Saint UDE J the A POSTLE 5 1 9 K N A P P S T R E E T & 1 2 2 5 O R E G O N S T R E E T O , W S H K O S H I S C O N S I N A DMINISTRATOR F R . L OUIS G OLAMARI M ASS S CHEDULE S ATURDAY , 4:30 PM AT S T . V INCENT C HURCH S UNDAY , 7:30 AM AT S ACRED H EART C HURCH S UNDAY , 9:30 AM AT S T . V INCENT C HURCH S UNDAY , 11:00 AM AT S ACRED H EART C HURCH C ONFESSIONS F IRST F RIDAY OF THE M ONTH A FTER 7:30 AM M ASS -SH S ATURDAY , 3:30 PM -SV P ARISH O FFICE 1025 W. 5 TH A VENUE O SHKOSH , WI 54902 H OURS : 8 AM -4:30 PM M-T H 8 AM -2:30 PM F RI (920) 235-7412 W EBSITE WWW . STJUDEOSHKOSH . ORG February 2, 2020
Live the Gospel, Share the Good News, Bring others to Christ - all for the glory and honor of God. S ACRAMENT OF M ARRIAGE P ASTORAL S TAFF Couples planning marriage should contact Deacon ........................................ Pat Gelhar the parish office at least six months to one Pastoral Associate ........Marianne Sheahan year prior to their wedding date. Adult Faith Formation Minister ... Rob Saley Coordinator of Liturgy & Music Director B APTISM ............................................... Randy Weddig Baptisms are celebrated at the Saturday, 4:30 pm Mass and the F AITH F ORMATION S TAFF Sunday, 11:00 am Mass, most weekends. Elementary & Middle School & High School RE (We do not have Baptisms during the ...................................... Michele Spanbauer S T . J UDE M ASS S CHEDULE season of Lent.) Weekday A pre-baptismal class is required for all A DMINISTRATIVE S TAFF Wednesday & Friday .............. 7:30 am (SH) parents. Baptism preparation classes are Business Manager ........... Brad Gallenberg Tuesday .................................. 7:30 am (SV) held on the second Tuesday of the month Bookkeeper ................................. Jan Fendt **With rosary starting at 7:00 am** for 1st time parents and on the third If Oshkosh schools are closed due to the Tuesday of the month for parents S PECIAL E DUCATION R ELIGION weather, we will not have morning Mass. baptizing their second, third...child. Class must be completed 4-6 weeks before the P ROGRAM (SERV) PK- Children’s Liturgy of the Word date of the baptism. Tom Mentele ............................... 426-5682 During Mass ........................... 9:30 am (SV) Parents are welcome to take the class * No class on Holiday Weekends before their baby is born also. P ARISH C OUNCIL *Classes run through May Call the parish office for available dates Patty Schaefer, Chair and to register. Pam Baier, Vice-Chair Spanish Mass M INISTRY OF THE S ICK Carrie O’Connor, Secretary 1st and 3rd Sunday………12:15 pm (Omro) Please notify the parish office if family Jeff Ambrosius Bill Behlman A REA P ARISHES members are seriously ill, confined Bruce Dumann Beth Geffers W EEKDAY M ASS S CHEDULE or hospitalized. Anointing of the Sick will Shawn Kettner Jeff Paulick Most Blessed Sacrament: be administered on request. Ben Schneider St. Peter’s Site Communion will be brought to those Tuesday .......................................... 6:30 pm who cannot attend Mass. F INANCE C OUNCIL Thursday ......................................... 7:30 am George Benz Nancy Hackbarth RCIA- Saturday ......................................... 8:00 am Dave Putzer Mike Scharff St. Mary’s Site R ITE OF C HRISTIAN I NITIATION Kate Warncke Wednesday & Friday ...................... 7:00 am The RCIA is a formational process that St. Raphael’s helps lead people to explore the Catholic T RUSTEES Thursday & Friday .......................... 7:15 am faith through prayer, study and discussion. Confessions Bruce Dumann ............................. Secretary Please call the parish office. Saturday .............. 7:05 am (MBS-St. Peter) Dave Putzer ................................. Treasurer P ARISH R EGISTRATION Mercy Medical Mass L OURDES A CADEMY New members are invited to join by 1st Thursday………………………………2:00 pm President, contacting the parish office. John Dinegan .............................. 426-3626 P ASTORAL V ISITS Principal Lourdes Academy, (6-12) David Mikesell ............................ 235-5670 Care Ministers are available for Dean of Students, (6-12) C ITY -W IDE Pastoral Visits, if you or a loved one are in Reed Tyriver ...................................... 235-5670 need of a listening presence or spiritual E UCHARISTIC Principal Lourdes Academy Elementary companionship. We can also bring Holy A DORATION Mrs. Amy Geffers ........................ 235-4060 Communion to anyone who cannot get to Mass. Please let us know if you are home- Please join us at the O SHKOSH C ATHOLIC bound or have recently moved into a care Divine Mercy Adoration Chapel located at facility so that we may continue to meet C EMETERIES Most Blessed Sacrament-St. Mary Site your ministerial needs. Administrator 605 Merritt Avenue Randy Wertz ...................... (920) 216-3268 P RAYER C HAIN R EQUESTS email: rwertz6540@sbcglobal.net Call Jim or Paulette at: ............... 688-3237 Sexton Don’t forget to set your Jan Fendt………………………(920) 235 -7412 hearing aid to “T Coil” email: jfendt@stjudeoshkosh.org sett etting. ing.
Just Thinking Today’s Gospel is prophetic and beautiful, but also tragic in a way, telling the story of two very elderly people, Simeon and Anna, each of whom had been let in on a little secret by the Holy Spirit. What was that secret? That this ordinary looking little kid from a backwater village called Nazareth was the Son of God, the long-promised Messiah. There’s no way of knowing how long Simeon When it came time to hold this little and Anna had known this secret, but I’d like to bundle, like many elderly men, I would have believe it was a long time because it was such felt very excited, but the excitement would be a wonderful secret, and would have given mixed with just a bit of fear about dropping them hope and pleasure for the whole time. him, or that he’d take one look at me and Just think about you and I being in Simeon’s bust out crying, or that he’d do what babies do and Anna’s place. What would we have felt? at very inconvenient times sometimes. I can’t speak for you, but I think one of my Telling the parents, especially the mom, what I feelings would have been one of privilege, knew about the child’s future would be awfully feeling honored at being told about this by hard, just because it was worded so God himself. Of course, being human and not mysteriously, but that’s all the Spirit gave me as holy as Simeon and Anna, a little bit of to work with. And telling the mom, just a child unearned pride might have crept in -- you herself, about her own fate would just about know, the “I know something you don’t kill me. know!!” syndrome. I’m pretty sure God would forgive that little slip though, because I’d also Handing the baby back to the mom would be be feeling very humble, a feeling of, “ Why in hard in spite of my fears. How often does a Heaven’s name did God choose me to tell? guy get to hold God in his hands? I think my I’m pretty far down the pecking order around last thoughts of the day would be a weird mix here!” of contentment that my greatest wish -- to see the Savior -- had actually happened, sadness for what I knew the child and his mom would endure, and a longing for eternal peace. I would be ready to die because the events I had just taken part in could never be topped. Fast forward to 2020: We get the chance to hold God in our hands and inside of us every time we go to mass. Simeon and Anna should be so lucky. Roger LeBouton, Lay Minister The Presentation of the Lord page 3
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