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of Nativity Mary 313 E. WALL S TREET • JANESVILLE, WISCO NSI N 53545 -3047
July 4, 2021 • Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Rectory 313 E. Wall Street Janesville, WI 53545-3047 Website ............. www.nativitymary.org Phone ............................... (608) 752-7861 Pastor .................. Msgr. Daniel Ganshert Email: [email protected]
Dir. of Liturgy ........................... Bob Craig Email: [email protected] Coord. Religious Ed…Colleen Szerlong Email: [email protected] Business Manager…………...Sandra Lee Email: [email protected] Parish Secretary...……....Sharlet Collins Email: [email protected]
St. Mary School 307 E. Wall Street Janesville, WI 53545-3047 Phone .............................. (608) 754-5221 Principal……………………..Kim Ehrhardt Secretary ……………………Lisa Nemeth
Religious Education Phone .............................. .(608) 752-7861 Coordinator……………Colleen Szerlong
Prayer Network Mary Ann Venable…..(608) 754-5284
Nativity of Mary ................ Sat. 4:30 pm Sun. 8:30 & 10:30 am
St. Patrick……Sat. 7:30 am & 4:00 pm
St. John Vianney ………….Sat. 8:15 am & 5:00 pm Sun. 8:15 & 10:00 am St. William ............................ Sat. 4:00 pm
Sun. 8:00 & 10:30 am St. Mary - Milton................ Sat. 4:00 pm Sun. 8:30 am
We, the Catholic family of Nativity of Mary, are empowered by the Holy Spirit to be disciples of Jesus Christ. Through worship, the sacraments, fellowship, evangelization and outreach, we will share the word of Christ in our community. -Mission Statement
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News & Notes
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News & Notes
St. Mary School
From the Desk of Msgr. Dan …….
Welcome Fr. Mark Beran. On this weekend celebrating Independence Day in our country we are pleased to welcome a young priest who has dedicated his ministry to serving the St. Augustine Indian Mission in Nebraska. History teaches us along with the Declaration of Independence that freedom is the right of all peoples. Freedom from and freedom for beg the question what does freedom mean to each person. Our Catholic faith teaches that Jesus Christ means freedom. Jesus has given us the freedom not to do anything we want, but to do what we ought to do based on His words and the example of His sacrificial life and death among us. God bless our country and the precious freedoms it bestows upon all of its citizens here, in Nebraska, and everywhere. God bless our country as we citizens strive to protect and ensure the freedom and civil rights of all from conception to natural death. Wishing you a Happy 4th of July, 2021!
The school office will be open on Mondays throughout the summer to sell Scrip from 8:00-10:00 am.
SCRIP puts your regular shopping dollars to work supporting your parish and school with over fifty retailers. Grocery stores, gas stations, restaurants, department stores, hardware stores, movie theaters, spas and more!
SCRIP can now be purchased digitally with MyScripWallet.com for your phone and ShopWithScrip.com for your desktop. To get set up, call the school office at (608) 754-5221 x 110.
2021 Diocesan Annual Catholic Appeal
Status as of June 25, 2021 Our parish goal for this year is $56,225.00
We have currently received pledges from parishioners totaling $46,834.00.
We have already paid in $42,900.65.
This leaves us with a balance of approximately $13,500.00 remaining to meet our parish goal for 2021. The number of contributors from the parish numbers 135 at this time.
Thank you to all who are helping us to meet this important financial obligation for St. Mary’s.
Msgr. Dan
St. Augustine Indian Mission Collection
This weekend at all masses, Fr. Mark Beran will speak about his work at St. Augustine Indian Mission in Winnebago, Nebraska. St. Augustine Indian Mission School was founded in 1909 by Saint Katherine Drexel, who was canonized in November of 2000. For 103 years the Mission has continued her work of providing a caring environment and quality education for the Native American children who live on the Omaha and Winnebago Indian Reservations. Fr. Mark Beran can be reached at: [email protected]. Thank you for remembering the Missionary work of the church in the world.
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Readings for Sunday, July 4, 2021 Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Ez 2:2-5 / 2 Cor 12:7-10 / Mk 6:1-6a
Readings for Next Sunday, July 11, 2021 Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Am 7:12-15 / Eph 1:13-14 / Mk 6:7-13
Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not without honor except in his native place and among his own kin and in his own house.” (Mk 6:4) ******************************************************* It’s all so ordinary that we can easily miss it. The seagulls hunting and diving for mollusks at the beach offer a display of determina-tion and precision as they gather their food for the day. It’s simply what these creatures do. Yet, there’s a magical artfulness and skill to their work that speaks volumes about the One who breathed life into their being. This is pretty much the way it is with God’s presence. God comes in common ways through common things and ordinary people. Sadly, we are so engulfed in our little worlds of order and ideas to notice the beauty and wonder of it all. Many have numbed themselves to the Divine spark at the essence of all life because that’s just the way it is. What’s so special about it? A sunset is a sunset and a seagull is a seagull. That’s precisely what they thought about Jesus too. After all, isn’t he just the carpenter’s son? What merit can his words possibly have?
If we’re looking for God to come in an event that is so dramatic and intense that it knocks our socks off, then think again. When pondering God’s relationship with His people and God’s action in our lives, we have to go back to the stable and the recurring, creative, unending power of God’s presence. It was a quiet, run of the mill kind of night. There was nothing spectacular or extraordinary. To the naked eye, a woman gave birth to a child and there wasn’t anything extraordinary to see. We have a hard time understanding God’s ordinary-ness. Jesus grew up in an ordinary town, had neighbors and did normal human things. Perhaps that’s why we don’t always like the Gospel. It doesn’t dazzle us with extraordinary things but simply challenges us to take a different look at our ordinary stuff. That makes us uncomfortable. We prefer things as they are. Our lack of faith can even cause us to take offense at what Jesus says and does, dismissing it as folly.
God’s life-giving presence continues to sustain that seagull in
flight and keep all things in being regardless of whether we have the faith to see and understand this. Our personal agendas, preconceived ideas, misconceptions, and expectations can often
cause us to be hardened and blinded to what God is doing or desiring to do. While God continues to do what he has done for all eternity, faith is needed for God’s presence to bear fruit. The
blinders we wear and the expectations we bring to life can often prevent us from seeing graced moments that radiate with God’s
graceful presence. They also prevent God’s transforming, healing, and hope filled vision for our world from being realized. Without faith, God won’t be able to do much for us either.
Scripture Focus on Faith
Please Pray For Our Parishioners
Ben, Michael and Randy, Bill, Valerie Boggs,
Karen Bullis, Noah Cotter, Sue Creek,
Mary Lynn Fox, Gerri, LeeAnn Gilligan,
Corbin Grieving, Hannah, Jackie H.,
Alice Jensen, Christine Ansier Katzer,
Greg Kraft, Mary McGuire, Patricia Mosher,
Pat & Mark, Richard Peck, Max Rammer, Fran
Rivera, Heather Saalfeld, Madelynn Schieve,
Colleen Schroeder, Andrew Stuehler, Tammy,
Cory & Barb, Mary Tullis, Avalon Widner
Sacraments
Anointing of the Sick:
Infant Baptism: Registered members of the parish are welcome to arrange for their baby’s baptism by signing up for the necessary preparation program for parents.
RCIA Please call anytime if you would like to discuss Catholicism and see how joining the Church may offer you a deeper relationship with Jesus Christ. Contact Colleen Szerlong at 868-6386 or [email protected].
Catholic Women’s Club Contact Jan Bier at 752-4387 for more information.
Knights of Columbus Contact Jim Mullen at 608-201-9860 for more information.
Adult Catholic Spirit Club Contact Dolores Dilley 752-2587.
Bulletin Deadline Mondays at 9:00 AM. Please contact Sharlet Collins at the Rectory, 752-7861 or email [email protected].
Transportation to Vaccine Appointments: The Rock County Public Health Department and the United Way 211 have partnered to offer resources to help people get a ride to their vaccination appointments. Rock County residents can call 211 Monday through Friday, 8am to 4:30 pm and ask about transportation resources.
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What’s Happening
My Dear Parishioners, It gives me great joy to share with you that our parish now has a subscription to FORMED, a premier online platform filled with over 4,000 Catholic studies, movies, audio dramas, talks, e-books, and even cartoons for our children. FORMED has content from over 60 apostolates, including Augustine Institute, Ignatius Press, and the Knights of Columbus, with material that is professionally produced, engaging, and solid in its catechism. Best of all, this material is free to you. Our parish will be using the material on FORMED to support our ministries and provide continuing education for staff members and parishioners, as well as outreach for our sick and homebound members. Much of FORMED ’s content is available in both English and Spanish. You have easy access to all of the material on FORMED to support your own faith journey and that of your family members.
Are you hesitant to return to the Sacrament of Reconciliation after a long absence? Watch Forgiven: The Transforming
Power of Confession. Would you like to be more confident in answering your teenagers’ questions about the validity of the Gospels? Watch
Lectio: The Case for Jesus. Do you search for a reliable source of Catholic teaching on current issues? Tune in each week to The Augustine Institute
Show with Dr. Tim Gray. Have you despaired of finding good movies that your family can enjoy together on a Friday night? Start with Mother Teresa, the story of the selfless saint who brought hope and love to the poorest of the poor. You can enjoy FORMED on your computer or on your television with an inexpensive Roku device or Apple TV. You can even listen on your phone as you commute to work or do chores.
My hope and prayer is that the content on FORMED will enrich, deepen, and inspire your faith. Please pray for our benefactors who have made a FORMED subscription a reality for our parish. Please pray for the people at the Augustine Institute who create this wonderful and much-needed Catholic content for our people. May the good Lord bless you and all of your loved ones! Msgr. Dan
To gain access to all of FORMED’s content, follow these simple steps: Go to https://signup.formed.org/ Enter our parish’s zip code, 53545
Enter your name and your email address That’s it! You’re in. Now you can get the free FORMED app for your phone by searching FORMED Catholic in your app store.
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What’s Happening
Prayer for our Country Almighty God, bless our nation and make it true to the ideas of freedom and justice and brotherhood for all who make it great. Guard us from war, from fire and wind, from compromise, fear, confusion. Be close to our president and our statesmen; give them vision and courage, as they ponder decisions affecting peace and the future of the world. Make me more deeply aware of my heritage; realizing not only my rights but also my duties and responsibilities as a citizen. Make this great land and all its people know clearly Your will, that they may fulfill the destiny ordained for us in the salvation of the nations, and the restoring of all things in Christ. Amen
Young Adult Holy Hour with BISHOP HYING
Friday, July 16, 7 PM—St. William Church / 456 N Arch St, JVL
Adults in their 20s and 30s are invited to join us on Friday, July 16, at St. William Church for Venite Adoremus, a young-adult holy hour. The evening kicks off at 7 PM with Confession, Eucharistic Adoration, and a short talk by Bishop Hying. Following the holy hour, we’ll gather for fellowship, food, drinks, and music. Hosted by the Janesville Catholic Churches. For more information, visit facebook.com/CatholicsOnTheRock or contact Kris at [email protected]
Mass Intentions = Living Monday, July 5 No Mass Tuesday, July 6 12:10 PM Hartzell Kas Wednesday, July 7 NO MASS Thursday, July 8 8:15 AM Marcy Marklein—10 Years Friday, July 9 8:15 AM Jessical Lynn Szerlong Saturday, July 10 4:30 PM Richard M. McCann Sunday, July 11 8:30 AM Parishioners of Nativity of Mary 10:30 AM Cole Ansier
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No Daily Mass July 7
No Confessions July 3 & 10
Mass Intentions
Mass intentions are issued based on the universal law of the Church. Mass intentions are scheduled on a first-come-first-served basis. The suggested offering is $10 per intention. Please call your parish secretary, Sharlet, at 608-752-7861, extension 100.
A request may be made for: a person who is living a person who is deceased members of a family an intention fitting to the Eucharistic celebration; vocations, dedication to life, persecuted Christians, world peace, etc.
News & Notes
Current guidelines for Mass attendance
The Diocese of Madison has begun a phased relaxation to the cessation of the COVID-19 Mass guidelines, and a return to normalcy.
Fully-vaccinated persons may choose to not wear masks.
Those who are at greater risk of illness, including those who are not vaccinated, will want to continue to wear a mask, or stay at home and watch Mass from there; livestreamed on our Facebook page, or look for the a video recording at our website, at www.nativitymary.org. As always, if you or a family member are not feeling well, please stay home and rest. Together, we can help our community to stay healthy.
ECHO CALENDAR RAFFLE
Weekly $100 Drawings on Tuesdays From July 6 to December 28, On Facebook Live Big drawing of $1000 on December 1! $25 per ticket (each ticket can win more than once) Cash or check to ECHO accepted. Contact 608-754-5333 for more information, or Greg & Sandy Kraft 608-754-5615.
Stay connected to St. Mary’s Parish
Go to www.nativitymary.org for parish information, bulletins, uplifting stories, current news and other relevant Catholic content. Check in frequently to view the video series “A Moment with the Bishop”. Here, Bishop Hying takes a few minutes with us, nearly every day, to reflect on the gospel, scripture, the sacraments and more, delivering worthwhile messages about our Catholic faith directly to parishioners of the Madison diocese.
A link to our Facebook page, as well as one to St. Mary School’s website can be found here, too.
Weekend Masses are livestreamed at our website and on Facebook. Recorded Masses are accessible as well.
Other Live Stream and Televised Masses:
WISC-TV / Channel 3000 Sunday 6:00 AM TVW and Direct TV 14 Sunday 7:00 AM EWTN Live Weekdays at 7:OO AM (replays during the day) https://www.ewtn.com/tv/watch-live AGRACE HOSPICE
In July, grief support specialists from Agrace are offering virtual (accessible with a tablet, computer or smartphone) grief support groups for adults:
Bridges Support Group meets July 7 and July 21, from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m.
COVID-19 Loss Group meets every other Wednesday. In July, meetings are July 14 and 28, rom 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Pre-registration is required for all groups. For details, including other groups, fees or to register, visit Agrace.org/GriefGroups or call (608) 327-7118.
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