Mother of Good Counsel Parish & School
April 19, 2015
Mother of Good Counsel Parish & School ~ April 19, 2015
6924 W. Lisbon Ave. Milwaukee, WI 53210 ~ Main Number: 414 442-7600
website: mgcparish.org ~ Parish FAX: 444-0408 ~ School FAX 442-0644
Weekend Masses: Saturday 5:00 PM, Sunday 10:00 AM ~ Weekday Masses: Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday 8:15 AM
Calendar for the week of April 19 ~
Third Sunday of Easter
Sunday, April 19 ~
Faith Formation Classes from 8:30-12:30
10:00am Mass
Michel Baptism
11:15am Iwanowski Baptism
Monday, April 20 ~
7:00pm AA/Al-anon ~ Paulik Hall
8:00pm Young Men’s Basketball ~ Gym
Tuesday, April 21 ~
8:15am Mass
9:00am St. Vincent de Paul ~ SVDP Room
9:00am Wellness Nurse ~ Bride’s Room
6:30pm Finance Committee ~ Parish Living Room
Wednesday, April 22 ~
3:20pm Choir Practice ~ Church
4:30pm Practice: Hand Bells ~ Church
6:30pm Practice: Choir ~ Church
Thursday, April 23 ~
8:15am Mass
9:15am Staff meeting ~ Parish Living Room
1:30pm School music Practice ~ Church
8:00pm Men’s Basketball ~ Gym
Friday, April 24 ~
10:00am Close-Knit Friends Ministry Group ~ PLR
Saturday, April 25 ~
7:45am Rosary
8:15am Mass followed by individual reconciliation
5:00pm Mass of Anticipation
Sunday, April 26 ~
Faith Formation Classes from 8:30-12:30
10:00am Mass
McCully Baptism
11:00am 1st Eucharist Banners ~ Church
12:00pm 1st Eucharist Rehearsal ~ Church
Linen Ministry pickup for
April 19 is Mary Ann Hammond
Parish Office Hours
Monday - Thursday: 8 to Noon, 1 to 4
Friday: 8 to Noon
Sunday, April 19
10:00am † John Babich
Tuesday, April 21
8:15am
For MGC Parish
Thursday, April 23
8:15am
For MGC Parish
Saturday, April 25
8:15am
For MGC Parish
5:00pm † Clarence Gabor
Sunday, April 26
10:00am † Helen Fernando
Remember your loved one with a Mass intention
"Thy Word is a lamp unto my feet
and a light unto my path."
Readings for the Week of April 19, 2015
Sunday: Acts 3:13-15, 17-19/1 Jn 2:1-5a/Lk 24:35-48
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: 1 Pt 5:5b-14/Mk 16:15-20
Next Sunday: Acts 4:8-12/1 Jn 3:1-2/Jn 10:11-18
SCRIP volunteers for April 25 & 26
Saturday ~ K. Kohut & R. Babich
Sunday ~ A. Cross & L. Gross
SCRIP can also be purchased at the Parish Office during the
week. There’s a great selection of scrip cards. Help support the
good works of MGC.
Good Steward Weekly Report
Week 41
Weekly
YTD
Budgeted
4/5 & 4/12
04/12/15
Week 41
Envelopes
$12,371
$202,207
$208,942
Offertory
$1,300
$13,796
$13,404
School
$292
$7,544
$6,623
Totals
$13,963
$223,547
$228,969
Short of budget
($5,422)
Those who serve April 25 & 26
Saturday, April 25 ~ 5:00pm
Servers: B. Dompke & E. Berthold
Lectors: V. Hetzel
Eucharistic Ministers: V. Hetzel, K. Kohut, C. Jacobson,
L. Schultz, P. Sovey, M. Gundrum
Sunday, April 26 ~ 10:00am
Servers: G. Mortell, C. Mortell
Lectors: G. Stanosz, Sr. C. Thresher
Eucharistic Ministers: M. Grant, A. Kallman, L. Maigatter,
M. Moritz, C. Nilssen, B. Ninnemann, T. Rowan
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Weekdays, April 21 ~ M. Monteagudo, M. Voss
April 23 ~ L. Willis, L. Gleesing
Happy Birthday to our
MGC Kids and Teens
April 19 ~
Olivia Alvarez
Lucas Budziszewski
Nicholas Kallman
Frances Monteagudo
Jennifer Pacheco
Amos Tamanji
Ella Wlodyka
April 20 ~
Miguel Monteagudo
Mamaa Yorke
April 21 ~
Iyionia Crawley
Cloe Hoffmann
April 22 ~
Nicolas Atchison
April 23 ~
Brooke Barnes
Tremaine Knowles
April 24 ~
Kyle Mettlach
Amare Nixon
April 25 ~
Janiya McGee-Crawl
PASTORAL STAFF: MGC Main Number 414-442-7600
Parish Director: Deacon Andy Meuler.....................x125
[email protected]
Assisting Priest: Fr. Dan Pekarske SDS..................x103
[email protected]
Deacon Dean Collins................................. 262-782-0535
[email protected]
Deacon Arturo Ysmael SDS…..……..…..………….x147
[email protected]
Director of Faith Formation: Rebecca Scholz…….x107
[email protected]
Director of Music: Dr. Mark Konewko..................... x117
[email protected]
Business Manager: Sue Puls……........................... x105
[email protected]
Director of Compliance: Rachel Baker…………….x104
[email protected]
Director of Facilities: Adolfo Delgado……............. x168
[email protected]
Parish Secretary: Theresa Boeckeler......................x102
[email protected]
SCHOOL STAFF
Principal: Regina Shaw …….................................... x119
[email protected]
School Secretary: Barb Berthold …........................ x118
[email protected]
Director of Extended Care: Denise Schienke…..... x123
[email protected]
Cafeteria Director: Lisa Klug…………….…………...x122
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Trustees
Mary Moritz & Bob Ninnemann
Pastoral Council
Chairperson: Steve Prueher......414-640-0190
St. Vincent DePaul: 414-442-7600 x155
Other Ministries:
Contact the Parish Office at 414-442-7600 x102 or the
School Office x118. For a more complete listing of our
ministries check our website at mgcparish.org.
2015 Easter Memorials
In Memory Of
Robert Steger
Bernice Steger
Rita Giese
Remembered by
Nancy Steger
Nancy Steger
Nancy Steger
From the Desk of Father Dan
Dear friends,
The one word that keeps popping up in our prayers and reflections this Easter season is “joy”, a
very interesting word. We don’t say contentment, gladness, or even happiness. We say Easter joy. How is
this one word different from the others? How is it special?
Contentment is obviously a welcome feeling. It is a kind of fullness, a satisfaction when something
we began has been completed well and we can rest content. It is often a word we use when we have just
finished off a great meal. We are content, satisfied, and we can’t eat another bite. But the experience of
Easter does not engender contentment because it points to something more, something further off, the
completion of which we still long for. In this way Easter Joy is not felt as contentment.
What about happiness. Certainly we are happy with the Easter season. We are happy to recall
Christ’s death and resurrection; we are happy with the warm weather and flowers and budding trees; we are
happy with the chocolate bunnies, dyed eggs and jelly beans. But this happiness tends to be very
superficial. Once we bite the ears off our chocolate bunnies our happiness peaks and simultaneously fades.
And once all the stuff is gone, our happiness too recedes.
Joy is different. In the Mass we speak about waiting for our Savior “with joyful hope.” Unlike
contentment, joy is forward looking. We await its completion. Unlike happiness, it is not superficially
linked to material things. So joy does not fade as the things around us change. In fact, we can be joyful
even in adversity, even in our sufferings. Joy is deeper and more long-lasting than mere happiness.
Joy is one of the fruits of the Holy Spirit. It is a precious gift. It is connected with the other gifts of
the Spirit: mildness, peace and patience. Joy is a refuge in times of trial. When Pope Francis speaks of the
“joy of the gospel” he is pointing too the deep radiating peace and good will that come from believing that
in dying Christ destroyed our death, and that by rising he restored our life. Even if the events of life can
shake us, they can never destroy the joy that flows from placing our trust in the words of Jesus, and in his
promise of everlasting life.
May the deep joy of Easter that far surpasses contentment, gladness and mere happiness; continue
to grow in our hearts this Easter season. And may we take that joy to all who are sorrowing.
Love, Fr. Dan
MILITARY OUTREACH ~ USA
Let us know of any family members or friends who are currently serving and we will add their names to our prayer
list. [Submit the information below to the parish office.]
Name of military member:
Rank and branch of service:
Where deployed:
Relation to: / name of parish member: (e.g. Son of John Smith)
FYI Elvira Hanauer would like her friends at MGC to
know she is now in residence at Luther Manor. Visitors
are most welcome.
Milwaukee County GO Pass for Seniors
The MCTS has begun to hand out the free transit pass to
Milwaukee County residents 65 and older and residents
with disabilities. The pass is known as the GO Pass.
MCTS will process applications and hand out the free
passes at the MCTS Administration Building (1942 N.
17th ST, Milwaukee) between the hours of 9am-2pm
Monday through Friday. Applications can be downloaded
at www.RideMCTS.com
Military Prayer list
Coleman Harrington, son of Kevin and
Kathy Harrington
Bradley Dompke, Godson of Tony and
Gail Dompke
Please keep them and all people affected by war in
your Prayers and thoughts!
In Loving Memory
God has called to Himself
the following Parishioner
Nancy Kapusta
Let us pray as a community of faith that she
may experience the joy and peace of eternal
life. Our deepest assurance of prayer for
her and her family.
SAINT VINCENT DE PAUL
AKNOWLEDGEMENT
The Saint Vincent de Paul South Side Meal
Program, would like to acknowledge the
service of a longtime volunteer, Alan
Buenning who died suddenly, Thursday,
March 26th, 2015.
Thank you Alan!
And this is the will of him who sent me, that I shall lose
none of all those he has given me, but raise them up at
the last day. Jn. 6:39
FaithSeekers Invitation
Monthly faith sharing group, FaithSeekers,
invites interested adults to watch the series
and discuss: “Catholicism– The Journey of a
Lifetime”, produced by Fr. Robert Barron.
When: Begins April 23rd, 2015
Where: Donna Bieser’s home, in the
Enderis Park Neighborhood
How often: 4th Thursday of every month
What time: 6:30pm to 8:00pm
Cost? There will be no cost to participate
If interested call: Donna @ 414-476-7610
Retreat Weekend Invitation!
This is an open invitation for MGC parish
members to experience a retreat weekend
at New Melleray Abbey. This is an
opportunity to make a personal retreat
with the monks in prayer, solitude, and
spiritual reflection. New Melleray Abbey is a Trappist
Monastery in farm country just south of Dubuque, Iowa.
The cost is $70.00 per night including meals. Men and
women are invited. If you are interested please contact
Dick Mason (414) 614-7724 or Theresa at the Parish
Office. Limited space is available.
Religious Education
First Eucharist Retreat
The children of our parish celebrating First Eucharist
this May will be attending a retreat. Through
storytelling, banner making, and a number of interactive
experiences, parents and children will explore themes
central to our understanding of the Eucharist. This
retreat will take place on Sunday, April 26 from 11
A.M. to 2:30 P.M. in the parish living room. Call
Rebecca Scholz @ 414-442-7600 X107 or email
[email protected] for more information.
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Vacation Bible School
Sign up is approaching fast for VBS. Watch for
banners, letters, and bulletin on information on how to
register. VBS will take place June 15 through June 19
at St. Sebastian. We appreciate if you have time and
would like to become a volunteer. Please contact
Rebecca Scholz at [email protected]
Wellness Nurse
Tuesday, April 21
9:00am-10:30am
Please stop in after Mass and visit the nurse to assist
you with any of the following:
1. Health Screening (i.e. blood pressure checks)
2. Health Education
3. Medication Management
Worldwide Marriage Encounter
Are you looking to put Christ in your marriage? Deepen
your communication, rekindle your romance and renew
your sacrament by attending the next Worldwide
Marriage Encounter weekend on May 1-3 in Rockford,
IL or June 12-14 in Brookfield, WI. Early registration is
highly recommended. For more information, visit our
website: alifetimeoflove.org or call (888) 574-5653.
WORLD DAY OF PRAYER
FOR VOCATIONS
Sunday April 26, 2015
Let us remember all vocations in the
Church today. Say a special prayer,
light a candle, thank someone you
know who serves the Church in some form.