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| Thursday, August 28, 2008 |
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CAPS
By St Mary Administrator @ 9:21 AM :: 11 Views ::  :: Church News
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CAPS—Catholic Association of Port Washington & Saukville—our planning group from our parish councils met on August 20. We continued our discussion regarding how best to ease the administrative burdens of the priests when our cluster is reduced to two priests next June. We are looking at a position of Business Administrator or Director of Administrative Services. Joe Bird who currently serves as Parish Manager for the Holy Family Catholic Community in Fond du Lac spoke to the group regarding his roles and responsibilities. He spoke to the group for about an hour and summed up his role as “keeping the parish running and letting the priests be priests.”
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| Thursday, August 28, 2008 |
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Crafts and Silent Auction Items
By St Mary Administrator @ 9:18 AM :: 11 Views :: :: Church News
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We are looking for crafts and Silet Auction items for our annually craft fair and silent auction held during our Smorgasbord dinner. If you would like to donate any items please bring them by the Parish Office during office hours. If you have any questions please call us at 262-284-5771.
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| Thursday, August 28, 2008 |
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CRE Child Ministry
By St Mary Administrator @ 9:17 AM :: 13 Views :: :: Child Ministry News
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Classes begin on September 15th for K4-4th grade and September 17th for 5th and 6th grade. If you have not registered please do so as soon as possible. If you need assistance or have any questions please feel free to call 262-284-6472.
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| Thursday, August 28, 2008 |
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Living Well Conference still taking reservations!
By St Mary Administrator @ 9:13 AM :: 10 Views :: :: Events
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Don’t miss the Living Well Conference on Friday, September 26, 2008 at the Country Springs Hotel in Waukesha, WI. The conference is a joint endeavor of the Southeastern Wisconsin Area Agency on Aging and Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee, and runs from 8:00 am - 3:30 pm.
Conference fee of $20 per person includes registration materials, keynote presentations, workshops, exhibits and health screening, fabulous lunch, plus "Cyber Cafe" with hands-on computer experience. Bus transportation is available from Elkhorn, Kenosha, Racine, and West Bend for $5 roundtrip.
To register for the conference and for more information on bus transportation call Debbie Wakefield at Catholic Charities, 414-771-2881.
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| Thursday, August 28, 2008 |
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The Bible Corner
By St Mary Administrator @ 9:01 AM :: 13 Views :: :: Church News
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Here are some facts that perhaps you do not know. For the last 200 years gifted scholars in Europe and America have learned more about the Bible than was found for thousands of years before. They studied the languages in which it was written and the ancient cultures from which it came. A new way of analyzing and interpreting the biblical text has been discovered and perfected. At first Catholics and other Christians backed off, Pope Leo XIII broke the ice with a cautious appreciation. Pope Pius XII, in 1943 wrote a document called “Through the Inspiration of the Holy Spirit”, saying that Catholic Scholars should employ the tools of modern biblical research. In 1965 Vatican Council II affirmed this truth and ushered in the greatest renewal of interest in the bible that the Roman Catholic Church has ever seen. Let’s start with the following fact.
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| Friday, August 22, 2008 |
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You and the Hospitality Group
By St Mary Administrator @ 10:01 AM :: 19 Views :: :: Church News
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The hospitality group is looking for some new members to help us out with the monthly Hospitality Sunday events that take place once a month after the 9 am Sunday Mass. This is your opportunity to give to the congregation and help bring people together in a simple and fun way. We are looking for people both to join the group or if you are interested in occasionally cooking a dish to serve at the event. Please give Steve Fiacchino a call for more details at 262.268.0610
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| Friday, August 22, 2008 |
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School Masses
By St Mary Administrator @ 9:19 AM :: 16 Views :: :: Port Catholic School News
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School is just around the corner for the 2008-2009 school year the campus masses will be held on Wednesdays at 8:45 am. Please check the bulletin weekly for Mass times, call the parish office, or check out the churches web site at www.stmaryport.org.
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| Wednesday, August 20, 2008 |
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Crafts
By St Mary Administrator @ 9:29 AM :: 18 Views :: :: Church Events
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We are looking for crafts for our annually craft fair held during our Smorgasbord dinner. If you would like to donate any items please bring them by the Parish Office during office hours. If you have any questions please call us at 262-284-5771.
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| Wednesday, August 20, 2008 |
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October Parish Mission
By St Mary Administrator @ 9:29 AM :: 15 Views :: :: Church Events
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Mark your calendars for October 12 - 16 for our up-coming cluster parish mission. A parish mission is a retreat experience within our parish settings. Fr. Richard Hart will lead us in "Sharing the Good News." Retreat talks will rotate through our 3 parishes and take place Sunday through Thursday evenings at 7:00 pm. Morning Masses Monday through Thursday will be concelebrated and include a retreat-focused homily. Please watch the bulletin for more information.
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| Wednesday, August 20, 2008 |
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Bakers & Volunteers
By St Mary Administrator @ 9:26 AM :: 18 Views :: :: Church News
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Thank you for baking all the delicious desserts for the joint Parish festival. The variety was great! The dessert sale could not have been done without all the help of the bakers and volunteers selling the desserts. The dessert sale was a success. Thanks again from Larry & Aggie Watry.
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| Wednesday, August 20, 2008 |
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Looking for a welcoming, fun, vital faith community?
By St Mary Administrator @ 9:23 AM :: 15 Views :: :: Church Events
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The Friendship Club of Port Washington will be launching its 20th year in September. We are a supportive community that mixes faith sharing and social sharing. Our developmentally disabled adults are paired with non-handicapped peers in an ecumenical bible study setting. Our group continues to grow and more volunteers are needed. Maybe you’d like to be part of this mutual ministry, which meets on the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays at St. Peter of Alcantara during the school year. Please contact Karen Nadolski at 262-284-2066 for more information.
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| Wednesday, August 20, 2008 |
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Children’s Corner
By St Mary Administrator @ 9:21 AM :: 14 Views :: :: Child Ministry News
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Last week’s answer is (b) a ghost, the disciples thought Jesus was a ghost walking out to their boat until Jesus called out to them and reassured them about who he was.
This week’s question Jesus’ name for his Father was (a) Abba (b) Peter (c) Jehovah
Today’s gospel tells us the Good News that salvation is for all people. Jesus tells us about this through the story of the Canaanite woman, in her tradition people worshipped other gods, but she came to believe in Jesus. She turns her heart from what is acceptable in her culture to Jesus. She reached out to Jesus and Jesus reached out to her. This week think about a time you followed Jesus instead of the crowd and take joy in the fact that you made Jesus happy.
Have a blessed week.
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| Wednesday, August 20, 2008 |
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Reflections
By St Mary Administrator @ 8:40 AM :: 18 Views :: :: Church News
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On June 1, 1980, at the old airport on the edge of Paris, Pope John Paul II gently chided the French Catholic Church: “Are you faithful to the promises of your baptism?” We can apply the same question to our own lives.
The right to baptism involves three duties: to learn the faith, to live the faith, to bear witness to the faith. Since we have the tradition of infant baptism, the parents must know this and be willing to fulfill these duties. If the parents are ignorant of this or just not doing what they are supposed to, baptism is tragic: for the child, who will not grow in virtue; for the parents, who are faithless; for the church (that is, Christ) which is being deceived.
A priest notes that there are more entries of baptisms than there are records of First Communions, seven or eight years later. Baptism is a ceremony proclaiming Christian faith.
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| Thursday, August 07, 2008 |
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Crop Hunger Walk
By St Mary Administrator @ 9:04 AM :: 30 Views :: 
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St. Peter’s United Church of Christ will be hosting this year’s Ozaukee County CROP Hunger walk, Saturday, October 11, 2008. Registration begins at 8:30 am with a 9:00 am Step off. It starts and ends at St. Peter’s United Church of Christ, 166 W. Dekora St. Saukville. The length is approximately 3-miles and 1-mile options. The team leader meeting will be on September 9 at 6:30 pm at St. Peter’s UCC in Saukville. If you have any questions please call Mark Gierach at 262-284-0588.
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| Thursday, August 07, 2008 |
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Don’t Forget!
By St Mary Administrator @ 8:05 AM :: 25 Views :: :: RCIA News
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If you become homebound, even for a few weeks while recovering from surgery, parishioners are available to bring communion to you. Stay connected! Please call Mary McHugh 262-284-4266 to arrange for someone to bring communion.
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| Friday, August 01, 2008 |
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Mark Your Calendar!
By St Mary Administrator @ 10:56 AM :: 33 Views ::
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Don’t miss the Living Well Conference on Friday, September 26, 2008 at the Country Springs Hotel in Waukesha, WI. The conference is a joint endeavor of the Southeastern Wisconsin Area Agency on Aging and Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee, and runs from 8:00 am - 3:30 pm.
Conference fee of $20 per person includes registration materials, keynote presentations, workshops, exhibits and health screening, fabulous lunch, plus "Cyber Cafe" with hands-on computer experience.
For information on registration or bus transportation contact Debbie Wakefield at Catholic Charities, 414-771-2881 or via email dwakefield@ccmke.org.
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| Friday, August 01, 2008 |
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Port Catholic Golf Outing
By St Mary Administrator @ 10:12 AM :: 37 Views :: :: Port Catholic School News
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The Port Catholic golf outing is being held on September 27th at Squires. The format will be similar to last year with a few new events. Stay tuned for more information.
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| Friday, August 01, 2008 |
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SOCIAL JUSTICE: Voting for the Common Good
By St Mary Administrator @ 10:06 AM :: 28 Views :: :: Human Concerns
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In November, we Catholics will be called upon to exercise our privilege of voting for our country’s leaders. The ongoing discussion by candidates for leadership should be based on how we as Americans can work together to defend the life and dignity of the human person, and tend to the needs of the poor and vulnerable in our society. Catholic Social Teaching is clear on this call, rooted in the understanding that every human being is created in the image of God.
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| Thursday, July 17, 2008 |
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Boilers
By St Mary Administrator @ 10:46 AM :: 50 Views :: :: Church News
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 The new boilers are in! Thank you to everyone who has donated to this project. We would never been able to do it without you. If you have any questions regarding this project please feel free to contact the parish office at 262-284-5771.
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| Thursday, July 03, 2008 |
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Volunteers Needed
By St Mary Administrator @ 12:02 PM :: 56 Views :: :: Church Events
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We are looking for volunteers for setup on Thursday August 7; serving other parishioners in the food or dessert tents on August 8-9, assisting in bingo on Saturday August 9, and helping with dice game and kids rides. Please sign up in the back of church.
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| Wednesday, May 28, 2008 |
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Going to College?
By St Mary Administrator @ 11:55 AM :: 69 Views :: :: Community News
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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 website of the Catholic Campus Ministers of Wisconsin can help. At www.goingtocollege.org, students coming to campus can sign up to receive information about campus ministry at their prospective Wisconsin schools, as well as an invitation to get involved. The college years can be an important time for faith development. Don’t miss out on the opportunities to meet great people and experience the prayer, service, and social events that campus ministry offers. If you know someone going to college, make sure they visit www.goingtocollege.org!
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| Wednesday, April 23, 2008 |
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Pick N Save Card
By St Mary Administrator @ 3:11 PM :: 104 Views :: :: Church News
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Did you know that Pick N save donates 1% of your purchases to us if you register your card with our number (789800). You can also fill out the forms in the Parish Office.
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| Thursday, March 20, 2008 |
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All Knitters & Crocheters
By St Mary Administrator @ 9:02 AM :: 99 Views :: :: Church Events
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We will be meeting on Thursdays from 12:30 pm —2:30 pm in the St. Mary’s Parish Center Conference Room. Bring your project and join in the companionship.
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| Thursday, March 20, 2008 |
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A Hereafter Reminder
By St Mary Administrator @ 8:33 AM :: 89 Views :: :: Church Events
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Save yourself and those who remain a lot of last minute troubles (and probably a lot of money), by arranging for your final resting place. For more information please contact Paul Taylor at 262–284-0839.
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| Wednesday, February 20, 2008 |
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Pilgrimage to Lourdes
By St Mary Administrator @ 10:10 AM :: 110 Views :: :: Community News
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Marytown is sponsoring a pilgrimage to Lourdes in celebration of the Jubilee year, marking the 150th anniversary of the apparitions. Fr. James Jankowski OFM., conv., rector/pastor of the basilica of St. Josaphat, will be leading this pilgrimage, September 17—October 5. For details contact Brother Jim O’Brein, ofm., conv., e-mail:
or the Lourdes Pilgrimage Office: toll-free 1-877-276-7279, e-mail:
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| Wednesday, January 16, 2008 |
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SOCIAL JUSTICE: Make 2008 an Environmental Year!
By St Mary Administrator @ 8:02 AM :: 109 Views :: :: Human Concerns
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If you have a custom of making new year resolutions, why not make them about helping the environment this year. The following guidelines are adapted from The Consumer’s Guide to Effective Environmental Choices, Union of Concerned Scientists (available from the Port library):
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| Wednesday, June 13, 2007 |
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Social Justice
By St Mary Administrator @ 8:52 AM :: 205 Views ::  :: Human Concerns
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Farming and Faith “A poor person’s field may produce abundant food, but injustice sweeps it away.” (Prov. 13:23). God’s justice is rooted in our stewardship of the earth, part of which is to be informed on legislation that affects food policy. Soon, Congress will begin debating the 2007 Farm Bill -- this bill significantly impacts land-use policies,
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| Wednesday, July 19, 2006 |
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"Free" Fundraisers
By St Mary Administrator @ 11:46 AM :: 409 Views :: :: Church News
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"Free" Fundraisers
Pick N Save donates 1% of purchases to the non-profit of your choice when you register your Advantage Card. St. Mary's number is 789800. Just take your card to the service desk and ask them to add St. Mary's to your card. Don't have a card, you can apply for one at the service desk of any Pick'n Save.
Please save your Sentry receipts. Take them to the Parish Center or put them in the Sentry box at the back of church. Sentry will donate us 1% of the total sales.
Click here for more Free Fundraisers
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| Friday, July 07, 2006 |
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Did You Know
By St Mary Administrator @ 11:15 AM :: 297 Views :: :: RCIA News
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 Did you know that Mary McHugh has gathered a variety of faith-based books for your reading? If you’re looking to read more about the faith or simply for something to enrich your spirit, come and browse. There are books, tapes, and even a few videos. You are welcome to check our any of these materials. Call Mary to arrange a time to come. 262-284-4266.
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