

Sunday coffee & rolls schedule will be: June 9, July 21

(Pedals, Pipes, and Performance Organ Tour with Pancake

and Porkie Breakfast), August 18, and September 8 and

15. We will resume our weekly schedule beginning October

6. Thank you so much to all the volunteers who help with

this special ministry.

FRIDAY ARTIST SERIES

This summer we will again be having our Friday Artist

Series. We started this series in Advent and Christmas and

it was a huge success. The series will hopefully take place

later in the summer so watch the church bulletin for Friday

Artist Series dates. These will take place on Fridays from

12:15 to 12:45 p.m. Come and enjoy some beautiful music

in a beautiful prayerful environment!

YEAR OF FAITH Year of Faith Pilgrimage

Join Bishop David L. Ricken

July 17-19, 2013 on pilgrimage

to approved Marian Shrines of Wisconsin.

The cost is $385 per person.

Pilgrimage sites to be visited are

the Shrine of Mary, Help of Christians in Hubertus;

the Shrine of Our Lady of Good Help in Champion;

and the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in La Crosse.

A brochure is available at www.thecompassnews.org

or call 920-272-8212.

This pilgrimage is sponsored by The Compass,

official newspaper of the Diocese of Green Bay.

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St. Boniface, feast day is June 5.

Let us stand fast in what is right, and prepare our souls for

trial. Let us wait upon God's strengthening aid and say to

him: "O Lord, you have been our refuge in all generations." Saint Boniface

Did you know that “Boniface” is one of five bells in the

towers of the Cathedral? It weighs in at 1,000 pounds. The

other four bells are “Paul” at 3,400 pounds; “St. Augustine”

at 1,800 pounds; “Annunciation” at 750 pounds; and the

“Virgin Mary” at 450 pounds.

Also, encased in our altar are the relics of St. Boniface

along with relics of St. Timothy, St. Tiburtius, and St.

Francis Xavier.

ROSARY IN THE GARDEN Please join us every Tuesday evening in our rosary garden

behind the Cathedral. We begin at 6:30 pm and plan to do

this through October 15. (weather permitting).

SERVICE OF SHADOWS CD We will soon have our “Service of Shadows” CDs for sale.

They have been done professionally and will sell for $10

each. Part of the proceeds will be used to cover the cost of

having them done and part to go to the ever growing and

evolving Cathedral Music Ministry. These CDs will make

wonderful gifts and can enhance your prayer time.

CATHEDRAL STAFF

Dear Cathedral Parishioners,

Can you believe the calendar? With Memorial Day last weekend, we ushered in the unofficial start of

summer. For many people that means planning a summer vacation. Make sure you plan on taking the Lord with

you on vacation. In other words, plan your vacation so that you can include Mass either on the Saturday Vigil or

on Sunday itself. Or, if you are going up north, and returning to Green Bay before evening on Sunday, there are a

few Sunday evening Masses in the area.

This week is the feast of Corpus Christi or the Body of Christ. This is going to provide us with a unique

opportunity. We are the Roman Catholic Church. Catholic means universal. Pope Francis is going to have a holy

hour of Eucharistic Adoration beginning at 5 pm Rome time. We have been asked to have adoration at exactly the

same time which is 10 am Green Bay time. Here at St. Francis Xavier Cathedral our Corpus Christi procession

will begin at 10 am with Fr. Belongia followed by adoration from 11 am until Benediction at 11:50 am. Literally

the entire world is being asked to pray at the same exact time. We are fortunate that it falls when it does. In some

places 5 pm Rome time may mean the middle of the night. Please be respectful of the procession of the Body of

Christ after Mass today. I ask that normal conversations and greetings be reserved for after the Benediction. This

is part of the Year of Faith that will continue until November. This celebration is meant “to intensify the

celebration of faith…especially in the Eucharist”. This event will allow us to join with the successor of Peter in

the prayer of adoration to Jesus alive in the Most Holy Sacrament of the Altar.

On another note, Deacon Conrad Kieltyka was ordained a deacon on May 18. He is assigned to St. Francis Xavier

Cathedral and St. John the Evangelist just like Fr. Girotti, Fr. Belongia and I. His duties for the summer will

mainly be here at the Cathedral. Because of this, I might not be as visible as in the past. I am doing pastoral work

one weekend a month with Msgr. Klister at the Quad parishes on the west side. That means one weekend a month

from June through September I will be over there.

Blessings to all of you for a safe and prayerful summer, Deacon Tom

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Dear Members of Cathedral Parish,

My name is Pat Westlund, the new voice you are hearing on the phone at the parish office. I want to thank

you for the warm welcome so many of you have given me. No one has to tell you of the dedicated team you have

working for you here at the Cathedral. This includes all the volunteers that offer their time and talent to keep the

parish running smoothly. Clearly, the Holy Spirit is working diligently through the people in this community. It is

with this knowledge I graciously accepted Fr. Girotti’s invitation to lead two of the faith formation programs in

the parish. One is the small faith sharing groups that meet in homes or here at the Gehl center. The other is RCIA,

a program that welcomes people into the wonders of our Catholic faith. Our hope is that they too might become

part of a small faith sharing group and continue to grow in their relationship with Jesus Christ.

Please, if you are not familiar with our small groups, call us! These are not study sessions in theology or

church history, they are your neighbors; members of this parish community who want to live in the Spirit of

Christ. They are faith-sharing gatherings where we seek to grow closer in our relationship with our God. Each

group will have its own unique quality; each person will have a different “take” on the ideas presented. You will

feel a deeper more reverent connection in your attendance at weekly or daily Mass. Only the Holy Spirit knows

how an individual team will develop. All of us have had challenging life experiences that test our faith; let God

show us the way to peace in this unsettling world.

With the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, I look forward to serving you and together we will grow in faith to

share the message of hope and salvation to the people of God.

Blessings always, Pat Westlund

Calendar of Events

Sunday………...NO COFFEE & ROLLS……......June 2

10:00 am……………….Outdoor Corpus Christi Procession

11:00 am………………………………………….Adoration

11:50 am………………………………………..Benediction

Monday…………………………………...…………June 3

9:35 am………Tour: St. Thomas More School grades 1 & 2

Saturday…………………………………...……..…June 8

10:00 am-noon…………………Planting in Mary’s Garden

Sunday…………………………………...……..…...June 9

10:00 am…………Dignity of Life-BWC Conference Room

Monday…………………………………...……..…June 10

5:30 pm…………………….Natural Family Planning-BWC

Thursday…………………………………...……...June 13

Morning…Tour: Holy Trinity, Oconto, Walking Pilgrimage

Friday…………………………………...………....June 14

9:30 am………..Tour: Weyauwega Squires & Squire Roses

Saturday-Friday……………………………….June 16-21

TOTUS TUUS

Tuesday…………………………………...……….June 18

2:00 pm……………………...Tour: St. Cloud Shrine Group

Wednesday…………………………………...……June 19

TBA pm…………………Totus Tuus Family Potluck-BWC

Friday…………………………………...………....June 21

Fortnight for Freedom begins with 7:45 am Mass

with Bp. Ricken at St. Joseph Chapel on Diocese Campus

Monday…………………………………...………..June 24

4:30 pm………………...Third Order of Carmelites (OCDS)

Thursday…………………………………...……...June 27

2:00 pm…………...Tour: Catholic Financial Life, Appleton

St. John the Evangelist Parish

413 Saint John Street, Green Bay, WI 54301 920-436-6380

Liturgical Schedule Monday: 8:30 am - Adoration & Morning Prayer

Tuesday: 8:30 am - Mass

Wednesday: 8:30 am - Adoration & Rosary

Thursday: 8:30 am - Mass

Friday: 8:30 am - Adoration & Morning Prayer

9:15 am - Bible Study

Saturday: 3:00 - 3:30 pm Reconciliation

4:00 pm - Vigil Mass

Sunday: 8:30 am (Deaf Community Mass)

10:45 am - Mass

Cathedral Book & Gift Stop by and see the new line of Cathedral Greeting Cards designed exclusively for St. Francis Xavier Cathedral by Tena Klessig. Sacrament Gifts, Mystic Monk Coffee, Bibles, Brother Francis DVDs

Hours: Mon-Fri. 9:30 - 5:00, Sat. 10-4 Closed Sunday and Holidays

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LOVE LIFE COLLECTION This is the last weekend the bassinet will be out to collect donations. If you still have something to bring, please put it in one of the Love Life baskets at the church entrances. Many thanks to all who have donated! All donations are put to good use in our community. Starting next month, we will put a monthly request in the bulletin. Please help if you are able. God bless you and thanks for your support!

GRACE SCHOOL SYSTEM Grace School Enrollment Continues

Looking to place your child in a safe, caring classroom?

Desire a small class environment for your child? Want

quality education based on Catholic values? Please check

out a GRACE School at www.gracesystem.org. under

“Who We Are”. Call the school to make an appointment

for a tour!

Need Financial Assistance?

Financial Assistance is available on an individual basis. Go

to www.gracesystem.org, click on Parent/Student

Resources and choose Financial Aid.

Early Childhood Programs

Parents who are looking to place their children in a quality

early childhood program now have available to them

several options at the GRACE Catholic Schools. The

GRACE Schools offer 2 and 3 and 4 half-day programs as

well as 2 and 3 and 4 full-day programs. Three and four

year old children can participate. If you would like to

register your child in one of the programs, please contact a

GRACE School. Contact information for the GRACE

Schools is at www.gracesystem.org. under “Who We Are”.

CATHEDRAL WEBSITE UPDATE Check out St. Francis Xavier Cathedral’s website

(http://sfxcathedralgb.com/) for Religious Vocations where

you will find a link to "Called to Be" video and a link to

"We Invite You" page.

CREDO FAITH FORMATION 2013-14 REGISTRATION…MARK YOUR CALENDARS!

Registration for the 2013-14 Credo year will take place following masses on August 3, 4, 10, and 11th. This

includes any child or teen in grades 1-12 and anyone who will be preparing for the sacraments of First Confession,

First Holy Communion, and Confirmation. Please note that starting in September, 2013, preparation classes for

First Confession and First Holy Communion will be extended to encompass the entire Credo year.

It’s time to register for “Totus Tuus” Parish Youth Mission, June 16-21, 2013! Visit http://sfxcathedralgb.com/TotusTuus to find a brochure and flyer explaining more details of the week-long

mission plus registration forms you can download and send in. Registration forms are also available in the Credo

Faith Formation Office. Please send all registration forms with payment to St. Francis Xavier Cathedral, Att:

Totus Tuus, 139 S. Madison Street, Green Bay, WI 54301. For questions, call Connie DeMeuse at 227-8546 or

connie.demeuse@gmail.com. It looks to be another grace-filled, fun week for all youth in grades 1-12!

Totus Tuus Volunteers Needed!

Volunteers are needed for the upcoming summer youth mission from June 16-21,, 2013. Teen volunteers are

needed to help with the day sessions from 9am-2:30pm, June 17-21. Volunteers are needed to provide lunch by

noon each day, June 17-21 for the TT team of 4. Lunch is brought to the BWC at your convenience. Volunteers

are needed to help with the Wednesday Pot Luck Dinner from 5-6:30pm. Contact Connie DeMeuse at

connie.demeuse@gmail.com or 227-8546 to volunteer your time!

STEUBENVILLE-SAINT LOUIS, 2013

This summer (July 18-22), approximately 90 teens from around the diocese will be traveling to Saint Louis for the

Steubenville Youth Conference. We have several youth from our parish who will be taking part. The core

team of leaders is looking to provide some formation materials for the youth (i.e. rosaries, holy cards, scapulars,

books entitled, “Radiating Christ”, etc.) to be used to help the teens grow in their Catholic faith and deepen their

relationship with Jesus Christ. If anyone is able to provide a financial donation to help defray the cost of such

materials, please call Connie DeMeuse at the Credo Faith Formation Office: 227-8546. Donations of any amount

are greatly appreciated. Thank you and may God bless you for your generosity.

CREDO FAITH FORMATION

May Prayer Intentions of Pope Francis: Apostleship of Prayer

Mutual Respect. That a culture of dialogue, listening, and mutual respect may prevail among peoples.

New Evangelization. That where secularization is strongest, Christian communities may effectively promote a

new evangelization.

ST THOMAS MORE SCHOOL Please consider a tax-deductible donation, large or small, that will help enable St. Thomas More School to thrive

for many years. Donations to the STM Annual Appeal provide an ideal way to fulfill the Gospel mandate to pass

on the legacy of the Catholic faith to all generations. Your financial gift will enable you to respond to this divine

challenge and help us to meet our fundraising goal.

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St. Thomas More Catholic School Annual Appeal – May, 2013

I am pleased to support the St. Thomas More Annual Appeal with a gift of _______________________________

Name: ______________________________________________________________________________________

Address: ____________________________________________________________________________________

City/State/Zip: _______________________________________________________________________________

Please make check payable to “STM Catholic School Annual Appeal”.

Send donations to: St. Thomas More Annual Appeal, 650 S. Irwin Avenue, Green Bay, WI 54301. Thank you!