Saint Monica - St. Monica's Parish

Saint Saint Monica Monica
Monica
Congregation
Congregation
Congregation
160 East Silver Spring Drive
Whitefish Bay, WI 53217
www.st www.st-monica.org
www.st monica.org
414-332-1576
Worship Schedule
Saturday ......................................................................... 5:00 pm
Sunday ....................................................... 8:00 am & 10:15 am
Reconciliation
Saturday ......................................................................... 8:30 am
Sacrament of the Sick
First Saturday of the month at the 8:00 am Mass or
Saturday after 5:00 pm Mass.
Baptism
As scheduled, during liturgy, preparation required.
Call 332-1576 to schedule with the secretary.
Marriage
Contact Parish Office six months prior to wedding date.
Parish Council Chair
Marian Topp ............................................................... 962-4729
Parish Trustees
Sandy Harris ................................................................ 228-8650
Ben Radoszewski ......................................................... 352-1477
Pastoral Staff
Pastor, Rev. Jerome Herda ......................................... 332-1576
jherda@st-monica.org
Associate Pastor, Fr. Paul Fliss .................................. 332-1576
pfliss@st-monica.org
Associate Pastor, Fr. Joe Shimek ............................... 332-1576
shimekj@archmil.org
Liturgy/Music, Mike Bruch ....................................... 332-7599
Pastoral Associate, Monica Cardenas ........................ 918-1105
mcardenas@st-monica.org
Pastoral Associate, Colleen Hutt .................. 964-8780 ext. 126
chutt@st-monica.org
St. Monica Parish � Whitefish Bay
Monday JANUARY 23 Presider
8:00 am All Souls
†Anthony Gahn Sr. (Family) Fr. Paul
Tuesday JANUARY 24
8:30 am †Dorothy and William Savor Fr. Paul
(Family)
Wednesday JANUARY 25
No Mass here at St. Monica
7:30 am St. Eugene Mass
8:15 am Holy Family Mass
Thursday JANUARY 26
8:00 am †Mary Pritchard (Pritchard Family) Fr. Joe
Friday JANUARY 27
8:00 am †William E. Harley Fr. Paul
(Kathleen Harley)
Saturday JANUARY 28
8:00 am †Bill Nelson Fr. Paul
(Respect Life Committee)
8:30 am Confession
5:00 pm †Fred Murphy Fr. Paul
(Ruth Clare Murphy, Wife)
Sunday JANUARY 29
8:00 am †Msgr. John T. Donovan Fr. Paul
10:15 am People of Saint Monica Parish Fr. Paul
†Judy Thelan (Sally & Paul Hickey)
REMINDERS
St. Monica Blood Drive—Thursday, January 26th, 2:00 p.m. to
6:00 p.m. in Donovan Hall.
Fr. Joe Shimek Trading Cards—will be available after masses
January 28th and 29th.
Readings for the Week of January 22, 2012
Sunday ........ Jon 3:1-5, 10/1 Cor 7:29-31/Mk 1:14-20
Monday ............................ 2 Sm 5:1-7, 10/Mk 3:22-30
Tuesday ............... 2 Sm 6:12b-15, 17-19/Mk 3:31-35
Wednesday ...... Acts 22:3-16 or 9:1-22/Mk 16:15-18
Thursday .............. 2 Tm 1:1-8 or Tit 1:1-5/Mk 4:21-25
Friday .......... 2 Sm 11:1-4a, 5-10a, 13-17/Mk 4:26-34
Saturday ................ 2 Sm 12:1-7a, 10-17/Mk 4:35-41
Next Sunday Dt 18:15-20/1 Cor 7:32-35/Mk 1:21-28

Last Week Contributions: $12,110
Last Week Budgeted Contributions: $22,568
Weekly Contribution Shortfall: -($10,458)
Year-To-Date Contributions: $716,173
Fiscal 2012 Goal: $1,265,000
Remaining Amount to Reach Goal on June 30, 2012:
$548,827
We need your help to reach the parish goal, please continue to
give generously!
Third Sunday in Ordinary Time � January 22, 2012
Ill: Eric Ballard, Bill, Vernell Brooks,
Marisa Carr, Jack Desser, Marge Felber,
Florence Geshel, Daniel Jaramillo, John,
Bethany Spies Koch, Katie, Mary Ann,
Donna McDonnell, Mia McDonic,
Peter Naleid, Braeden Rockow, Scott Shaheen,
Sue, Frances Sweeney, Katie Thomas,
Mable Ware
The men and women who serve our Country.
Deceased: Judge Patrick Sheedy Jane Kelly
Please contact Anita Fleisch at (964-5465) or anitaf3@mac.com
to add names to our prayer chain. Names will remain on the list
for 6 weeks unless otherwise specified.
To the generous parishioners of St. Monica,
On behalf of the Blessed Trinity Food Pantry, I would like to
thank you for the generous donation of food and cash at the
Thanksgiving Day Mass. Due to the increased number of people
needing food in November, our previous shipment of food from
Hunger Task Force was nearly depleted. Our cash on hand was at
its lowest point in years. I was planning to cut back considerably
on what we would distribute at our first pantry date in December.
However, the food we collected from the Mass was sufficient to
get us through that week. The check we received later in the
month (awesome!) will keep our cash needs going for two to
three months. On behalf of the people fed through your
generosity, we are so thankful.
Sincerely,
Buck Carter, Blessed Trinity Food Pantry Director
ALTAR VOLUNTEERS
Friday ................................................................ January 27
Ann Wilson, Frances Rossetto, Julia Watson
Mass Servers
Saturday ............................................................ January 28
5:00 pm .... S. Herbers, M. Edwards, C. Christensen, E. Diamond
Sunday .............................................................. January 29
8:00 am ........ A. Anthony, L. Topp, H. Matchette, A. Matchette
10:15 am .......... T. Kachelski, C. Christenson, J. Drea, W. Drea
Children’s Liturgy
Sunday .............................................................. January 29
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Pastoral Staff (Continued)
Deacon, Gene Van Garsse .......................................... 964-8780
Director of Child Ministry, 9th and 10th Grade Youth
Peggy Hynes Porter ....................................... 964-8780 ext. 128
pporter@st-monica.org
Director of Confirmation
Jackie Lesperance ........................................... 964-8780 ext 124
jlesperance@st-monica.org
School Principal, Julie Robinson ................. 332-3660 ext. 114
jrobinson@st-monica.org
Administrative Services, Sara Cherny ........ 332-1576 ext. 103
scherny@st-monica.org
Chief Buildings & Grounds Engineer,
Chris Stemwell .............................................. 332-1576 ext. 116
Director of Development/Stewardship
Tom Mlada .................................................... 332-1576 ext. 104
tmlada@st-monica.org
Assistant Director of Development/Stewardship
Beth Hoover ................................................... 964-8780 ext 136
bhoover@st-monica.org
Health Ministry, Bernadette Hoeller, R.N. .. 332-1576 ext. 181
Human Concerns, Nikki DeGuire ............................. 963-9023
Parish Office
160 E. Silver Spring .................................................... 332-1576
Secretary: Desiree Thomas
Hours: Monday-Friday 8:30 am-12:00 noon / 1:00-4:00 pm
E-mail: office@st-monica.org
Website: www.st-monica.org
Fax: 332-2462
Ministry Center
5681 N. Santa Monica ................................................ 964-8780
Secretary: Annette O’Brien
Hours: Monday-Friday 8:30 am-12:00 noon / 1:00-4:00 pm
E-mail: aobrien@st-monica.org
Fax: 964-2493
Parish School
5635 N. Santa Monica ................................................ 332-3660
Secretary: Debbie Lynch
Email: dlynch@st-monica.org
Website: www.st-monicaschool.org
Fax: 332-8649
BLESSED TRINITY
FOOD PANTRY
Week 7 - Toiletries
(i.e. soap, toothpaste, tooth brushes, etc.)
All donations are gratefully accepted.

St. Monica Parish � Whitefish Bay
We all remember well Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger’s homily given just before the conclave that would elect him
pope. He defined the chief challenge facing the Catholic Church at that time as “a dictatorship of relativism.”
That message cut to the heart of the matter, but it also flew in the face of contemporary secular “wisdom.”
The conventional assumption is this: A rejection of objective truth, a denial of truths that are independent of time,
place, or culture. This is a dismissal, in other words, of exceptionless moral norms, ethical absolutes, or universal
Christian obligations.
On the contrary, the Church claims the right to speak – in the middle of the public square – against the exploitation
of the weak, the denial of just wages, violence in the family, the neglect of the elderly and the young, hatred, unjust
discrimination, going to war for unjust or insufficiently just reasons, or waging a just war unjustly, ignoring the afflicted, the poor, the
helpless, the unborn, and those who have nowhere (and maybe no country) to lay their heads.
We should not be surprised by the Church’s conviction that she and her members are bound to bring transcendent values into the public
square. A healthy balance between religious expression and religious freedom is a major part of our national story. What would the
civil rights movement have been, for example, without the Black Church? Numerous similar examples abound throughout history.
These are a few of the thoughts along the lines of which Cardinal Ratzinger gave that final homily in St. Peter’s before becoming
Benedict XVI. I happened to be there, close to the front, and I will never forget it. I sat there, a seminarian, wondering which of the
men across the aisle from me would become only the second pope I would have ever known.
On his way in from the city, Ratzinger made his way back to the sacristy where he would vest to concelebrate the conclave’s opening
Mass as Dean of the College of Cardinals. Our entire seminary was present, and he stopped to chat with us, give us his blessing, and
ask for our prayers.
During that Mass he said: “To have a clear faith, according to the faith of the Church, is often mistaken, sometimes willfully, as
fundamentalism.”
“Relativism, that is to say allowing oneself to be carried away, here and there, by any wind of doctrine, is proposed as the only attitude
suited to modern times.”
And then he spoke the words that were seized upon and reported by the global press: “What’s being constructed is a dictatorship of
relativism which recognizes nothing as definitive, and regards oneself and one’s own desires as the final measure.”
“Freedom,” he insisted, “is not the absence of any restraint on our behavior, but the capacity to become the kind of person God calls us
to be!”
Fr. Joe Shimek
Associate Pastor
Why Did Jesus Get Baptized?
Peggy Hynes Porter, Director of Child Ministry and 9th/10th Grade Youth Program
Last Sunday our Church celebrated the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord. Many of our catechists provided lessons
focusing on the Sacrament of Baptism and St. John the Baptist. As I was copying some fun St. John the Baptist
worksheets for some classes, I had a flashback. Suddenly, I remembered posing the following question as a
teenager: “Why did Jesus get baptized when He was God and without sin?”
Back “in the day,” books such as “Catholicism for Dummies” were unavailable to us when these sorts of questions
popped in our young brains. Therefore, I posed the question to my mom, a nun I admired, and a church history
book my parents had on the bookshelves of our den.
This is what I discovered on that quest for an answer….One thing I had not considered was Jesus did not receive the same baptism that
we go through today. Back in Jesus’ day, John the Baptist was calling people to join a new community in which their faith would be
renewed through repentance and a change of heart.
Remember, Jesus had not died on the cross yet, so the saving and redemptive part of today’s sacrament was not possible for the people
of Jesus’ time. John the Baptist was offering a baptism that was more of an entrance rite. By submitting Himself to Baptism, Jesus was
showing us He was embracing His humanity and identifying with sinners.
Next time you witness a baptism, notice there are two parts to the rite – first, the coming into the community and, the later addition, the
remission of sins.
When Jesus came to John to be baptized, even John protested by saying: “I need to be baptized by You, and yet You are coming to
me?” Jesus replied, “Allow it now, for thus it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness.” (Matthew 3:14-15)
So, to answer the initial question I posed as a teen: Jesus voluntarily submitted Himself to Baptism to show publicly that He was
leaving His family and community to accept His Father’s plan to save the human race and begin His ministry. What a powerful
moment Scripture shares with us at the conclusion of the Baptism of Our Lord… “And a voice came from the heavens saying, ‘This is
my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.’ ” (Matthew 3:17)

One One Family Family in in Christ.
Christ.
-Parish Theme
DEVELOPMENT & STEWARDSHIP SPOTLIGHT
St. Monica School Open House
On Sunday, January 29 th from 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m., our
“Exemplary Recognition” St. Monica School community will be
holding its annual Open House event. This is a terrific
opportunity to tour our school, meet with school staff and
families, view our students’ outstanding work, and witness
firsthand our school community’s commitment to providing the
very finest in Catholic education. As we prepare for the launch of
Catholic Schools Week, please join in the celebration of our
special role as a Catholic school and the many ways in which St.
Monica School prepares students to make a positive and lasting
difference in the world. And please feel free to bring an interested
friend or prospective family!
If you have any questions or would like additional information,
please contact Tom Mlada, Director of Development &
Stewardship, at (332-3660 ext. 123) or tmlada@st-monica.org.
KADA Youth Group
KADA is an optional, informal youth group that meets to
hang out and talk about issues relating to faith. Anyone in
grades 9-12 is invited and you can bring friends if you want -
you don't need to belong to St. Monica or believe in God to
attend. Everyone is welcome! We will meet every other week
in the Upper Room at St. Monica’s from 7:30-9:30pm. On
Thursdays. Weeks that KADA is not meeting, students are
welcome to organize their own social events (i.e. ice skating,
movie nights, etc.) that are, like all KADA events, open to
everyone. These social events, while publicized through St.
Monica, are not official St. Monica events - mostly because
Jackie doesn't have time to be at all of them. :) Parents are
welcome to join to provide supervision if they wish. Join the
“St. Monica’s KADA” group on Facebook for information
about social events! Contact Jackie Lesperance (964-8780,
ext. 124) with any questions.
I offer my congratulations to the parishioners of
St. Monica Parish for achieving your 2011
Catholic Stewardship Appeal goal of $115,000.00.
St. Monica Parish raised $151,567.00 to help
support important ministries and programs of the
Archdiocese of Milwaukee.
The spirit of giving, in His name, is alive and well in the minds
and heart of you who responded so generously to the call to share
your blessing with others. This strong expression of faith and
unity is to be celebrated.
The achievement of your goal during these challenging times is a
tremendous accomplishment and one for which you should be
extremely proud. Please accept this certificate (at the entrance of
church) of recognition with my deepest gratitude and heartfelt
thanks for a job well done. God bless you.
In His Name,
Most Reverend Jerome E. Listecki
Archbishop of Milwaukee
Third Sunday in Ordinary Time � January 22, 2012
Monday .................................... January 23
7:00 p.m. ......................... Boy Scout Troop 390
..................................................... Donovan Hall
9:00 p.m. ....................... CYM Basketball—Gym
Tuesday ................................... January 24
9:15 a.m. ... Scripture Study—Conference Room
9:30 a.m. .......... ComPASS—Community Room
7:00 p.m. ........... 5th Grade Junior Girls Scouts
..................................................... Donovan Hall
7:00 p.m. ................ Human Concerns Meeting
.............................................. Conference Room
8:00 p.m. .............. DoLTS—Community Room
9:00 p.m. ....................... CYM Basketball—Gym
Wednesday ............................. January 25
6:30 p.m. . Cub Scout Pack 390—Donovan Hall
7:00 p.m. .... Communion & Liberation Group
............................................. Community Room
Thursday .................................. January 26
8:30 a.m.—8:00 p.m. ....... Eucharistic Adoration
................................................ Schneider Room
2:00 p.m. .............. Blood Drive—Donovan Hall
6:00 p.m. ...... Safeguarding All God’s Children
............................................... Franciscan Room
7:00 p.m. ........Adult Choir Rehearsal—Church
7:30 p.m. . KADA Youth Group—Upper Room
Friday ....................................... January 27
7:15 a.m. .. Bible Boys—Ministry Center Chapel
Saturday .................................. January 28
4:30 p.m. ............. St. Monica Spaghetti Dinner
..................................................... Donovan Hall
Sunday ..................................... January 29
10:15 a.m.Children’s Liturgy—Schneider Room
2:00 p.m. . Cub Scout Pack 390—Donovan Hall
5:00 p.m. .......................CF Classes (Freshman)
............................................... Franciscan Room
5:00 p.m.. ................... CF Classes (Sophomore)
...................................................... Upper Room
5:00 p.m. ....... Confirmation Sessions—Off Site
6:30 p.m. ............... Confirmation Large Group
............................................... Franciscan Room
ST. VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY
Life’s problems have a way of depressing people struggling
with sickness, unemployment, grief, poverty and lack of
support and understanding. We are here to let you know that
God cares. Your parish cares and we care.

St. Monica Parish � Whitefish Bay
T
he 47th annual St. Monica Society Antique show is set for the weekend of February 10-12. If you have never been to the Antique
Show stop by this year and have lunch and shop. Purchase sweets for your Valentine at the bakery and buy a raffle ticket for a
chance to win the beautiful quilt and other great raffle items. The money raised benefits the parish and charities selected by the
St. Monica Society.
We need volunteers for this longstanding parish event. You can volunteer to work during the weekend at the bakery, tea room, kitchen,
set up and cleanup. Or, if you’d like help in advance, we need volunteers to make chili and baked goods. Please contact a committee
chair and sign up now if you can help out.
This week’s news:
Chili Buckets Needed
containers for our chili makers. Please bring to the back entrance of church and leave in the marked box.
Watch for an invitation for the Gala Preview in the mail this week and please RSVP as soon as possible.
Quilt on display
Check out this year’s Antique Show quilt on display this week in the window of Winkie’s. The quilt will also be on display after Masses
the weekend of February 4 and 5, and we’ll be selling raffle tickets.
We’re also looking for donations for our other raffle baskets. Please contact Stephanie Marchese at smarchese@wi.rr.com,
Looking ahead to February our calendars are full: the Super Bowl, Valentine's Day...and the St. Monica Society Antique Show and Sale!
We need your help - bring us your cakes, your cookies, your muffins, yearning to be eaten. We'll be accepting contributions of all
manner of baked goods in Donovan Hall on Friday, February 10, Saturday, February 11 and Sunday, February 12. Any questions, please
contact Jeanette Norlock at (332-2235) or Suzanne Presberg at (332-2635). Thank you in advance for your generous and delicious
donations!
Volunteer opportunities
Please contact one of the committee chairs if you’re willing to help out at this year’s show. We offer lots of jobs that can be done in
advance or with small time commitments.
St Monica Society - Lori Phillips - lrp@wi.rr.com,
Antique Show Advertising - P/R- Communications - Kathy Quirk - quirkink@aol.com and Beth Hoover - bhoover@st-monica.org,
Antique Show Advisors - Amy O'Connor and Julie Duval
Antique Show Dealers - Ceil Bradford - cb5885@att,net and Sandy Christenson
Decorations - Gina Chiappa - cchiappa@sbcglobal.net;
Hospitality Lunch Friday - Liz Sather - lizsather@yahoo.com
Kitchen - Marian Topp - the8topps@sbcglobal.net, Kitchen Volunteers Mary Klovers - 964-7729 - kmklovers@att.net,
Kitchen Chili Makers - pporter@st-monica.org,
Marketplace Bakery - Suzanne Presberg - presbergwi@aol.com,
Mailing List - spatzer@wi.rr.com,
Preview Party - Kim Brennan -KMBRFLA@aol.com - Susan O'Connor -smoc86@aol.com
Quilt Raffle - Norma Herbers - normaherbers@earthlink.net Mary Lehrmann - marylehrmann@sbcglobal.net;
Signage - Margaret Marshall - margaretcorcoran@wi.rr.com
Treasurers - Marianna Bruch - mgbruch@st-monica.org Katie Hoeller - khoeller@wi.rr.com
49 people participated in our Roots
program on Monday to view and
discuss Episode #5 of The
Catholicism Project: “The
Indispensable Men: Peter and Paul
and the Missionary Adventure”. We
enjoyed soul warming soups of Winter Lentil and
Columbian Chicken (yummy!) over great
conversation. Who are you most like, Peter or Paul? Renew
your faith and rejuvenate your friendships! Be a part of
Roots next month on February 20 th as we travel around the
world exploring how the living body of the church
embraces humanity in all its joys and sorrows. You won’t
want to miss this powerful presentation.
ON GOD'S TIME, NOT MAN'S
Pro-Life Wisconsin has been steadfast in opposing
euthanasia, whether masquerading as “death with
dignity” or the so-called “right to die.”. Furthermore,
it is impossible to make sound medical decisions
based on guesswork about the future.
Pro Life Wisconsin offers a life-protective document, the
“Protective Power of Attorney for Health Care” (PPAHC)
which can be downloaded at the following web address
http://www.prolifewisconsin.org/files/PAHC.pdf or by contacting
Pro Life Wisconsin at (262 796-1111).
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Recommended Book of the Week - The Apostle of Common Sense
(G. K. Chesterton) by Dale Ahlquist - appropriate for teens/adults.