saint clement catholic parish...2020/04/05 · continue to pray for the health and well-being of...
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Let us attend to what is good, pleasing, and acceptable in the sight of God who formed us...and let those who have
love in Jesus Christ keep the commandments of Christ.
(Pope St. Clement I, “Letter to the Corinthians”)
SAINT CLEMENT CATHOLIC PARISH135 South Washington Street – Lancaster, Wisconsin 53813
Founded in 1859
For Parish Membership, Baptisms, Weddings, Communion Calls or any other pastoral need, contact the respective parish office.
Bulletin Announcements: Deadline is Monday at noon to the St. Clement Parish Office or to [email protected]
Fr. William Vernon, Pastor 723-4990Bill Manthe, Parish Associate 723-4990Katie Crosby, Parish Secretary 723-4990
Website: www.saintclementparish.com
Josh Jensen, Principal 723-7474Nick Crosby, CRE 7-12 723-4990Rebecca Dean & Melissa Martin, CREs K-6
Email: [email protected] (Katie)
Diocese of Madison, Bishop Donald J. Hying
OFFICE HOURS:St. Clement Parish Office is currently
closed until further notice. Please call if you need assistance, have questions or for
a Sacramental emergency.
FOURTH SUNDAY OF EASTER MAY 3, 2020
STEWARDSHIP OF TREASURE
April 25 & 26Church Support Envelopes � � � � � $5,608�00Offertory Cash� � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � �$62�00Weekly Electronic Giving � � � � � � $1,048�00Easter Offering Envelopes� � � � � � � �$175�00Total � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � $6,893�00Budgeted Offertory for April� � � $32,706�00Offertory Received in April � � � � $34,364�00Budgeted Amount Met � � � � � � � Thank you!
Monthly Offertory Comparison April 2020 (4 weekends) . . . . . . . . $34,364.00April 2019 (4 weekends) . . . . . . . . $32,524.00
Weekly Mass Schedule
Tuesday, May 5 � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � † Gerald & Florence Schildgen
Wednesday, May 6 � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � † James Giesen
Thursday, May 7 � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � † Harold Stelpflug
Friday, May 8 � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � † Donald Fuerstenberg
Saturday, May 9 � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � (morning) † Msgr Norbert Dall
(evening) † Deceased Members of Weber Grover Family
Sunday, May 10 � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � Fifth Sunday of Easter
† Leona & Lavern Digman People of Our Parish
From Our Pastor:From Our Pastor:The Communion antiphon of the Mass for this Fourth Sunday of Easter states: “The Good
Shepherd has risen, Who laid down His life for His sheep, and willingly died for His flock, alleluia!” Today’s Gospel ( John 10:1-10) and Mass prayers refer to the Good Shepherd, Jesus Christ, who gave up His life for His sheep� Through His Passion, death and Resurrection and Ascension into Heaven, Jesus gave life to His sheep and brought them back to the fold� “By His wounds you have been healed� For you had gone astray like sheep, but you have now returned to the Shepherd and Guardian of your souls” (1 Peter 2:25)�
At every Mass, the perfect prayer of the Church, we faithfully pray that the continuing work of Jesus Christ, the Good Shepherd, will bring us eternal joy – that God the Father, Son and Holy Spirit will give us the strength we need to follow Jesus as He leads us to join the saints in Heaven� Holy Mass, an expression of our faith, is at the heart of the Church’s main duty of evangelization� It is from and in this prayer and faith that any and all of our works have any enduring meaning� Please be assured that I’ve been offering Mass every day for the intentions of parishioners and for our parish family�
Prayer, faith, hope and love are God-given virtues that sustain us during difficult, good and all times� During the COVID-19 pandemic, many state governors have imposed civil restrictions, or shutdowns, which we the people have allowed for the common good� Let us continue to pray for the health and well-being of all people, that those who are at risk can stay quarantined and safe as long as needed� Let us keep praying for the safe and responsible re-opening of people’s homes, businesses and churches, for the common good, for all the people whom the shutdowns have so severely hurt, including farmers, restaurant and all small-business and large-business owners and their employees, health-care workers, people who are suffering from non-COVID-19 illnesses, and the tens of millions of unemployed hard-working people who had wonderful livelihoods a month ago and are now facing life-threatening poverty and mental and emotional stress because their work has been suspended or eliminated� Let us pray for our civil leaders to address the shutdowns’ serious effects on people’s physical, financial, social, mental, emotional and spiritual well-being� With faith in God and by His grace, may we persevere through this time, as the virus data becomes clearer and more reliable, and that our civil and religious leaders and all people have learned lessons from the last month – to quarantine and protect the vulnerable and to allow all non-vulnerable people to work and support their families, for all people to be better prepared for the next virus, relying on science and facts and not narratives of misinformation� Let us pray for allowance of the public celebration of Mass and other forms of public prayer in our churches�
As our Lord Himself appointed Saint Peter as the shepherd of His whole flock, handing him the Keys to the Kingdom and giving him authority to lead and guide the entire Church (Matthew 16; John 21), let us pray for all shepherds that Jesus authorizes to serve His Church� The Fathers of Vatican Council II stated that when Jesus Christ put Peter at the head of the other Apostles, He established a lasting and visible source and foundation of the unity of both faith and communion (Lumen gentium, 18)� Ubi Petrus ibi Ecclesia – where Peter is, there is the Church� We pray for Pope Francis, the 265th Successor to Saint Peter, to always proclaim the Good News of Jesus Christ crucified and risen from the dead, to proclaim the Truth with charity and clarity� We pray for a retired pope as well, Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, the 264th Successor to Saint Peter, and for Bishop Donald J� Hying, whom Pope Benedict appointed as bishop in 2011 and whom Pope Francis assigned as the fifth bishop of the Diocese of Madison just one year ago this past Saturday, April 25, the Feast of Saint Mark� In Saint Peter and his successors, and in holy, obedient and courageous bishops and priests, we see Our Lord’s mission continue: inviting and encouraging all people to meet Jesus Christ, crucified and risen from the dead, in a life-affirming and life-changing way, as we all serve and follow the Good Shepherd, Jesus Christ� In communion with our Lord and His vicar, the pope, we know with certainty the Way that leads to salvation: Jesus Christ, the Only Savior of the world� This month of May also reminds us to always pray for the intercession of Jesus’ mother Mary, as He entrusted her to His Church ( John 19:26-27) – Mary, Mother of mercy, pray for us� Amen! Alleluia!
With peace and prayers in Christ,Fr. William Vernon
RECONCILIATIONFridays: 6:30 – 7:30 PM
Saturdays: 4:00 – 5:00 PMFace-to-face reconciliation by appointment only�
“Go perseveringly to the Tabernacle, either bodily or in your heart, so as to feel safe and calm: but also in order to feel loved��� and to love�” – Saint Josemaría Escrivá, 1902-1975 (The Forge, #837)
FAITH FORMATION AT HOMEFORMED has recently added a new feature to their excellent
content of studies, movies, audio recordings and books� It’s FORMED LIVE! This offering is exactly what it says – a live event hosted by a member of the Augustine Institute discussing a topic of the day� Go to FORMED�org at 1 PM to watch the live event which lasts about 30 minutes� You can also view past recordings by scrolling down FORMED’s home page until you get to the FORMED LIVE heading� Last week’s topics included: The Road to Emmaus; What is Spiritual Communion; Who is St� Catherine of Siena; and St� Paul’s Conversion� You can also watch last week’s Virtual National Theology on Tap event with Sr� Miriam James Heidland, SOLT, Fr� John Burns and Matt Fradd� Watch these and other FORMED LIVE events at FORMED�org�
SPIRITUAL COMMUNION PRAYERMy Jesus, I believe that you are present in the most Blessed
Sacrament� I love You above all things and I desire to receive You into my soul� Since I cannot now receive You sacramentally, come at least spiritually into my heart� I embrace You as if You were already there, and unite myself wholly to You� Never permit me to be separated from You� Amen�
A NEW SPRINGTIME OF FAITHThroughout the Easter Season that began on April 12 and will
end on the Solemnity of Pentecost on May 31, the first reading of each Sunday Mass is taken from the Acts of the Apostles� This book of the Bible tells the story of the early Church, beginning with the Ascension of Jesus� On the Mount of Ascension, Jesus commissions His Apostles to, “Go and make disciples of all the nations� Baptize them…�� [and] teach them…” (Mt:28:19-20)� And in Acts of the Apostles, Jesus tells them, “You will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes down on you; then you will be My witnesses in Jerusalem, throughout Judea and Samaria, even to the ends of the earth” (Acts 1:8)� And so they do� Their message was simple: that Jesus Christ suffered and died for our sins, is risen from the dead and is now with God the Father and Holy Spirit as the one and only Savior of the world� As we consider evangelization, the commission given to the Apostles is our own as well� We are to go, teach and tell others about Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior� This is at the heart of evangelization�
Please keep our 2nd grade students from St� Clement School and our Religious Education Program in your prayers, as today, Sunday, May 3, would have been their First Holy Communion� This joyous celebration will be rescheduled for a date later in the year�
“Lord Jesus, Good Shepherd of Your flock, watch over, guide and bless those whom you have entrusted with the care of Your sheep.”
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