April 28, 2013 5th Sunday of Easter - St. Joseph Parish

St.
Joseph
Parish
A Ministry of the Capuchin
Franciscans since 1877
404West Lawrence Street
Appleton, Wisconsin 54911
PHONE: 920-734-7195
FAX: 920-734-0227
WEBSITE:
www.SaintJosephParish.org
PASTOR
Fr. James P. Leary,
O.F.M. Cap.
Frjim@SaintJosephParish.org
920-419-8738
Anthony Altobelli
Kortnee Baken
Isabelle Bestul
Erika Burdick
Lucas Campana
Elise Checkalski
Janett Colon
Connor Cooke
Anna Daane
Lauren Daane
Alanna Rose Dehn
McKenna Jo Dehn
Madyson Dwight
Julie Feyen
Mason Gauthier
Henry Gilboa
Lucas Gilkay
Katie Gillespie
Olivia Gonzalez
Matthew Griesbach
Katherine Griffin
Lyndsay Hansen
Allison Hemp
Alison Hesse
Lola Hunt
Evan Hunter
Benjamin Isom
Carley Jurgella
Grace Koss
Kathryn Laemmrich
Cadence Larsen
Adam Meyers
Brayden
Michalkiewicz
Mikaela
Michalkiewicz
Thomas Midtvedt
Carter Mulroy
Aurora Murphy
Greyson Murphy
Isabella Ninivaggi
Magdalene Nolan
Edward Oelhafen
Logan Pokwinski
Miranda Porter
Lily Prien
Hailey Reseburg
Matthew Roberts
Ella Ryan
Jenna Scholz
Natalie Schomisch
Will Stanonik
Claire Swaim
Nikhil Thammadi
Vivian Tran
Georgia Ulman
Sophie Van Stippen
Kylie VanDeLoo
Chloe Vogel
Shane Williamsen
Dominic Young
Samuel Young
April 28, 2013
5th Sunday of
Easter
MASS TIMES
Saturdays: 4:00 p.m.; Sundays: 8:00 a.m.,
10:00 a.m., 6:30 p.m.
Weekdays: Mondays, Tuesdays, & Fridays:
12:05 p.m
Check bulletin for Holy Day Schedules.
Office Hours
Monday - Thursday: 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Friday: 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Celebration of the Sacraments
Marriage: Active parish membership of 6
months is required before a wedding date
may be set.
Reconciliation: Saturdays from 9—9:30
a.m. (St. Mary: July—December) (St. Joe’s:
January/June) or call for an appointment.
Baptism: Please call the Parish Office 2
months in advance.
Anointing of the Sick: Please call the
Parish Office anytime.

Fr. Jim’s Jottings
CHRIST IS RISEN! CHRIST IS TRULY RISEN!
Throughout the month of May I’d like to invite you to join in praying the
Rosary before our weekend Masses. It’s a small but significant way of
acknowledging the important role that our Blessed Mother has in our
faith life.
At St Joe’s we will offer the rosary a half hour before our Masses on
Saturday 4:00 p.m. and Sunday 8:00 and 10:00 a.m. Please come a
half hour before Mass and join us at 3:30 p.m. (Sat) and 7:30 a.m. &
9:30 a.m. (Sun).
CHRIST IS RISEN!
S T . J O S E P H P A R I S H , A P P L E T O N , W I
CHRIST IS TRULY RISEN!!
Bishop’s Annual Appeal
Thank you to 408 parishioners who have offered a gift to this year’s
Bishop’s Annual Appeal. Their generosity has helped us with a grand
total of $67,757 contributed so far. That is an average gift of $166. If
you have not contributed to the appeal yet, please help us not only meet
our goal but actually exceed it. Thank you.
Adopt-A-Student
St. Francis Xavier School System is a terrific option for our children.
Unfortunately, it is not free. Thanks to some very generous parishioners
we have a fund that has been established to offer some help towards
tuition. If you have been educated in our Catholic School System and
would like to “give back” to it, a monetary gift could help. If interested,
simply put your gift into an envelope and mark it “Adopt-A-Student” and
drop it into the collection. Thank you.
St Francis Xavier Schools ENROLLMENT
Enrollment for next year has already begun. If you are interested in
looking into enrolling your children, just call Catholic Central (733-
3709). Our staff would be more than happy to offer a tour or answer
your questions. St Francis Xavier has a long standing tradition of a solid
Catholic education. Many parents will tell you that the sacrifices made
for this educational choice are well worth it.
Congratulations to Our
Weekly Calendar Raffle Winners
April 14 —Lucy Heuring Blank —$25.00
April 15 — Bill Brey —$25.00
April 16 — Wendy Plutz - $25.00
April 17—Noah Mescher —$25.00
April 18 — Ceil Temmer —$25.00
April 19 — Tom & Ann Simon —$25.00
April 20 — Jan Beringer —$25.00
Please Pray For...
Please pray for all our parishioners who are ill.
Donna Lesselyong, Connie Roe, George Peters,
Lisa Vander Maazen, Carlotta Stricker
Please also remember our nursing home residents and shut-ins.
Please remember to pray for our parishioners or family members
of our parishioners who have died.
The BIKING Challenge
How about joining the 2013 Fox Cities Bike
Challenge? Do you think we can set up a
little competition between St Joe’s and St
Mary’s to see which parish bikes more miles
this summer? It could be fun and, of course,
healthy!
This whole effort is FREE and all family
members can participate. You join with family,
friends or go solo and you receive points for
riding anywhere - down the street, to work, to
school, to church or to the store. In 2012, the
Appleton area took 2nd place out of 650
metro areas from throughout the country.
This year the goal is to encourage 2,500 Fox
Cities residents, of all ages, to bike 1 million
miles from May to September.
You need to register and it’s easy. Go to
www.nationalbikechallenge.org. Click on
“JOIN”. Then click “Join the Challenge (I don’t
have an Endomondo account)”. Then fill out
the bio info. Join the St Joe’s team by filling
in your employer as “St. Joseph Parish—
Appleton”.
Beginning May 1 st record and enter your
mileage. Monthly prize drawings will be
offered to participants as part of this year’s
program. So, beginning May 1 st get on that
bike and start peddling for St Joe’s and for the
Fox Cities Bike Challenge.
By the way, Fr Jim is going to split his
mileage between St Joe’s and St Mary’s! Any
questions, please give Fr Jim a call at the
office (419-8738).
Have You Made Out a Will???
Most of us aren’t planning on leaving this
world anytime soon. So, we often don’t think
of how we’d want our possessions distributed
at the time of our death. However, if we don’t
have a clear Will in place, the State will step in
and determine it for us…..sometimes contrary
to our wishes.
Putting together a Will is not that difficult.
It’s just doing it that’s difficult.
As you think of beneficiaries for your
possessions, have you thought of St Joe’s? If
you’ve found the parish to be important during
your lifetime, perhaps you will want to offer
your help as you leave this world. For sure,
the parish has been blessed over the years by
generous financial gifts that parishioners have
left in their Wills.
Bread Sale
Thank you for your support of the bread sale
again this year. There were over 200 loaves
ordered with 30+ donated to The Warming
Shelter. The offering of letters was also well
received. Your response to this effort is
greatly appreciated.

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5 T H S U N D A Y O F E A S T E R
ADULT FAITH FORMATION UPDATE
The Catholicism Series
A video series with Fr. Robert Barron concludes during the Month of May with
two more evening sessions.
Thursday, May 2, 6:30 p.m., St. Mary, Room LL07
Session 9 – Prayer and the Life of the Spirit
Thursday, May 9, 6:30 p.m., St. Mary, Room LL07
Session 10 – World Without End: The Last Things
Each session is self-contained. You can come to one or all sessions. No fee,
but pre-registration is appreciated (Carol – 739-5119 or
cjensen@stmaryparish.org).
Break Open the Sunday Readings
Join us on Friday mornings, 10 – 11:30 a.m. to study the readings for the
Sunday ahead. We’ll study not only background for the readings, but also apply
them to our lives. Bring your Bible. Sessions on May 3, May 10, May 17,
May 31 and June 7. Questions? Call Carol at 739-5119 or e-mail:
cjensen@stmaryparish.org.
VIRTUS Session – Wednesday, May 1, 6:00 p.m.
St. Gabriel, Neenah
If you will be working with children or teens or vulnerable adults in our parish
communities during the summer months or next year, our Diocese requires that
you participate in VIRTUS training to work with us to prevent sexual abuse. We
have been asked to help with a VIRTUS session on the date above at St. Gabriel
in Neenah. To join us go to www.virtus.org and click on the word registration.
Then follow the prompts and sign in for this date. We will make sure you are
welcomed with our usual St. Mary and St. Joseph hospitality even though you
are in another parish. Questions?? Contact Carol at 739-5119.
End-of-Life Documents Workshop
A workshop on End-of-Life Documents will be held on Wednesday, May 8 from
6:30—8:30 p.m. at St. Joseph Parish Holly Hall for all the Catholic Parishes in
the Fox Valley. Presenters and panelists include: Sara Buscher, retired
attorney, Jan Beringer, a parish nurse, and Tina Poppe, a hospice nurse. If you
want to be sure your family can make decisions for you if you cannot, you need
to attend this program!
To register, please call or email Celia McKee, Diocesan Dignity of Human Life
Office at 920-272-8271 or cmckee@gbdioc.org
CATHOLIC CENTRAL CORNER
Xavier's HAWKSWING group will be entertaining us at Catholic Central on
Tuesday, April 30 at 11 a.m. We are thrilled to have this group with us again!
Also, on Tuesday, April 30 Catholic Central will be participating in Kindergarten
Screening for those children ready to enter Kindergarten in the fall. Letters
have been sent to families with a screening schedule.
We welcome Mr. Daniel Aragon who will be providing our weekly school mass
music on Thursday, May 2 at 8:30 a.m. at St. Mary's Church. Mr. Aragon plays
the guitar-- we are excited to have him share his talent with our students at
mass. His daughter Maria is in 3rd grade at Catholic Central.
Senior Bus Trip — May 22
Join others for a great day away! Travel
to The Cotton Exchange in Waterford WI.
Registrations forms are in Church or on
the Parish Center desk.
Seats are still available.
Contact Deacon CF for more details.
Financial News
Tithing Needed .....................$15,866.00
Last Week’s Tithing ................ $9302.27
Children’s Collection .............. $73.70
Thank You!
Your special offering to help keep
us on target would be appreciated.
Readings for the Week
of April 28, 2013
Sunday: Acts 14:21-27
Rv 21:1-5a
Jn 13:31-33a, 34-35
Monday: Acts 14:5-18
Jn 14:21-26
Tuesday: Acts 14:19-28
Jn 14:27-31a
Wednesday: Acts 15:1-6
Jn 15:1-8 or Gn 1:26--2:3
or Col 3:14-15, 17, 23-24
Mt 13:54-58
Thursday: Acts 15:7-21
Jn 15:9-11
Friday: 1 Cor 15:1-8
Jn 14:6-14
Saturday: Acts 16:1-10
Jn 15:18-21
Next Sunday: Acts 15:1-2, 22-29
Rv 21:10-14, 22-23
Jn 14:23-29
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"I give you a new
commandment: love
one another. As I have
loved you, so you also
should love one
another. This is how all will know that you
are my disciples, if you have love for one
another." - Jn 13:34-35
Excerpts from the Lectionary for Mass ©2001, 1998, 1970 CCD.
God’s Sunday Helpers
For I was hungry and you gave me food. I
was thirsty and you gave me something
to drink - a stranger and you welcomed
me with smiles and love in your hearts.
This is what God’s Sunday Servants from
St. Joe’s did on Sunday April 21st. Ed
Hammond and wife, Jane, were in charge
with help from Deb & Mike Dedman,
Arleigh & Mary Lueck (St. Mary
Parishioners) and Rita De Groot. We
served 125 adults and 14 children.

S T . J O S E P H P A R I S H , A P P L E T O N , W I
Anointing of the Sick after the 4:30 p.m.
St. Mary Parish Mass - Saturday, May 4
The Sacrament of the Sick is a sacrament of spiritual
strength and comfort. Often we find it is the least
understood Sacrament of the church. In the past it has been
known as “The Last Rites, Sacrament of the Dying and even
Extreme Unction.” the reason why this Sacrament took on
such meanings is because often in the past people would
wait until the last hours or even minutes before person died
to receive the Sacrament. The thought was that the dying
person would then go immediately to heaven. It was also
believed that the Sacrament could only be received ONCE in
a lifetime and most people waited until the very last
moments of life. This is no longer so.
The Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick can and should
be received more than once, especially as conditions change
in our lives. We should NOT wait until death is close at hand.
It is meant as a Sacrament of the living to help strengthen
our journey in life when we encounter physical or mental
illness, an approaching surgery, and even extreme stress
and high blood pressure in our lives.
A special opportunity to receive this Sacrament will be
celebrated AFTER the 4:30 p.m. Mass Saturday, May 4th, at
St. Mary Church.
Thank You from Fox Valley Warming Shelter
On behalf of the Fox Valley Warming Shelter, I want to
personally thank your Pastor and the congregation members
for your support the week of March 17th! The staff, the
board, and especially our clients are very grateful for those
who prepared, delivered and served the meals, and for those
who watched over them as they slept. A special thank you
to MaryBeth Comerford for all her work in coordinating this
effort. It is only through the generous gift of talent and time
by such dedicated volunteers that our mission of sheltering
the homeless is possible. For any of you who enjoyed your
experience at the Shelter and would like to volunteer again,
we would love to have you! Please call Connie at 419-0928
or email vcfvws@gmail.com. Also, we are participating in the
Human Race, a walk/run fundraiser to be held on May 4 th . If
you’d like to join us, we’d love to have you! Join our team
online at http://humanrace2013.volunteercenter.net/2013/
FVWS/ or call or email Connie. Thank you all! Connie
Raether, Volunteer Coordinator, Fox Valley Warming Shelter.
Other Opportunities in the AREA:
Loaves & Fishes Needs Your Help!
“I was hungry & you gave me food, thirsty and you gave
me something to drink, a stranger and you welcomed me….”
Is Jesus calling you now? Does He want you to care for the
marginalized in the Valley?
If you said YES to these questions then Loaves and
Fishes of the Fox Valley NEEDS YOU. We are looking for
assistant cooks to help prepare the Monday and
Wednesday evening meals. Hours are 3-7 p.m. once a
month. The menu and all ingredients will be provided. For
more information contact Shirley Wehrel at 920-735-0246
or e-mail swehrel@loavesandfishesfv.org
“What so ever you do to the least of these brothers and
sisters of mine, you do for me.” Mt. 25:40
BINGO at St. Nicholas Freedom
St. Nicholas in Freedom is playing BINGO on Saturday,
May 4 following their 4 p.m. Saturday Mass. Bingo card
sales will begin at 5 p.m. with play starting at 5:45 p.m. In
addition to beverages and snacks, St. Nicholas’
homemade pizza will also be for sale to enjoy while you
play. Children are invited to participate as well with a
parent or guardian. Hope you can join us!
MOUNT TABOR CENTER EVENTS
TEEN DISCIPLES:
Faith & Life Issues for High School Students!
Monday, May 6th will be the last Teen Disciples at Mount
Tabor Center, Menasha for this school year. Join other area
high school students for a year-end celebration of Teen
Disciples. Great opportunity before summer to share your
faith with other Catholic teens through discussion,
praise music, fun activities, prayer and snack. Come and say
good-bye to the members of this year's SPIRITUS team from
7:30—9 p.m. No registration required. Questions, please call
722-8918.
INSPIRE! Young Adult Catholics!
Last chance prior to summer, to join other Catholics between
the ages of 18 and 30ish Mark your calendars for Monday,
May 6th to attend INSPIRE at Mount Tabor Center, Menasha
from 5:45 -7:15 p.m. Join other young Catholic men and
women to share faith through group discussion. Come and
say good-bye to this year's SPIRITUS team members. No
registration required. Questions, please call 722-8918
Janssen Forum
On Thursday, May 9th, SPIRITUS team members will
conclude the 2012-2013 Janssen Forum at Mount Tabor
Center, in Menasha. SPIRITUS is a team of faith-filled young
men and women inspiring our Catholic youth from
elementary through high school to live their faith and grow
closer to God. Come and join this dynamic group as they
share their uplifting spirit and their love of our Lord.
7:00 a.m. — continental breakfast
7:30 a.m. - SPIRITUS presentation
concluding with 8:30 a.m. mass.
Please call 722-8918 with your reservation.
Totus Tuus
A Dynamic Parish Youth Mission is coming!
Help your kids and teens to follow Jesus and His Church with
a week of inspiring talks, skits, sacraments and prayer! Totus
Tuus, a Latin phrase which means "Totally Yours" signifies
our desire to give ourselves entirely to Jesus through
Mary. Totus Tuus is in over 33 dioceses around the
country! This exciting experience is open to students finishing
grades 1-12. Students who attended last year reported it
being one of their favorite weeks of the summer! The Office
of Vocations for the Diocese of Green Bay, Mount Tabor
Center and the following sponsoring parishes are proud to
bring this to our area: St. Gabriel, Neenah June 9-14,
St. Mary, Greenville June 23-28,
St. Paul, Combined Locks July 21-26
Contact the parish that you would like to attend. More
information is available at www.mttabor.net.

Weekly Liturgical Calendar
Monday, April 29
12:05 p.m. Dec. Mary Ellen Bergman
Tuesday, April 30
12:05 p.m. Members of St. Joseph Parish
12:30 p.m. St. Anthony Devotions
Wednesday, May 1
12:05 p.m. Mass at St. Mary’s
Thursday, May 2
12:05 p.m. Mass at St. Mary’s
Friday, May 3
12:05 p.m. Dec. Dennis Barth
Saturday, May 4
4:00 p.m. Dec. Beth De Groot
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Sunday, May 5
8:00 a.m. Dec. Harriet Desens
10:00 a.m. Living & Deceased Members of the
Eugene Gerrits Family
6:30 p.m. Members of St. Joseph Parish
This Week in Our Parish
Monday, April 29
7:00 p.m. Faith & Light Class, Rm. LL11
Tuesday, April 30
7:00 p.m. Men’s Evening of Discipleship,
Rms. 209-211
Wednesday, May 1
6:00 p.m. IPRF Catechist Appreciation, Holly Hall
6:30 p.m. Women’s CRHP Team Mtg., Rm. 209
Thursday, May 2
5:30 p.m. Fundraising Mtg., Holly Hall
6:30 p.m. Choir Practice, Church
6:30 p.m. ADFF “Catholicism” Series,
St. Mary Church, Rm. LL07
Friday, May 3
10:00 a.m. ADFF “Breaking Open the Sunday
Readings, Rm. 214
Saturday, May 4
9:00 a.m. Private Reconciliation, Church
Knights of Columbus Tootsie Roll Sale
Food Collection
SCRIP Sales
4:00 p.m. May Crowning with 1st Communicants
5:30 p.m. Sacrament of the Anointing at St. Mary
Church following 4:30 p.m. Mass
Next Sunday, May 5
Knights of Columbus Tootsie Roll Sale
Food Collection
SCRIP Sales
10:00 a.m. Baptism: Matthew Thomas Rodziewicz
5 T H S U N D A Y O F E A S T E R
ANNOUNCEMENTS
1) Congratulations to the young people who are making
their 1st Communion this weekend. May you always
keep Jesus in your hearts.
2) SCRIP will be available for purchase next weekend
after all masses.
3) Food Collection for the St. Joseph Food Program is
next weekend. Please be generous.
4) Next weekend the Knights of Columbus will hosting
their Tootsie Roll Drive after masses.
5) Sign up for the Senior Bus Trip to The Cotton
Exchange in Waterford Wisconsin on May 22. Forms
are available in the back of church or in the Parish
Office. Seats are still available.
WHAT WE BELIEVE
(this weekly article explains one aspect of our Catholic Faith
Fundamental Principles of Christian Morality
Sometimes, even often, individual moral stances of the
Catholic Church are difficult to understand and accept.
Those moral teachings are based on fundamental
principles, which sometimes are not articulated in moral
pronouncements. In the next few weeks, we will look at
those fundamental principles which are the basis for
Catholic social teaching.
The first fundamental principle is that individual human
beings exist, not just as individuals, but also in community
with all other human persons. God designed it that way.
With the possible exception of going to the bathroom, all
activities of individuals affect other human beings. Even
then, when you flush the toilet, it affects others, because
we’re using some of the water God gave to all of us!
This awareness of our connectedness with others serves as
a moral foundation for an attitude of solidarity with each
other, and leads to a dedication to social justice for
everyone.
If you put marbles in a jar and push and shake them down,
they don’t touch each other very much. They’re too hard.
But if you take grapes and put them in a jar and push and
shake them down, they touch each other a lot more,
because grapes bend and bruise and bleed a bit. Human
beings are like grapes. It is immoral to live as a marble in a
jar of grapes.
-copyright by author
Congratulations!
Last weekend Chris Heck was
awarded his Eagle Scout Award. St.
Joseph Parish would like to
congratulate Chris on all of his work to
achieve this great award.
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