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Tuesday, June 30, 2009 Marriage Encounter By St Mary Administrator @ 11:18 AM :: 55 Views :: :: Community News “My grace is sufficient for you…” (Second Reading) Come and see what graces are available to your marriage/holy orders on a Worldwide Marriage Encount... Read More..

Tuesday, June 30, 2009 From Tackling Crime To Studying Scripture By St Mary Administrator @ 11:15 AM :: 41 Views :: :: Events After ending his illustrious career as the longest serving district attorney in the country, E. Michael McCann headed back to Catholic school. McCann ... Read More..

Tuesday, June 30, 2009 Your Invited... By St Mary Administrator @ 11:15 AM :: 57 Views :: :: Community News The School Sisters of Notre Dame invite you to an enchanting evening…Gemütlichkeit at the Castle on Sunday, July 12, 2009, 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM at Notre... Read More..

Tuesday, June 30, 2009 Youth Ministry CRE and Confirmation Registrations By St Mary Administrator @ 11:13 AM :: 53 Views :: :: Youth Ministry News Youth Ministry CRE registrations for those entering grades 7-10 and Confirmation registrations for those entering 11th grade are due July 15. If you d... Read More..

Tuesday, June 30, 2009 Help Wanted! By St Mary Administrator @ 11:12 AM :: 71 Views :: :: Church News Looking for an energetic Catholic who is willing to learn. Must be excited about your faith and interested in passing it on. No experience or speciali... Read More..

Tuesday, June 30, 2009 Thank You By St Mary Administrator @ 10:53 AM :: 72 Views :: :: Church News THANK YOU to our 7 parishioners who will be offering their computer expertise at Niederkorn Library Tuesday and Wednesday nights from 6:00 PM - 8:00 P... Read More..

Tuesday, June 30, 2009 Thank You By St Mary Administrator @ 10:51 AM :: 68 Views :: :: Human Concerns Grateful thanks for the food. About 30 hungry workers were served last Saturday at the Habitat house. And they had quite a feast with your generosity... Read More..

Tuesday, June 30, 2009 Children’s Corner By St Mary Administrator @ 10:50 AM :: 47 Views :: :: Child Ministry News Last week's answers The Father the Son and the Holy Spirit are called the *Trinity* The sacrament of forgiveness is *Reconciliation* This week's word... Read More..

Tuesday, June 30, 2009 French BoyChoir Concert By St Mary Administrator @ 10:49 AM :: 66 Views :: :: Church Events On Sunday, July 19, St. Mary's will be host to a concert by The French Boychoir, a professional boychoir from France touring the country. The concert,... Read More..

Tuesday, June 30, 2009 Theology Uncorked By St Mary Administrator @ 10:48 AM :: 19 Views :: A free summer speaker series for slightly older "young-at-heart" adults.. Join us on July 8 for Abraham, Sarah & Hagar: Mary McHugh, Pastoral Associat... Read More..

Tuesday, June 23, 2009 Homily Notes By St Mary Administrator @ 11:13 AM :: 92 Views :: :: Church News From July 26 to August 23, we will be reading from the sixth chapter of the Gospel of St. John. This chapter has 71 verses, one of the longest chapter... Read More..

Tuesday, June 23, 2009 Chicken & Ham Dinner By St Mary Administrator @ 11:12 AM :: 54 Views :: :: Community News Shepherd of the Hills Parish Picnic and country style chicken and ham dinner will be held on Sunday, July 12 from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm. Adults are $8.5... Read More..

Tuesday, June 23, 2009 Parish Council By St Mary Administrator @ 11:12 AM :: 77 Views :: :: Church News Special thanks to all who took part in the discernment process. The following people were discerned: Bill Henkle, Patrick Jentges, Janice Doers, and J... Read More..

Tuesday, June 23, 2009 Work of Mercy By St Mary Administrator @ 11:11 AM :: 55 Views :: :: Community News Works of Mercy is a new ministry of the Capuchins Franciscans where adults with special needs join with others to help… “clothe the naked” (Matt 24:vs... Read More..

Tuesday, June 23, 2009 Children's Corner By St Mary Administrator @ 10:43 AM :: 49 Views :: :: Child Ministry News Last week's answers: We, the church carry on *Jesus'* mission. *All of us* are called to carry on the work of peace and justice.This week's words: h... Read More..

Tuesday, June 23, 2009 Christian Women’s Society By St Mary Administrator @ 10:38 AM :: 41 Views :: :: Christian Women Quarterly Meeting will be held on Saturday, July 11 at 10:00 AM at St. Mary’s Campus - Cafeteria. Coffee and donuts will be served.

Tuesday, June 23, 2009 Say Cheese! By St Mary Administrator @ 10:38 AM :: 47 Views :: :: Community News Start collecting those adorable photos of the children in your life and enter them in Catholic Herald Parenting’s 2009 cover photo contest. Photo entr... Read More..

Wednesday, June 17, 2009 Social Justice: WE ARE WHAT WE EAT By St Mary Administrator @ 11:43 AM :: 181 Views :: :: Social Justice As a result of a larger market for organic foods with overall lower costs to consumers, many organic products today have been “industrialized” and com... Read More..

Wednesday, June 17, 2009 SOCIAL JUSTICE: The World Crisis of Water Supply By St Mary Administrator @ 11:42 AM :: 182 Views :: :: Social Justice We turn on our faucets and there it is – water. There are 14 billion cubic kilometers of water on earth, a volume roughly equivalent to the moon, cons... Read More..

Wednesday, June 17, 2009 Social Justice: HR 676 – Medicare for All By St Mary Administrator @ 11:41 AM :: 59 Views :: :: Social Justice The U.S. spends over $2.3 trillion, or $7,500 per capita, for healthcare in the US, yet 42 percent of people under 65 have inadequate or no insurance ... Read More..

Wednesday, June 17, 2009 Social Justice: The Great Pacific Garbage Patch By St Mary Administrator @ 11:38 AM :: 98 Views :: :: Social Justice Or: Like Diamonds, Plastics are Forever Some five “stews of plastic crap” covering 40% of the water area, are floating in our oceans, where due to ... Read More..

Wednesday, June 17, 2009 Pick Up Your Raffle Tickets By St Mary Administrator @ 11:37 AM :: 74 Views :: :: Church Events We will be handing out raffle tickets after each mass on June 27 and 28, 2009. Please pick up your tickets. We will not be placing them in envelopes a... Read More..

Wednesday, June 17, 2009 Parish Festival Meeting By St Mary Administrator @ 11:37 AM :: 73 Views :: :: Church Events The next parish festival meeting will be July 1, 2009 at 7:30 PM in the St. Mary's School Teacher Lounge.

Wednesday, June 17, 2009 Noah’s Ark Tickets Available! By St Mary Administrator @ 11:36 AM :: 94 Views :: :: Youth Ministry News We have extended the deadline to sign-up for the Youth Ministry trip to Noah’s Ark on Thursday, July 9. Tickets are $40 per person which includes admi... Read More..

Wednesday, June 17, 2009 Thank You By St Mary Administrator @ 11:36 AM :: 74 Views :: :: Human Concerns Special thanks to the Christian Women for donating 100.00 and to Mary McHugh for donating the $200.00 proceeds of the bag lunches she made for the Sus... Read More..

Wednesday, June 17, 2009 Prep School By St Mary Administrator @ 11:36 AM :: 52 Views :: :: Community News Saint John’s Prep School—a Catholic/Benedictine, co-ed, day and boarding school offering a college preparatory curriculum. Founded in 1857 and sharing... Read More..

Wednesday, June 17, 2009 Prayer for our Mission Trip By St Mary Administrator @ 11:35 AM :: 102 Views :: :: Youth Ministry News 33 Students and 7 adults from the area parishes will be traveling to Lexington, KY from June 28- July 3 to attend a Catholic Heart Workcamp In Lexingt... Read More..

Wednesday, June 17, 2009 Car Wash By St Mary Administrator @ 11:34 AM :: 66 Views :: :: Port Catholic School News The Port Catholic class of 2010 is sponsoring a car wash on Sunday June 28 from 10:00 AM-1:00 PM at Shopko Express. Funds raised will help pay for the... Read More..

Wednesday, June 17, 2009 Parish Council At St. Ben’s By St Mary Administrator @ 11:34 AM :: 65 Views :: :: Church News In lieu of the July meeting, the parish council will be going to Saint Ben's again this year on Thursday, July 16, They will meet at 3:30 PM at Jo Ann... Read More..

Wednesday, June 17, 2009 Ice Cream Social By St Mary Administrator @ 11:34 AM :: 46 Views :: :: Community News Interfaith Caregivers or Ozaukee County is holding its annual Old Fashioned Ice Cream Social on July 4 from 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM in Veteran’s Park in Po... Read More..

Wednesday, June 17, 2009 Children’s Corner By St Mary Administrator @ 11:33 AM :: 47 Views :: :: Child Ministry News Last week's answers. A group of Jesus' disciples worshiping together is a *parish* The Holy Spirit is the *third* person of the Trinity.This week's ... Read More..

Wednesday, June 17, 2009 Theology Uncorked By St Mary Administrator @ 11:32 AM :: 84 Views :: :: RCIA News All "young at heart" adults are invited to this free summer speaker series on Abraham, Our Father in Faith. Topics, speakers, and dates are: July 8, "... Read More..

Wednesday, June 17, 2009 Natural Family Planning By St Mary Administrator @ 10:58 AM :: 49 Views :: :: Community News Marquette University College of Nursing Institute for Natural Family Planning has recently launched a new online study which compares the effectivenes... Read More..

Wednesday, June 17, 2009 St. Vincent De Paul By St Mary Administrator @ 10:57 AM :: 39 Views :: :: Community News May Contributions—$60.00 and 51.86 lbsMay Distributions—331 (9,320.27 lbs) and $5,555.00 in Sentry/Piggly Wiggly food-only certificatesMay Expenses—$5... Read More..

Wednesday, June 17, 2009 Contemplative Retreat By St Mary Administrator @ 10:57 AM :: 50 Views :: :: Community News Contemplative Retreat for Women – Sunday-Saturday, July 12-18, 2009. This retreat is a blend of daily individual direction, feminine energy, and ritua... Read More..

Wednesday, June 10, 2009 Welcome By St Mary Administrator @ 8:24 AM :: 71 Views :: :: Church Events As was announced several weeks ago Mr. Tomothy Charek is the new shared business director for the three parishes. Council members and staff are invite... Read More..

Wednesday, June 10, 2009 Blood Drive By St Mary Administrator @ 8:23 AM :: 44 Views :: :: Community News St. Matthew Church on 1525 N. Grant St in Port Washington will be hosting a Blood Drive on Tuesday, June 16 from 1:00 PM to 6:00 PM. Childcare is prov... Read More..

Wednesday, June 10, 2009 Theology-on-Tap 2009 By St Mary Administrator @ 8:22 AM :: 75 Views :: :: Church News Tap into something More.Theology-on-Tap, a four week summer speaker series for single and married adults in their 20s and 30s, will run from July 6 – ... Read More..

Wednesday, June 10, 2009 Feed My Starving Children By St Mary Administrator @ 8:21 AM :: 56 Views :: :: Community News YOU gave hope to hungry children. Human Concerns has one international outreach a year, during Lent. Feed My Starving Children, a Christian organizat... Read More..

Wednesday, June 10, 2009 Going to College? Know someone who is? By St Mary Administrator @ 8:21 AM :: 70 Views :: :: Church Events Do you know someone who is heading off to college this fall? Would you like to help them connect with people of faith when they get there? A new websi... Read More..

Wednesday, June 10, 2009 CPR Classes By St Mary Administrator @ 8:19 AM :: 79 Views :: :: Church Events We are offering CPR/AED classes over the summer. These one-day classes will be offered Saturday June 27 and Saturday July 25 from 8:00 AM until 4:00 P... Read More..

Wednesday, June 10, 2009 Marriage Encounter By St Mary Administrator @ 7:59 AM :: 39 Views :: :: Community News Jesus lives with us and in us through his Body and Blood; and He lives in our Sacrament of Marriage. The next Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekends ar... Read More..

Wednesday, June 10, 2009 Tapping Your Inner Well By St Mary Administrator @ 7:58 AM :: 49 Views :: :: Events Tapping Your Inner Well Through the Arts (Painting, Poetry, Basketry) – Sunday-Saturday, July 5-11, 2009. Let your creativity flow freely. Spend a wee... Read More..

Wednesday, June 10, 2009 2009 Street Improvements By St Mary Administrator @ 7:56 AM :: 59 Views :: :: Community News The reconstruction of Dodge, Woodruff, Catalpa, Van Buren, Johnson, and Powers streets will begin on Monday, June 15. PLEASE DO NOT PARK ON ANY OF THE... Read More..

Wednesday, June 10, 2009 Spring Clean Up Day By St Mary Administrator @ 7:56 AM :: 51 Views :: :: Church News St. Mary’s will be holding a Spring Clean Up day on June 27 from 8:00 am to 12:00 pm. Come and help us make the parish grounds look great.

Wednesday, June 03, 2009 Outstanding Academic Performances By St Mary Administrator @ 6:20 PM :: 63 Views :: :: Port Catholic School News Please join us in congratulating Port Catholic alumni for their outstanding academic performances at Port Washington High School for the 2008/2009 sch... Read More..

Wednesday, June 03, 2009 Young Adults Welcome By St Mary Administrator @ 6:19 PM :: 59 Views :: :: Youth Ministry News The Young Adult Core Team is meeting to finalize details for this summer’s Theology on Tap series, on Wednesday, June 10, at 7:00 PM at the Alpine Vil... Read More..

Wednesday, June 03, 2009 Pastor's Computer By St Mary Administrator @ 6:18 PM :: 75 Views :: :: Church News This note from me is gong to take the form of a letter to the parish because it will deal with a few issues facing the parish in the near future. Firs... Read More..

Wednesday, June 03, 2009 Got Computer Skills? By St Mary Administrator @ 6:15 PM :: 58 Views :: :: RCIA News Want to help the unemployed? Job searches, job applications, sending of resumes, etc. are often being done over the internet. But, not everyone is com... Read More..

Wednesday, June 03, 2009 Children's Corner By St Mary Administrator @ 6:14 PM :: 43 Views :: :: Child Ministry News Last week's answers. The Mass is both a meal and a *sacrifice* The gifts of bread and wine become the Body and Blood of Jesus in the *Liturgy of the ... Read More..

Wednesday, June 03, 2009 Immigration Reform By St Mary Administrator @ 5:41 PM :: 71 Views :: :: Church News On June 8, the President will meet with a small group of lawmakers from both parties to begin discussions on the issue of immigration reform. We ask y... Read More..

Wednesday, June 03, 2009 Women Nurturing Women By St Mary Administrator @ 5:40 PM :: 60 Views :: :: Church Events Elizabeth Ministry SeminarWednesday, June 10, 2009, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PMSt. Stephen Parish, Milwaukee(5880 S. Howell Ave. - next to airport)Elizabeth Min... Read More..

Wednesday, June 03, 2009 Food Help Needed By St Mary Administrator @ 5:38 PM :: 49 Views :: :: Community News Human Concerns was asked to help provide the food, on two occasions, for the 25-30 workers who will be building the Christian Build Habitat House. Par... Read More..

Wednesday, June 03, 2009 Blessing for Graduates By St Mary Administrator @ 5:30 PM :: 57 Views :: :: Youth Ministry News As many of the young people of our parishes prepare to graduate, let us take a moment in prayer for them:Spirit of Wisdom, whose truth fills our world... Read More..

Wednesday, June 03, 2009 Habitat for Humanity Update By St Mary Administrator @ 5:28 PM :: 42 Views :: :: Community News We Broke Ground! Now is the time to become a volunteer help any Wednesday or Saturday. Knowledgeable leaders are on the site to direct all projects. A... Read More..

Wednesday, June 03, 2009 Retirement Announcement By St Mary Administrator @ 5:26 PM :: 72 Views :: :: Church News After more than forty years as bookkeeper of St Mary’s Parish, Ruth Johnson has retired from this position. This is effective May 31. She has devoted ... Read More..

Tuesday, June 02, 2009 All Parish Meeting By St Mary Administrator @ 11:08 AM :: 71 Views :: :: Church Events St. Mary’s will be holding it’s all Parish Council meeting on Thursday, June 4 at 7:00 pm in the School Cafeteria. Come and find out what the Church h... Read More..

Tuesday, June 02, 2009 We Need Fish By St Mary Administrator @ 11:06 AM :: 73 Views :: :: Church News Are you a fisherman? Do you know any fishermen? We are looking for at least 25 fish for our annual parish dinner. (No filet’s Please) The fish are alw... Read More..

Tuesday, June 02, 2009 Personal Retreat By St Mary Administrator @ 10:38 AM :: 45 Views :: :: Community News Personal Retreat or Time Away - Looking for a restful, quiet place to think and pray? Need a place for a bit of peace and quiet?  We welcome you to ou... Read More..

Tuesday, June 02, 2009 Individual Spiritual Direction By St Mary Administrator @ 10:38 AM :: 45 Views :: :: Community News Individual Spiritual Direction - This is a way of being guided to develop one’s faith journey toward wholeness. A person in spiritual direction usuall... Read More..

Tuesday, June 02, 2009 Centering Prayer Group By St Mary Administrator @ 10:37 AM :: 48 Views :: :: Community News Centering Prayer Group – Wednesdays at 7:00 AM -7:45 AM. Need a mid-week refresher time? Start your day praying with others – 20 minutes of silent cen... Read More..

Tuesday, June 02, 2009 CPR Classes By St Mary Administrator @ 10:30 AM :: 67 Views :: :: Church News We are offering CPR/AED classes over the summer. These one-day classes will be offered Saturday June 20 and Saturday July 25 from 8:00 AM until 4:00 P... Read More..

Tuesday, June 02, 2009 Threads of Life By St Mary Administrator @ 9:53 AM :: 50 Views :: :: Community News Threads of Life: A Weaving Retreat - Learn the art of loom weaving while experiencing a silent retreat and a daily meeting with a spiritual guide. The... Read More..

Tuesday, June 02, 2009 Marriage Encounter By St Mary Administrator @ 9:29 AM :: 46 Views :: :: Community News “Lord, send out your Spirit, and renew the face of the earth.” The Spirit comes into our marriage like the tongues of fire came to the apostles. Bring... Read More..

Tuesday, June 02, 2009 Tent Revival By St Mary Administrator @ 9:20 AM :: 68 Views :: :: Church News “Come to Jesus” a Catholic Tent Revival will feature inspirational talks by Catholic Evangelists Jim Murphy, Mark Nimo and Armando Briceño. A childre... Read More..

Tuesday, June 02, 2009 Marriage Tips By St Mary Administrator @ 9:19 AM :: 65 Views :: :: Church News Hospitality is a Christian virtue. Does this mean God is calling you to have a party tonight? Maybe. What is God calling you to share with others? For... Read More..

Tuesday, June 02, 2009 Catholic Questions By St Mary Administrator @ 9:18 AM :: 67 Views :: :: Church News Are you a Catholic who has questions about integrating your faith and moral convictions into your public life? If so, two excellent sources of informa... Read More..

Tuesday, June 02, 2009 Children's Corner By St Mary Administrator @ 9:16 AM :: 51 Views :: :: Child Ministry News Last week’s answers. 1. The three days are called the Triduum. 2. The part of the Mass in which we here the readings and the homily is he Liturgy of... Read More..