ST. RAPHAEL T H E A R C H A N G E L

830 S. Westhaven Drive · Oshkosh, WI 54904 · www.raphael.org

MAY 4, 2014

Third Sunday of Easter

Rev. Doug LeCaptain ..................... Pastor

Rev. Michael Warden .... Parochial Vicar

Betty Schwandt ........... Pastoral Associate

MASS SCHEDULE

WEEKEND

Saturday ........................................ 5:00 pm

Sunday ........... 7:30 am, 9:00 am, 11:00 am

..................... 5:00 pm (thru Memorial Day)

Reconciliation

Saturday ....................................... 4:00 pm

WEEKDAY

Mondays, Tuesdays Wednesdays …...8:00 am

at Franciscan Courts

Thursdays & Fridays ..................... 7:15 am

................................ at St. Raphael Church

PARISH TELEPHONES

Church Office .............................. 233-8044

Fax .............................................. 233-2360

Office Hours 8:00 am - 4:30 pm

......... (Monday - Friday)

Lourdes Academy ...................... 426-3626

This weekend First Communion Weekend

New Member Information Weekend

Coffee/Donuts after Sunday Morning Masses

Knights of Columbus Tootsie Roll Fundraiser

Bella Medical Clinic Baby Bottle Fundraiser

Mother’s Day Tea Party Tickets on Sale

Next weekend HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY!

Mother’s Day Tea Party/Lunch (Saturday)

Craft and Bake Sale after all Masses

Knights of Columbus Rose Sale

Collection for 100 Young Men

Men’s Golf Outing Registration

920-233-8044 parish.office@raphael.org

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DEAR PARISHIONERS...

We are in Easter time, a time to celebrate, rejoice, and give praise to God! It is also a time to celebrate others joining us at the table of the Lord and receiving Jesus. This month we honor Mary, our Mother who birthed Jesus into this world; may we bring Him forward in all of our environments and share Him with all we know, to birth Him into this world.

Other moms choose to love and nurture a child as their own and lavish love on a child they chose to adopt. Moms today say “yes” to life and to bringing life into this world, to bringing a child created in the image of God. Whether your mom is alive or passed on, we all have a mother in Mary who said “yes” to God and “yes” to life. She is always pointing us toward her Son, Jesus.

This month we also honor Mary, Mother of the Church. She continues to point us to her Son, Jesus. We look to make her fiat our own in our lives.

Last Saturday evening St. Raphael hosted Encounter, an evening of praise and worship and Adoration of our Lord. It was a powerful spiritual time of going deeper and encountering the living Christ in Adoration. Opportunity of Reconciliation brought us even closer. One person commented, “I never knew what praise and worship of our Lord was until I came [for Encounter].” On a personal level, I can share that the Spirit moved powerfully and the Sacrament of Reconciliation brings freedom.

Easter time in the church year is a time of joy and sharing in the power of experiencing the risen

Christ. Claim it for yourself and live in the power of the Risen Christ. Look forward to Pentecost, the

celebration of Jesus’ Spirit who comes to dwell in us!

Betty, Pastoral Associate

PARISH LEADERSHIP Business Manager ……………….. ……….. Mark Lindekugel

Deacons ……………………………….Greg Grey, John Ingala

Trustees ……………………………...Josh Adrians, John Thiel

PARISH STAFF Administrative Assistant ............................................ Jill Eaton

Coordinator of Social Communications ............. Sara Erickson

Coordinator of Music and Liturgy ........................ Karen Dean

Coordinator of Stewardship ............................ Sr. Sylvia Egan

Executive Secretary ....................................... Deb Ransbottom

Facilities Management ..................................... Mike Sheridan

High School Youth Ministry ............................... Tanya Heilke

Financial Department .... Anne Glowcheski, Mark Lindekugel

Religious Education Dep...................Jessie Adrians, Kelly Vidmar

Religious Education Secretary .................................. Ann Olig

Baby Bottles Are Back!

Starting this weekend, there will be an

opportunity for everyone to help Bella Medical

Clinic. The baby bottles will be available in the

Gathering Space. During the month of May fill

it with whatever coins or currency you can

provide and then return it to St. Raphael by Memorial Day

weekend. The bottles are used over and over again and

cost over $1 a piece, so please, if you take a baby bottle,

return it by the end of May.

We would like to take this opportunity to welcome our visitors. This weekend is New Member

information Weekend. Please stop by Good Samaritan Hall for information, fellowship, and to enjoy a

fresh cup of coffee and donut holes.

Thought of the Day…

Get rich quick! Count your blessings!

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WHAT’S HAPPENING

Sunday, May 4 First Communion Weekend

Knights of Columbus Tootsie Roll Drive

New Member Information Weekend

Coffee and Donuts after morning Masses 4:30 pm Confessions

5:00 pm Mass

Monday, May 5 8:30 am RU Support

5:00 pm Greet Training

5:30 pm Altar Server Training

6:30 pm Scout Committee Meeting

6:30 pm Oremus

6:30 pm No Scouts

Tuesday, May 6 4:15/5:30/6:45 pm RE Classes (Last One) 6:00 pm Stewardship Community– Cancelled 6:30 pm Adult Faith Commission 6:45 pm Last Qtr. 4 High School RE Session

Wednesday, May 7 9:30 am Women’s Spirituality 4:15/5:30/6:45 pm RE Classes 8:00 pm Last Qtr. 4 High School RE Session

Thursday, May 8 7:15 am Mass

8:30 am Mom’s Group

4:30 pm Worship Environment Planning Mtg

6:00 pm Marriage & the Lord Part 2

7:00 pm Adult Choir

7:00 pm Men’s Choir

7:00 pm Knights of Columbus

Friday, May 9 7:15 am Mass

6:30 pm Catholic Heart Spaghetti Dinner

Saturday, May 10

Knights of Columbus Rose Sale

High School Arts/Craft/Bake Sale

Collection for 100 Young Men

Letter Carrier Food Drive (see page 7) 11:00 pm Mother’s Tea

12:00 pm High School Sacraments Class (1 day)

4:00 pm Confessions

5:00 pm Mass

Sunday, May 11 Happy Mother’s Day

Knights of Columbus Rose Sale

High School Arts/Craft/Bake Sale

Collection for 100 Young Men

Men’s Golf Outing Registration 10:00 pm St. Vincent de Paul Meeting

4:30 pm Confessions

5:00 pm Mass

6:00 pm Aftershock

Stewardship of Sharing

Week ending 04/20/2014

Budgeted Expenses: $ 26,420

Offertory Collections:

Envelopes $ 23,403

Loose Collection $ 4,262

EFT (Electronic Funds Transfer) $ 16,503

Other Revenue $ 180

Total $ 44,347

Suplus $ 17,927

Week ending 04/13/2014

Budgeted Expenses: $ 26,420

Offertory Collections:

Envelopes $ 15,341

Loose Collection $ 1,752

EFT (Electronic Funds Transfer) $ 847

Other Revenue $ 1,191

Total $ 19,131

Deficit $ (7,289)

Finals Week is Coming Soon at UW-Oshkosh

Can you help Father Jason and

the Catholic Newman Center?

Finals at University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh begin May

12 and end May 16. To minister to the students, the

Catholic Newman Center provides snacks and serves a

dinner (we get between 10 and 15 students a night). We

need your help in this ministry.

How you can help?

Bring a dish for dinner (casseroles, lasagna, salad, soup,

etc). Call the Newman Center (920-233-5555) and let us

know what day you will bring a dish and about how many

people it can serve. Then bring that dish to the Newman

Center before 4 pm on the day of the dinner. We need

dishes for four meals, May 12-15.

Bring snacks (bakery, chips and salsa, vegetables,

etc). Please bring these items during the beginning of

finals week (May 12). While not necessary, we would

appreciate a call before you bring the items over so that

we are ready.

Pray for our students. Please pray that they do well on

their finals, but most importantly that they follow the

Lord Jesus Christ well.

Oshkosh Newman Center; 800 Elmwood Ave; Oshkosh, WI

54901; (920) 233-5555; hrutchik@gbdioc.org

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION

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High School Youth Ministry Fundraising Weekend Saturday, May 10- Mother/Daughter Tea from 11-2pm A Tea for all ages to enjoy! Silent Auction, Raffles, Art and Craft Sale Enjoy a time together with your favorite ladies Tickets are on sale now for just $10 each (ages infant to 4 years are free) menu includes: Tea sandwiches, delicious deserts, teas, coffee and punch. All proceeds will support the summer mission trip.

Arts/Craft/Bake Sale after each Mass on Mother’s Day weekend!

Wilderness Escape!

VBS is coming August 11-15

We need help with set design and construction. If you are “handy” please contact Erin Bal at 642-0660 or email m-bal@sbcglobal.net.

Memorial Day Flag Planting and Ice Cream Social

Who: All students grades 6-8

When: Wednesday, May 21, 6:00-8:30

Where: Sacred Heart Cemetery, Oshkosh Details: We will meet at the cemetery to plant flags in honor of Memorial Day.

Following the flag planting we will go to Berry Fresh Frozen Yogurt for food and fellowship

Permission slips are in Kiosk 85 or available online at www.raphael.org. They are due by Monday, May 19

to Jessie Adrians

Faith Formation Corner

First Communion Celebrations are weekends

of May 3/4 and May 17/18. Please keep our

First Communicants in your prayers.

The end of the year prayer service and

celebration for Religious Education will be

May 6 & 7 during regular class times. A

special thanks to Rick and Pat Miller, owners

of Culvers in Oshkosh and Fond du Lac, for

their generous donation of ice cream

sandwiches for the Religious Education End of

the Year Celebration.

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Reflecting on the Scriptures (Acts 2:14, 22-33, Ps. 16:1-11, 1 Peter 1:17-21, Luke 24:13-35)

“Were not our hearts burning within us while he spoke to us on the way and opened the Scriptures to us?” (Luke: 24: 32)

Confused, disappointed, dejected, and grieving---these two disciples had heard Jesus, seen the miracles, and truly

encountered Jesus. This Jesus lived forgiveness, love, healing. This Jesus raised Lazarus, brother of Mary and Martha.

The result of those past three days was incongruous with the Christ they had come to believe in. All hope had vanished. They moved slowly, depression robbing the spring from their steps. They were hurting in their grief. Their Messiah and

their dreams had just been crucified. Most of all, there was fear, not fear that they themselves might be crucified. Theirs was that more horrible fear that comes from the realization that perhaps nothing makes a difference after all, maybe our

dreams and our hopes point to nothing more real than the tooth fairy and the Easter Bunny.

The stranger on the road had been a consolation for these two dejected travelers. Why not ask him to stay? They

continued to share conversation and bread. Suddenly their eyes were opened: in the breaking of the bread. Their hearts were burning, recognizing Jesus. They understood. Jesus was with them again. Their dreams popped like fireworks anew

and alive! Their hope, their dream had not died on that dark Friday afternoon. The Son had risen and their hope was alive again.

Some days I feel like I am trudging along on the road, but I am never in despair, never without hope, not even on the

darkest of days. Not even on the days I am forced to journey the rest of the way with one less friend, one less family member. In the big picture, I am just tent camping here on earth until I arrive home, in the lap of the one who loves me,

who died for my “schmuckiness” of sin.

I encounter people who live the Holy Saturday wait, who are afraid to hope. Jesus said, “Be not afraid”. To any fear, I

say “Get behind me, Satan”. I am journeying and Jesus is with me. It is in his company that I discuss my concerns, questions, and doubts, as they steal in. I am also called to share my hope and offer consolation, bringing others to the

breaking of the bread in the Eucharist. At the Eucharistic table, I recognize Jesus, his sacrifice, his death, and rising to life and hope. May you and I bring others along on the journey to recognize Jesus in the breaking of the bread of life.

Resurrection joy and Easter hope as we journey homeward! Alleluia! Alleluia! Betty Schwandt - Pastoral Associate

THANK YOU PARISHIONERS OF ST. RAPHAEL CHURCH!

The David, Kentucky adult mission team is glad to report that the trip was a success. We thank all parishioners that we represented for their generosity and prayers. Our team of ten was able to put up a two bedroom addition to a trailer home for a family of six. We were able to get the roof up and shingled, the rooms insulated along with attic area, heat installed and windows installed. We also were able to do required general maintenance to the home. The young couple was very eager to help us in any way possible. Two members of the team were able to do some yard work at the mission and help with unloading food for the food pantry.

We thank Sister Kathleen and St. Vincent’s Mission for giving us a place to stay that allowed for good fellowship and relaxation at the end of the day. All participants found it a rewarding experience and our hope is that more parishioners will be able to participate in the future. One need not have a lot of skills, for there is work available for all levels of experience. Thank you again to the generous parishioners of St. Raphael for their support.

Flowers for Mothers

Catholic Cemeteries of Oshkosh, Inc. is pleased to again offer our Flower’s for Mothers Event, on Sunday, May 11, 2014, Mother’s Day. We will have a variety of colors of carnations available, at no cost, to place on the graves of loved Mothers, Grandmothers and any woman who raised you like a Mother.

We are especially pleased to have Lourdes Students volunteering to hand out flowers at each of our three Catholic Cemeteries from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm. Each flower comes with

a prayer card attached so you may offer a prayer for these women. Catholic Cemeteries of Oshkosh are owned and administered by all three Catholic Parishes in Oshkosh. Cemeteries are: Sacred Heart at 2747 Knapp Street Road, Riverside Catholic at 1901 Algoma Blvd. and Calvary at 2450 Algoma Blvd.

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WORKING WITH THE SCRIPTURES – It was Monday morning. When the alarm went off at 5:30 am. Beth reached over to turn it off so it wouldn’t wake Frank and the kids. Then she quickly made coffee, showered and dressed before calling upstairs to the rest of the family. It was the first day of the week.

By the time everyone was on their way Beth felt like she had already put in a full day instead of just getting started. Backing out of her garage into the Monday morning rush hour traffic she thought about the sermon she had heard in church on Sunday. “How much simpler it must have been for the disciples,” she thought. “After all, they had actually seen Jesus in the flesh.” As the light turned red she found herself wondering why, on their way home to Emmaus, two people who knew Jesus well, people who saw Him every day, would not have recognized Him.

But then the light turned green and the thought was lost in traffic. Her day passed pleasantly enough, for a Monday – the usual orders to process and disgruntled customers to pacify. Working for a small cleaning supply company was hardly glamorous but the boss was fair and she liked the work. Almost before she knew it, it was 5:00 pm. She would have just enough time to stop by the cleaners on her way home and have dinner on the table for her family by 6:00. No time to think about Sunday’s sermon now.

Later, after the kids had gone to bed, Beth thought about her day and all the people who had walked with her. She thought about her husband, her children, her boss and her customers. Yes, she believed that in some mysterious way Jesus was present in all of them, but that wasn’t the same thing as those two on the road. These were people she knew. These were people she saw every day. This was different, not like those disciples at all. If Jesus showed up at her dinner table she would definitely recognize Him. At least she was pretty sure she would…wouldn’t she?

Vinal Van Benthem

Clothing Drive for our sister parish One Hundred Migrant Men

In early July, migrants from Mexico, will come to Macon County, TN, to work on the tobacco harvest. These young

men, most of whom are about eighteen to their twenties in age, come to stay in the US for about six months. They leave

their wives, children, and mothers at home. They harvest tobacco and send the money back to their families.

Harvesting tobacco and the subsequent handling, drying and

packing of it is physically hard work. It also comes with several health related dangers including Green Tobacco

Disease and contact with various molds and pesticides.

Fr. Vic has asked for our assistance in providing extra clothing for these men when they first come to work in Macon County.

Workers learn that in order to avoid direct contact with the tobacco leaves, they need to have long sleeved shirts and

changes of clothing. We are calling this clothing drive “One

Hundred Migrant Men” because our goal is to provide about 100 of each item. Some men will need a few things; some

may need all.

For the next two weekends, St. Raphael will collect the following items:

Long sleeved shirts, gently used, sizes S to M

Jeans or work trousers, sizes S to M

Sweatshirts or very lightweight jackets,

sizes S to M

Underwear, socks, lightweight work gloves (new)

Please return these items to church by May 18.

There will be bins in the Gathering Space. The Human Concerns Bulletin Board contains more pictures and

information about tobacco and the harvesting process.

God bless,

Tom and Maureen Donovan, Sister Parish Coordinators

Catholic Identity Pick of the Week: Understanding Marian Devotion

One of the biggest misunderstandings of Catholics by non-Catholics is that Catholics worship Mary. Catholics don't worship Mary. We worship the Triune God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Jesus' mother, Mary, we honor and love. Since she is the mother of the Church, we understand her to be our mother as well. Instead of worshiping Mary, we regularly ask her to intercede for us: "Pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death". We know that Mary is in heaven, and we ask Mary to take our prayers to her Son, because what son can deny his mother's request. Mary is the model of Christian virtues and so we imitate her. In your prayer, contemplate Mary's role in the life of Jesus, and how she can be a bigger part of your life.

-Michael Thiel Seminarian for the Diocese of Green Bay from St. Raphael Parish.

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Laura Baker Charlie Bass Brayden Binder Hunter Buysse-Quandt Jackson Flowers Bejamin Gonzalez Laina Hammen Gavin Hassman Abigail Helfrich Jackson Hoerth

Summer Humski Jera Jennings Julia Koch Lauren Koslowski Kayleigh Lau Garth Martell Kierstin Martin Jaden McKellips Caden McKone Cooper McLaughlin

Logan Musha Kathryn Posanski Carly Salzer Paige Seckar William Shefchik Allison Simmons Madeline Stam Ethan Tsai Wyatt Young

First Communion Blessings to You.

The following children will be baptized at St. Raphael this weekend:

Lincoln Robert, son of Joe & Lindsey Terrill

Raelyn Marie, daughter of Craig & Alicia Jennerjohn

Welcome, Little Ones!

Would you like to become a Greeter? A training

session will be offered at the following time:

Monday, May 5, 5:00–6:00 pm

If you have any questions or to RSVP please

contact the parish office at 233-8044 or jill.eaton@raphael.org

Stepping Stones, a social support group for those who have lost a loved one, meets for dinner every second Wednesday of the month at 6:00 pm.

The next gathering will be on Wednesday, May 14, 2014 at West End Pizza on 20th Avenue in Oshkosh.

Please call Sheila Fink at 376 - 3644 if you plan on attending or would like more

information about Stepping Stones. Please join us for support and sharing.

The Knights of Columbus will have their Third Annual Rose Sale after all Masses Mother’s Day weekend, May 10 & 11.

Proceeds from this sale will go to Bella Medical Center in Oshkosh.

This is a great time to buy a few roses for Mom!

Attention Men & Women Golfers

Here is a chance for fun and friends. On June 21 & 22, 2014 the

St. Raphael Knights of Columbus are

sponsoring the Statewide golf outing at the Utica Golf Course. There will be

games and prizes. Cost is $75 for a single day and $115 for both days. A banquet on

Saturday evening is included with a two day reservation.

Application forms will be at the reception desk at St. Raphael or you can call 233-4119 if you need further

information.

St. Raphael Blood Drive

Saturday, May 10, 2014 -

8:00 am -11:00 am

The Community Blood Center

Blood Mobile will be located in

the St. Raphael parking lot. The

sign-up board is in the Gathering Space.

Please enter the west end doors for check-in.

Michael Steffes and Mariah Damman were married this weekend at

St. Raphael Church. Please keep them in your prayers as they

make a commitment to each other in married love.

The National Association of Letter Carriers is

sponsoring its 22nd annual “Stamp Out

Hunger” food drive. On May 10 carriers will

collect non-perishable food donations left by

mailboxes and in post offices and deliver them to

local community food banks and pantries.

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STEWARDSHIP OF TIME & TALENT

LITURGICAL ROLES MAY 10 & 11, 2014

GREETERS

5:00 pm R. Vandersee Family, T. Polishinski,

M. Kirsch

7:30 am J. Buechel, T. & P. Roblee, S. Duzinske

9:00 am M. & C. Vanden Heuvel, J. Brady,

B. Oberkrieser Family

11:00 am S. Denney, B. Knaus, A. Naparalla,

A. Spaulding Family

5:00 pm 4 NEEDED!

USHERS

5:00 pm B. Feig, J. White, T. Mettlach, J. Geldmeyer

7:30 am D. Timmer, J. Olig, E. Wilke, W. Nocito

9:00 am M. Grover, J. Grover, G. Brantmier,

R. Coshenet

11:00 am A. Langenfeld, B. DeGroot, J. Thome,

D. Schmidt

5:00 pm M. Hammen, R. VanBuren, (1 needed)

SERVERS

5:00 pm Gwendolyn Gruber, Jacqueline Gruber,

Lakin Zima

7:30 am Nolan/Avery/Roman Martell

9:00 am Samantha Boehm, Christina Pecore,

Grant Pecore

11:00 am Carver Schmidt, Jackson Moore,

Ellen Moore

5:00 pm Lia Jaworski, A. Berg, (1 needed)

LECTORS

5:00 pm J. Sosinski, D. Ritter

7:30 am W. Baurecht, J. Strobel

9:00 am C. Thies, B. Thies

11:00 am S. Hawi, K. Backus

5:00 pm J. Adrians, (1 needed)

SACRISTANS

5:00 pm T. Norkofski

7:30 am C. Kniep

9:00 am P. Florek

11:00 am T. Glasnapp

5:00 pm C. VanBuren

MUSICIANS

5:00 pm Kathryn/Adrienne & Sisters

7:30 am Men’s Choir

9:00 am Men’s Choir (Last Men’s Choir)

11:00 am Kathryn/Betsy

5:00 pm Ekklesia

PARISH LIFE Mass Intentions

Saturday, May 3 5:00 pm Mildred Lane † Frances Kohlbeck † Sunday, May 4 7:30 am Sr. Margrit Immoos † 9:00 am Clarence & Anita Petrie † Mike McKone † 11:00 am John & Teckla Check † 5:00 pm For our parishioners † Monday, May 5 8:00 am At Franciscan Courts † Tuesday, May 6 8:00 am At Franciscan Courts † Wednesday, May 7 8:00 am At Franciscan Courts † Thursday, May 8 7:15 am Franklin Kuether † Friday, May 9 7:15 am William Cook † Saturday, May 10 5:00 pm Verona Sawitski † Sunday, May 11 7:30 am Alma Dorschner † Helen Rolph † 9:00 am Genevieve Galicia † Joseph Francis † Sharon Jurkowski † 11:00 am Fuchs & Flanagan Families † Marion Hansen 5:00 pm Delores Bahr †

Readings for the Week of May 4, 2014 Sunday: Acts 2:14, 22-33, 1 Pt 1:17-21, Lk 24:13-35 Monday: Acts 6:8-15, Jn 6:22-29 Tuesday: Acts 7:51--8:1a, Jn 6:30-35 Wednesday: Acts 8:1b-8, Jn 6:35-40 Thursday: Acts 8:26-40, Jn 6:44-51 Friday: Acts 9:1-20, Jn 6:52-59 Saturday: Acts 9:31-42, Jn 6:60-69 Next Sunday: Acts 2:14a, 36-41, 1 Pt 2:20b-25, Jn 10:1-10

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R U Support is a ministry to the recently unemployed and underemployed. We meet in Good Samaritan Hall at St. Raphael Parish on Monday morning from 8:30 – 10:30 am. All are welcome. Questions? Call the Parish Office - 20-233-8044.

Attention Liturgical Ministers June, July and August

Please email Jill Eaton (jill.eaton@raphael) or call 233-8044 with any dates you are not available for

the next three months by May 7. Thank you!