St. John the Baptist Parish Plymouth April 8, 2018

Dear Parishioners:

Happy Easter!

Easter Sunday and the week following it – all the way through the Second Sunday of Easter (also celebrated as Divine Mercy Sunday) – is called the “Octave of Easter,” and on each of its eight (hence the title “octave”) days the Gospel at Mass features a different appearance of the Risen Lord to His disciples. Therefore, wishing you a “Happy Easter” again is not mal-apropos.

Speaking of Easter Sunday, thank you to all who came to celebrate with us! Both churches were packed for both Masses. What a great feeling! Thanks, too, to all who helped transform the environment from Holy Thursday through Good Friday into the radiance of Easter Sunday. I must confess: I’m always caught off-guard by the beauty of Easter floral arrangements after what is usually a rather drab wintery Lenten season. It really is a sign of new life and hope, no matter what’s going on outside.

There was a bit of an “incident” during Communion at one of the Easter Masses that presents a wonderful “teaching mo-ment.” A woman in my line held out her hand to receive the Eucharist, and when I placed a Host in her hand, she asked if she could have one for her Mother, too. “Okay,” I thought, “her mother must be sitting in the pew, unable to walk for one reason or another.” So, I put a second Host in her hand, and she said, “Can I have another for my sister? She sick at home, too.” I took back the second Host and said, “See me after Mass, and I’ll take care of you.”

Now, it happens regularly that individuals coming up to receive Communion ask for a second host for a home-bound spouse or parent. That’s fine. In fact, it’s a practice to be encouraged. The sick, the home-bound and shut-ins should have ac-cess to the Eucharist for their spiritual and physical health. But here’s the problem: the woman who approached me last Sun-day didn’t have anything appropriate in which to carry the Eucharist home; she just held out her hands. Wrapping a Host in a sheet of Kleenex isn’t adequate, either, and a clean handkerchief is only marginally better; the Host is not very sturdy, and a tissue or handkerchief in one’s pocket or purse doesn’t provide much protection from the kind of contact that could easily fracture or break one.

Each of our parishes has a limited supply of proper carrying vessels called a “pyx” in the sacristy (the room where I put on my vestments). At SJB, the pyxes are in a basket on the window sill; at STA they’re in a drawer. These pyxes are there to be loaned out, short-term or long-term, to facilitate taking Communion home to the sick or immobilized loved one. Please ask me or an usher for a pyx if you need to use one. Just remember to bring it back when you no longer need it so that it can be put back into circulation. Thanks.

Oh. Just a reminder: If you want to join us as St. Thomas Aquinas on Saturday, April 28th, after the 5:30 p.m. Mass for supper (brats, burgers, chicken patties) and the talk by Sr. Julietha about Tanzanian life and culture please register at either parish’s website so we can get a good handle on how much food to prepare. (As you may recall, this event is part of our twin-ning project with ZeruZeru, Inc.)

Father Phil

In Loving Memory Our parish family extends its

sympathy to the family of

Brenda Roehre

May Brenda, with God’s Blessing,

Rest in Peace.

St. John the Baptist School Proudly Presents

Beauty and the Beast April 19, 20 and 21 at 6:30pm

St. John the Baptist PAC Tickets are $5 and are available for purchase at the

SJB School and Parish Offices

Another successful Lenten Fish Fry Season! We served 3,531 dinners! Thank you to everyone who donated desserts, prepared, served or enjoyed one or more of our perch dinners. Your support enables the 5th,6th, 7th,8th Graders, St. Vincent de Paul,

Knights of Columbus, Christian Women and Home and School Association to flourish and evangelize the good news of Christ through their work in the church, the community, and

beyond. God bless all of you. *Please pick up your dessert pan near the church hall.

ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST

FISH FRY

Everyone is welcome at the next SJB COFFEE and DONUT SUNDAY SOCIAL Join us on Sunday, April 15 in the Church Hall following the 9:30 a.m. Mass

A great way to get to know your fellow parishioners. We hope to see you there. Hosted by SJB Christian Women

Second Sunday of Easter April 8, 2018

St. John the Baptist Parish Leadership

Share your Gifts with St. John the Baptist Parish by serving as a

Trustee, Pastoral Council Member or School Board Member

We are looking for parishioners who have a desire for spiritual growth in themselves and their parish, an enthusiasm about the future direction of the parish and school, a willingness to listen and to speak honestly, and flexibility and openness with people and ideas. Please pray for one another so that as a faith community we “call for the leaders” who will best serve our parish.

Pastoral Council and School Board Member Selection ~ Discernment Discernment of pastoral council and school board committee membership is a process of prayer, formation, and the deepening of people’s relationship with the Lord as individuals and as a community. The selection is not a race or a contest, but a call – the traditional meaning of election in the Church. Discernment gathers the community in prayer, lifting its needs to God, asking for an openness to God’s will for us, and God’s presence in our midst and ministry. The actual discernment of new pastoral council and school board committee members occurs in the context of a meeting involving prayer, the naming of gifts that an individual brings to the parish community and a sense of the parish community’s needs. Discernment involves those who have an interest in serving on the pastoral council or school board and the current members. Through prayer and wisdom of experience, the current members participate in discernment and selection of new members.

All parish members are invited to express their interest in joining Pastoral Council or School Board by attending the respective discernment meetings.

Pastoral Council Discernment Meeting: Tuesday, May 8—6:30pm in the School Conference Room

School Board Committee Discernment Meeting: Thursday, June 7—6:30pm in the School Conference Room

If you have questions regarding Pastoral Council or School Board Committee please contact any of the current members or visit the website at www.sjbplymouth.org.

Parish Trustee Selection ~ Election

Nominations are Now Being Accepted! Is the Spirit Calling You?

The parish trustee election is scheduled for the weekend of May 19 and 20, 2018.

Nomination forms are available in the back of church, and at the parish office. Please return nomination forms to

the parish office by Monday, April 23. The rules governing election of parish trustees come from Wisconsin State

Statute 187.9 that stipulates: Trustees are to be elected “from and by the congregation”. Directives regarding elec-

tion of trustees are contained in the Parish Corporate Bylaws.

STA is looking at starting a Prayer and Worship Committee.

SJB will continue with the current Faith Formation model and STA will continue with the Family Faith

Formation program.

There will be a presentation on Saturday, April 28th following the 5:30 Mass at STA depicting the life and culture

of Tanzania. Please watch the bulletin for details.

The Building and Grounds Committee is getting bids to replace the boiler.

Both the Confirmation and First Communion retreats went well.

We are still waiting to re-schedule the discernment meeting with Barb Vite, Director of Stewardship for the Arch-

diocese of Milwaukee. Please watch the bulletin for more information regarding a new meeting date.

The SJB Pastoral Council (PC) met on March 13, 2018. Listed below are

a few of the topics discussed at the meeting. If interested, the minutes

from the meeting are available on the parish website in their entirety.

The next PC meeting will be held on Tuesday, April 10th at 6:30 p.m. in the School Conference Room and all parishioners are

invited to attend. Please join us if you can!

Cheryl Nicholson – Pastoral Council Secretary

St. John the Baptist Parish Plymouth April 8, 2018

Parish Financial Stewardship

2018 Giving

Weekend

March 30 April 2

Fiscal Year-to-Date Giving July 1, 2017 – April 2, 2018

Total Budget Variance

Easter Envelopes

$20,444 $478,959 $493,125 $(14,166)

Building and Grounds

$1,115 $39,028 $39,680 $(652)

Easter Plate $2,855 $52,839 $53,305 $(466)

Scriptures Second Sunday of Easter ~ April 8, 2018

1st: Acts of the Apostles 4: 32-35 2nd: 1 John 5:1-6

Gospel: John 20: 19-31 (44)

Third Sunday of Easter ~ April 15, 2018 1st: Acts of the Apostles 3: 13-15, 17-19

2nd: 1 John 2:1-5 Gospel: Luke 24:35 –48

The Week at St. John the Baptist

April 8-15, 2018

Sunday ...................................................................... April 8

9:00am ............................................ Rosary for Life/Church

Monday ..................................................................... April 9

12:00pm ............. Compassionate Hearts Mtg/Parish Office

4:00pm ........................... Eucharistic Adoration Cancelled

Tuesday ................................................................... April 10

6:00pm ........................... SVdP Mtg/SVdP Outreach Center

6:30pm ........................ Pastoral Council Mtg/Parish Office

Wednesday .............................................................. April 11

5:30pm ................. Personnel Committee Mtg/Parish Office

6:00pm ........... Faith Formation Gr 1-8/School Classrooms

6:30pm ................... Prayer and Worship Mtg/Parish Office

7:00pm .............................................. Adult Volleyball/Gym

Thursday ................................................................. April 12

8:30pm ................................ Mission Quilting/Parish Office

6:00pm ............................. Classic Choir Rehearsal/Church

6:00pm ............................ Prayer Shawl Mtg./Parish Office

Saturday .................................................................. April 14

9:30am .................. Private Confessions/Reconciliation Rm

Sunday .................................................................... April 15

10:30am ............................ Coffee and Donuts/Church Hall

Available at the church entrances The Little White Book— Easter 2018

Reflections on The Acts of the Apostles

Mass Schedule and Intentions

SJB - St. John the Baptist

STA - St. Thomas Aquinas, Elkhart Lake

Saturday, April 7

4:00pm SJB Bob and Sue Lee

4:00pm SJB Victor Glander

5:30pm STA Madelyn Mlada

5:30pm STA Angeline Koenigs

Sunday, April 8

8:00am STA Ray Freimuth

9:30am SJB For the People of St. John the Baptist and

St. Thomas Aquinas Parishes

6:00pm SJB For the Youth of St. John the Baptist and

St. Thomas Aquinas Parishes

Monday, April 9

8:00am SJB Deceased Members of St. John the

Baptist Parish

Tuesday, April 10

8:00am SJB Robert and Josephine O’Malley

Wednesday, April 11

8:00am STA Deceased Members of the Beck Family

Thursday, April 12

8:00am SJB For the Deceased Members of St. John the

Baptist Parish

Friday, April 13

8:00am STA For the People of St. Thomas Aquinas

Saturday, April 14

4:00pm SJB Irene Ringwell

4:00pm SJB Tom Anhalt

5:30pm STA Gene Kraus

5:30pm STA Al and Marge Suemnicht

Sunday, April 15

8:00am STA For the People of St. Thomas Aquinas and

St. John the Baptist Parishes

9:30am SJB Therese and Eldor Sander

9:30am SJB Julie Schmitt

On Good Friday St John the Baptist Parish collected $1,1952.17 for the preservation of the most significant

and holiest places in the Holy Land.

Thank you for your generosity.

SJB Christian Women’s Meeting

Tuesday, April 17, 2018 ~ Rosary Prayed at 6:15 pm

with meeting to follow in the Church Hall

ALL MEMBERS and NEW MEMBERS WELCOME

Habitat for Humanity is looking for reoccur r ing volunteers to help with donation intake, repairs, displays, merchandising, organiz-ing, and promoting our mission "Seeking to put Gods love in action" at the Habitat for Humanity ReStore! We are open Tuesday-

Saturday. Register at habitatlakeside.com, stop in, or contact Caitlin

Jurk at cjurk@habitatlakeside.com or 920-458-3399 ext. 303.

St. John the Baptist Parish Information sjbplymouth.org

Very Reverend Philip D. Reifenberg — Shared Pastor

Parishes of St. John the Baptist and St. Thomas Aquinas

Parish Trustees

Bill Barbieur ............................................................... Treasurer Tom Paul .................................................................... Secretary

Pastoral Council Chair ..................................................................... John Mueller Members: Anne Gamoke, Mark Gumm, Bill Marklein, Cheryl Nicholson, Keith Ott, Joel Pierce, Tom Paul, Adam Schneider

Finance Council Chair .................................................................. Jim Birenbaum Members: Bill Barbieur, Mark Gumm, Patty Huberty, Tom Paul

St. John the Baptist School ~ 893-5961 Amy Nelson ................................................................. Principal Ann Penkwitz ................................................. School Secretary Joel Pierce ................................................... School Board Chair

St. John the Baptist Faith Formation ~ 892-6015 Amy Albers ..................................................... Faith Formation Nancy Kultgen ............................................................. Assistant

Contacts

Cemetery ............................................ Parish Office ~ 892-4006 Prayer Needs ................................................... Kate ~ 893-0937 Caring Cab ................................................... Karen ~ 892-4849 St. Vincent de Paul ................................................... 892-4913

Sacramental Celebrations Eucharistic Liturgies: See the front cover of Bulletin. Baptism: Contact the Parish Office Reconciliation: 2nd and 4th Saturday from 9:30-10:00am in the chapel. Marriage: Contact the pastor no later than six months prior to day of the wedding.

Parish Membership We welcome you to the St. John the Baptist Parish Fam-ily. To receive a registration form or to notify us of an address change, please complete the form below. Place the completed form in the collection basket, or return it to the Parish Office (115 Plymouth Street, Plymouth 53073).

Name _____________________________________ Address: ___________________________________ ___________________________________

Phone: ___________________________________ New Parishioner Address Change

Bulletin Deadline Please submit announcements to the parish office no later than Monday before noon.

bulletin@sjbplymouth.org

Parish Office Contact Information Hours: 8:30am-Noon and 1:00-4:00pm

Phone …………………...…………………..892-4006 Fax…………………………………………...893-8444 E-mail………………………...sjbparish@sjbplymouth.org

Lisa Schoneman………...Director of Administrative Services Katie Kleiber ………………..……..Administrative Assistant Julie Krueger………………………………...Parish Secretary Scott Dedlow……………….Building Maint./Dir. Of Liturgy

INCLEMENT WEATHER—St. John the Baptist follows the Plymouth Joint School District with regard to closings and delays (late starts). You can visit the www.plymouth.k12.wi.us/Schools/DIS/cancel.html for notifications. There may be occasions when a decision to close the facility is made independently of the district. Check the parish website, call the office at 892-4006 or check local broadcasters WHBL 1330 AM, Channel 12 WISN, Channel 4 WTMJ and , Channel 2 WBAY for closing information. Every attempt will be made to have decisions made by 7:00 a.m. for morning activities and 3:00 p.m. for evening activities. View com-plete Inclement Weather Policy on our website www.sjbplymouth.org

Hearing Assistance: The induction loop system for hearing device users is installed in church. To take advantage of this hearing assistance, please turn your hearing device to the “T” coil setting and sit in either of the middle two sections of church.