Stella Maris Mission Statement

Stella Maris Catholic Parish prayerfully unites people in the love of Jesus guided by our patron, Mary. Stella Maris Vision Statement

We invite all to journey as disciples. By sharing the Gospel, responding to Jesus' love and the gifts God has given us, we welcome all to grow in faith and in our parish life.

Welcome to our parish! As pastor, I hope we can enrich your experience as much as you enrich ours.

Fr. David Ruby

Twenty-Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time-September 11, 2016 Website: www.stellamarisparish.com

Monday, September 12 Morning Prayer-8:00 am-FC Bridge Tournament-FC-10:00 am-9:00 pm Book Club-10:00 am-SB Prayer Shawl Ministry-1:00 pm-SB AA Meeting-8:00 pm-SB

Tuesday, September 13 Scripture Class-8:30 am-Scandia Village Respect Life Committee-9:00 am-SB Bridge Tournament-FC-All Day Pray the Rosary-12 noon-BH

Wednesday, September 14 Bridge Tournament-FC-All Day Flying Solo at Door County Museum in Sturgeon Bay & lunch-10:00 am Cantor Practice-3:00 pm-EH (this week only) Women’s CRHP Team 10 BBQ-6:00 pm

Thursday, September 15 Stella Maris CCW-1:00 pm-EH St. Michael’s Altar Society-1:30 pm-JP

Friday, September 16 Bridge Club-8:00 am-EH Wedding Rehearsal-6:00 pm-EH

Saturday, September 17 Wedding-2:00 pm-EH Blood Pressure Screening-after 6 pm Mass-JP

Sunday, September 18 (Patriot Day and Grandparents Day) CHIP Program " Understanding Acupuncture and other Non-Surgical Treatments for Pain" - 4:00 pm, First Baptist Church, Sister Bay

For Online Giving to our parish, please go to www.stellamarisparish.com and click on “Giving to the Parish Electronically” on the front page.

Bobby Deggendorf

had his RCIA welcome rite at our Jack-sonport site on Sunday,

August 28th. Sarah Lasee is

his sponsor.

2| Welcome to Stella Maris in Baileys Harbor, Egg Harbor, Fish Creek, Jacksonport, Sister Bay & Washington Island

Dear Fellow Parishioners Worship is an important part of the dis-cipleship journey. In order to follow, learn from and become like Jesus as our leader, we (individually and as a community) have to worship God (Father, Son and Holy Spirit) well with our whole being which is not an easy task. We come to know Jesus in worship not only by listening to his word but as in relationship just by spending time with Him. We know that relationships only grow by spending time together. Just as Jesus spent time with his disciples at the last supper and other times, liturgy offers an opportunity to spend quality time with Him. It is structured in such a way that we enter into a very unique situation handed down to us by Jesus Himself in which He is very much present and at work within us. Because of its ability to give a privileged encounter with the living God, our full, active and conscious participation is essen-tial and thereby transforms us spiritually.

The old notion that the priest does all the work was never correct because liturgy is always the work of the people as its name means. Through liturgy, we encounter, experience and become part of the life of the risen Lord as a disciple. I can remember from my earliest days of grade school, how much it meant to me to participate as fully as possible in the mass. Participation begins by pouring our hearts and souls into everything that happens within the liturgy. Responding verbally to the priest with full understanding and voli-tion is an important start. The next most important way to participate is by singing the songs and mass parts. In singing, we not only take the words and ideas into our hearts but we express them back to God with our whole heart. We know that music touches the heart in a way that nothing else can. There is almost no reason why every-one of every age, gender and ethnic origin

cannot sing. If one has a voice, one can sing. Less than 0.1% of people cannot sing in some capacity. Without singing, liturgy loses much of its power. The gestures of the mass all help to give meaning to what we do. The involvement of our bodies is a means by which we involve our whole per-son which moves from body to mind to heart to spirit to soul. We cannot affect the soul without beginning with the body. By moving from one to the other with the help of the whole Community in which the Holy Spirit is at work uniting us together in the love of the Father through Jesus Christ, we grow as disciples. We must ask ourselves, are we participating in this way and helping others to do the same? In Christ’s love, Fr. Dave Ruby, Pastor

Christ Renews His Parish (CRHP) CRHP Weekend is November 5th and 6th Please consider joining us to renew your faith, your relationship with the Lord and to meet some other women in the parish. In return for your time you will truly be blessed with the peace of Christ and some new friendships. Here is what one of our past CRHP

participants said, “I didn't think that I had time for this weekend, but I signed up to be with my friend. It turned out that just the week before I had a major event in my life and the women at the Retreat listened and loved me. I had time to pray and to BE in the presence of Jesus. My healing began that weekend.”

One of the best ways to share what this weekend means is to hear what some past participants said.

What impressed me the most at the CRHP weekend was all the bonding happening among the women.” – Linda Schwaller

“At our retreat I saw the joy and peace of the women who presided over the retreat and how a year of formation had enriched their lives as Catholic women and brought them a renewed sense of love for their God. -Julie Kudcik

“Being new to the parish, the fellowship at CRHP was wonderful, and I made many new friends.” – Jeanne Rabel

“A delightful weekend and a real spark for my faith…great conver-sations, great faith sharing and meeting awesome women made for a special weekend.” – Jan Liss

We will be meeting at our Baileys Harbor site. If you have any questions, would like some more information, or would like to re-serve a spot for the weekend please call Sharon Brabson at (920) 868-2404

Help Needed We are in need of money counters and money couriers. If you think you would be interested in this task, please call the office.

Health & Wellness NOTES FROM THE NURSE:

ACUPUNCTURE-DOES IT HURT AND DOES IT WORK?

Acupuncture is a technique which stimulates specific points on the body by inserting extremely thin needles through the skin. Slight pressure is felt when the needles are placed, but it is not painful. Most sessions last from 15 minutes to 1 hour with the needles in place.

Acupuncture has its roots in Chinese medicine but is being used in integrative medicine along with traditional western treatments. Some conventional medical practitioners (physicians and dentists) also use acupuncture as part of their practice. It is believed that acupuncture works by unblocking or balancing energy also known as chi. While some medical doctors remain skeptical about acu-puncture, neuroimaging has shown that it seems to calm areas of the brain that register pain and Doppler ultrasound has shown im-proved blood flow in treated areas.

Research has shown that acupuncture may help ease pain, especial-ly chronic low-back, neck or knee pain. It may also help with ten-sion and migraine headaches. The effects of acupuncture on the brain and body are just beginning to be understood. Relatively few complications are reported if done properly. When choosing an acupuncturist it is important to:

Go to a licensed practitioner.

Be sure the acupuncturist uses needles once and disposes after use.

Ask the practitioner how many sessions are needed and how much each will cost before starting.

Check to see if your insurance company covers the cost of acupunc-ture, as some do while others may not. Don’t use acupuncture to postpone seeing a health care provider about a health problem and be sure to let your primary provider know you are also using or considering acupuncture.

(Adapted from the National Center for Complementary and Inte-grative Health website)

THE ANNUAL ROSARY RALLY FOR PEACE will be held on September 11th at the Shrine of Our Lady of Good Help, Champi-on, WI. The Rosary Rally will begin at 2 pm with a Fatima Reflec-tion Talk, followed by prayers, singing and a rosary procession. The event will conclude with Benediction at about 3:30 pm. Bring a lawn chair as this will be an outdoor event, weather permitting. For more info visit: www.shrineofourladyofgoodhelp.com/ or www.wafusa.org/green-bay/ Sponsored by the Green Bay Dioce-san Division of the World Apostolate of Fatima.

FLYING SOLO-Heading south for the winter? Not yet? Join the Flying Solo Society, single, divorced or widowed par ishioners who get together for support, camaraderie and fun as they head south to Sturgeon Bay on Wednesday, September 14. The group will meet at 10:00 am to tour the Door County Historical Museum (18 N. 4th St.) and then head over for lunch around 11:30 at Old Mexico Restaurant (901 Egg Harbor Road). Questions or want to check on carpooling? Please call Becky Nash at (920) 421-3332.

COUNCIL OF CATHOLIC WOMEN-All women of the parish are invited to join us for our September meeting this Thursday, September 15 at 1:00 pm in Egg Harbor . Our program will be led by Judy Roy who will be Sharing the journey of knitting and other uses of yarn. Come hear ‘Sheep to Sweater’ or a ‘Yarn for Ewe’! See old friends and make some new ones.

"UNDERSTANDING ACUPUNCTURE and other NON-SURGICAL TREATMENTS FOR PAIN", a Community Health Information Program, will be held at-4:00 pm on September 18 at the First Baptist Church, Sister Bay. These CHIP programs are sponsored by Northern Door Health & Wellness Ministry.

SAVE THE DATE!! All Stella Maris volunteers and their spouses

are invited to an Appreciation Open House Thursday, Sept 22 from 6-8 pm at Sister Bay. Come and enjoy heavy appetizers, wine and beer as a thank you for all you do.

ST. MARY OF THE LAKE SODALITY’S Third Annual “Not Your Usual” Bake Sale will be held after the 11:00 am Mass on Sunday, September 25th. In addition to bake sale items, we are looking for produce, flowers and any autumnal items. Proceeds will be used toward plantings for Mary’s Garden and the recently cleared area in front of church. Any questions, please call Beckie Hawker at (920) 839-2903. All donations are much appreciated!

COMMUNITY TRAINING IN CPR/AED will be held on Thurs-day, September 22. To register call (920) 854-4021 and leave a message OR email SisterBayFireCPR@gmail.com.

WOMEN OF STELLA MARIS and their guests are invited relax, share laughter and stories and spend time with God at the Sweet Life Café retreat on Friday, October 21 from 8:15 am-3:15 pm at the Sister Bay site. Free will offering includes breakfast and lunch (suggested donation $10). RSVP to Jan Liss at (920) 839-2630 or janliss@ymail.com

ON CARE FOR THE COMMON HOME-Recycle all bottles and cans, batteries, computer ink cartridges (Target has bins for these cartridges)

RESPECT LIFE-Interested in promoting all life issues? Join Us! Call Monica at (262) 617-8098 “Heal the pain of still-grieving families and all who lost loved ones in this tragedy. Give them strength to continue their lives with courage and hope.” — Pope Francis, “Prayer of Remembrance” Ground Zero Memorial, New York, September 25, 2015

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Parish Life & Upcoming Events

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Liturgies of the Week

**New Schedule** Saturday, September 10-Twenty-Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time Fish Creek 4:00 pm-AB †Natalie Marcon Jacksonport 6:00 pm-AB †Joseph LeClair Sunday, September 11-Twenty-Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time Egg Harbor 8:00 am-AH †Eugene & Bessie Remiszewski Sister Bay 9:30 am-QM †Jean Bennett Baileys Harbor 11:00 am-AH †Mary Ellen Martin Washington Island 1:00 pm-QM Members of Stella Maris Monday, September 12 Fish Creek 8:00 Morning Prayer Tuesday, September 13-St. John Chrysostom, Bishop and Doctor of the Church Sister Bay 8:00 am-AH †William Willis Wednesday, September 14-The Exaltation of the Holy Cross Egg Harbor 8:00 am-AH †Shawn King Thursday, September 15-Our Lady of Sorrows Sister Bay 8:00 am-AH †DJ Wesa Friday, September 16-Sts. Cornelius, Pope and Cyprian, Bishop, Martyrs Baileys Harbor 8:00 am-AH †Alice Novotry Saturday, September 17-Twenty-Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time Fish Creek 4:00 pm-AB †Theresa Freeman Jacksonport 6:00 pm-AH †Sally & Eugene Kiehnau Sunday, September 18-Twenty-Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time Egg Harbor 8:00 am-AB †Joseph Charnetski Sister Bay 9:30 am-AH †Roger Charney Baileys Harbor 11:00 am-AB †Pam Goss Washington Island 1:00 pm-AH Members of Stella Maris

AH=Fr. Art Heinze, AB=Fr. Anthony Birdsall, QM=Fr. Quinn Mann

Barbara Kenyon-Fish Creek

Readings for the Week of September 11

Sunday: Ex 32:7-11, 13-14/Ps 51:3-4, 12-13, 17, 19/1 Tm 1:12-17/Lk 15:1-32 or 15:1-10 Monday: 1 Cor 11:17-26, 33/Ps 40:7-10, 17/Lk 7:1-10 Tuesday: 1 Cor 12:12-14, 27-31a/Ps 100:1-5/Lk 7: 11-17 Wednesday: Nm 21:4b-9/Ps 78:1-2, 34-38/Phil 2:6-11/Jn 3:13-17 Thursday: 1 Cor 15:1-11/Ps 118:1-2, 16-17, 28/Jn 19:25-27 or Lk 2:33-35 Friday: 1 Cor 15:12-20/Ps 17:1, 6-8, 15/Lk 8:1-3 Saturday: 1 Cor 15:35-37, 42-49/Ps 56:10-14/Lk 8: 4-15 Next Sunday: Am 8:4-7/Ps 113:1-2, 4-8/1 Tm 2:1-8/Lk 16:1-13 or 16:10-13 ©Liturgical Publications Inc

Worship and Music Column

In Appreciation……. Periodically during the year, this Worship & Music column is shared with Stewardship so I’m using this opportunity to combine the three and remind everyone involved in worship and the liturgy to come to the upcoming Appreciation Open House. This Appreciation event is sponsored by our parish Leadership and the Stewardship Committee; however, so many of you are involved in the liturgy, this column is an opportunity to also invite you. The heavy appetizer social is on Thursday, September 22nd from 6pm – 8 pm at our Sister Bay church. Many of you give of your time and talent in so many visible ways at our liturgies: As Sacristans, as Greeters and Ushers, as Cantors, as Readers, as Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion, as Musicians, as Altar Servers, as Choir Mem-bers, as Art & Environment ministers who help beautify the interiors of our churches with fresh flowers and plants and the exteriors of our churches with our flower pots and flower beds. But you might not be aware of those of you who give your time and talent in non-visible ways to help with for our litur-gies: those of you who make sure all our liturgical linens are washed and ironed for all our Masses (altar cloths, corporals for the altar, purificators for the chalices); those of you who launder and /or send to the cleaners all the liturgical vest-ments: the white albs and various chasubles and stoles; all those of you who straighten-up our churches to remove ex-cess clutter and straighten up the hymnbooks; to all those of you who are money counters; to all of you who come to the parish office on Thursdays to help with printing projects for our worship guides / or bulletin inserts….the list goes on and on. I’m sure I’m forgetting many areas and many people, but I hope this column provides you with idea of how amazing all of you are! On a personal note, I would like to single out three extraordi-nary parishioners who help me and our parish so much; with-out them, our parish would not be the same: Burnie Cerra who, as our parish Wedding Coordinator, helps tremendously with the management of all the weddings that occur in our parish. As Door County is a destination wedding area, the majority of our weddings are not of parishioners and the amount of work and follow-up is intense. Mary Gomoll, our Worship Commission Chairperson, who helps tremendously in preparations for our liturgies, music and special events; and to Michelle Piatek, our Pastoral Council Chairperson who helps tremendously in the management and follow-up of our MSP liturgical scheduling system and all our liturgical ministers. I look forward to seeing all of you involved in our liturgies in any way on September 22nd to personally thank you in appre-ciation for all you do for our parish in the areas of worship and music. Thank you and God bless you, Kathy Sedan, Stella Maris Worship & Music Minister

Parish Membership Stella Maris Parish is delighted when new people want to join our parish and gladly wel-comes them into our faith com-munity. Contact the parish of-fice.

Infant Baptism The baptism of new babies and young children revitalizes our faith community. Please con-tact the parish office to make arrangements for baptism.

Adult Initiation The Catholic Church is always enriched whenever any adult chooses to be Catholic. Adults wishing to be baptized, or bap-tized adults wishing to be con-firmed, the RCIA program is available.

Reconciliation God’s great mercy is some-thing to be celebrated. Ritually we Catholics experience God’s unconditional love in the sacra-ment of reconciliation. Our pastor is available for this sac-rament on the 1st Thursday of

the month from 5:00-6:00 pm at our Baileys Harbor site (except holidays) and by ap-pointment.

Sacrament of Matrimony A faith-filled wedding is a joy-ful time for the couple and the parish. Our parish wants to have all weddings here be the best possible. The couple must meet with the pastor before a date can be reserved. Please contact the parish office at least 12 months in advance to begin preparation.

Ministry to the Sick Everyone needs extra compas-sion and care when his or her health is not at its best. As a parish, we try to meet that need. Communal anointing Masses take place twice yearly, with individual anointing done when requested. Parishioners in the hospital, nursing home or other institution are encour-aged to notify the office to arrange for visits or commun-ion.

Pastor Reverend David Ruby pastorsm@dcwis.com

Egg Harbor Office (920) 868-3241 PO Box 49, 7710 State Hwy 42, Egg Harbor, WI 54209

E-mail: churchoffice@dcwis.com Fax (920) 868-1481 Web site: www.stellamarisparish.com Office hours: (Mon-Fri) 8:00-12:00 & 12:30-4:30

Pastoral Associate Becky Nash pastoralchurch@dcwis.com (920) 421-3332

Worship and Music Minister Kathy Sedan worshipchurch@dcwis.com

Bookkeeper/LoSEC (Local Safe Environment Coordina-tor) Jim Slomski bkchurch@dcwis.com

Receptionist/Secretary/Bulletin Editor Lorie Orthober churchoffice@dcwis.com Normal Bulletin Deadline - Tuesday, 9am

Faith Formation Coordinator-Linda Cummer cummerlinda@gmail.com (920) 421-2195

Maintenance Coordinator-Jimmy Nowlan maintchurch@dcwis.com (920) 421-3315

Faith Community Nurse-Kathleen Kerwin nursesm@dcwis.com (920) 421-4997

Wedding Coordinator-Burnie Cerra ma8cer@aol.com (920)868-3393

Secretary Trustee-Sharon Brabson brabsonsharon@gmail.com

Treasurer Trustee-Richard Dannhausen hrdannhausen@gmail.com

Pastoral Council Chair-Michelle Piatek piatmch@aol.com

Finance Council Chair-Peg Berezewski mberezewski@robertmorris.edu

Deacon David Kowalski-inoiamdjk@yahoo.com

Health & Wellness Committee livinghealthyisaprayer@gmail.com

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Offertory Contributions August 27-28, 2016

Actual Budget

Envelopes $7,875.00 $8,000.00 Offertory 6,787.00 8,000.00 Totals $14,662.00 $16,000.00

2016/17 Actual YTD $149,799.00 2016/17 Budget YTD $168,000.00 2015/16 Actual YTD $158,328.00

Total Attendance last week 2,297

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Devotions MORNING PRAYER: Monday-8:00 am, Fish Creek SCRIPTURE CLASS: Tuesday mornings after the 8:00 am Mass in Sister Bay at Scandia Village. Please join us for a closer look and discussion on the Gospel according to Luke. Visitors are always welcome. ROSARY: Tuesday-Noon in Baileys Harbor. Rosary for Life-2nd Tuesday of month, Noon, Baileys Harbor RECONCILIATION: 1ST Thursday of the month from 5-6 pm in Baileys Harbor or by appointment.

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