Circles of Faith · Father Santy will be gone this week, December 9 - 13th. Therefore, there will not be Masses Tuesday morning or Wednesday morning at St. James or St. Joseph. Deacon

DIRECTORY

Website: Circle-of-Faith.org

ALL SAINTS, HOLY TRINITY, ST. MARY Pastoral Coordinator

Deacon James Trzinski (920)240-1968 [email protected]

Priest Celebrant Reverend Paul Demuth

Deacon

Deacon Dave Scheuer

ST. JAMES, ST. JOSEPH

Administrator

Reverend Santiago Turiano Jr. (920)604-4090 [email protected]

WEEKEND MASS SCHEDULE

All Saints

4:00 pm Saturday 10:30 am 2nd thru 5th Sundays St. James

7:30 pm Saturday 8:00 am Sunday St. Mary, Stark

8:30 am 1st Sunday St. Mary, Glenmore

8:30 am 2nd thru 5th Sundays St. Joseph

4:00 pm Saturday 10:00 am Sunday Holy Trinity

10:30 am 1tst Sunday

Welcome to our celebration of Mass today.

We sincerely hope that you feel

at home in our Circle Churches

and that you are among friends.

Please let us know

if we can serve you in any way.

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SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT DECEMBER 8, 2019

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ADVENT BOOKLETS AVAILABLE The season of Advent is underway. As a prayer guide in prepa-

ration for Christmas, our churches are again offering blue Advent

booklets that contain daily reflections. There is a suggested do-

nation of $1.00. Please help yourself.

Additionally, St. James Church has a variety of free Advent materials for

both children and adults in the back of church for anyone who is interested.

HAPPY ST. NICK'S DAY Youth Ministry is offering sweet treats for you after Masses this weekend at St. James. The Feast of St. Nicholas was December 6.

RELIGIOUS RETIREMENT COLLECTION

Next weekend, our Circle of Faith parishes will take a

Retirement Collection to benefit two groups of people

who have served us faithfully. We will have the oppor-

tunity to give to the National Retirement Fund for Reli-

gious, which helps our retired sisters, brothers and reli-

gious order priests. We also have an opportunity to

give to the Retirement Needs of the Senior Priests in

the Diocese of Green Bay. You may donate to both of

these groups, or just to one by using the envelope that

is provided.

YOUTH MINISTRY CHRISTMAS CAROLING

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13

St. James Youth Ministry will spread Christmas cheer with an

evening of caroling in Denmark. All those who would like to join

us can meet us at 6:30 pm at the Scandinavian House. From there we will

go to the Danish Villa Apartments, and possibly around the village. We will

end the evening at Tom and Patty Bekkers’ home for some Christmas

treats including hot chocolate and hot spiced apple cider. If you have ques-

tions please call Patty Bekkers at 863-5247.

ST. JAMES

ST. JOSEPH

2020 CHURCH CALENDARS Each of our Circle of Faith Churches has new liturgical calendars available. We are grateful to Cotter Funeral Homes and Crematory, and The Reinbold & Pfeffer Family Funeral Services for donating them again this year. Please help yourself. FATHER SANTY UNAVAILABLE Father Santy will be gone this week, December 9 - 13th. Therefore, there will not be Masses Tuesday morning or Wednesday morning at St. James or St. Joseph. Deacon Cal will be celebrating a Liturgy of the Word with Commun-ion Service instead.

CHRISTMAS MUSIC CD’S St. James Choir produced their own original music CD last year. On it are full choir renditions, instrumentals, and harp selections by Izabella Sand. They are available during December in the choir area at St. James for a donation that will be used for charitable causes.

CHURCH CLEANER NEEDED St. Mary Glenmore site is hiring a cleaner. This is a paid position. This person or family would need to clean the church and basement weekly after Wednesday Religious Education classes but before Mass on Sundays. Regularly it will be about two hours per week unless extra cleaning is needed for events. If interested, please contact Anna at the Parish Office at 920-864-7641.

COOKIES FOR THE HOMEBOUND The Social Concerns Group at St. James is putting together gifts for shut-ins, and they need your help. They are looking for home baked cookies to include with the packages they will deliver. Please bring them to the par-ish kitchen by December 15.

ALL SAINTS CHRISTMAS COOKIE BOXES The Altar Society will be delivering Christmas Cookie boxes this year to those in need of some holiday cheer. Call the parish office if you would like to suggest someone. Cookie donations can be dropped off at the parish office or the church hall before 9am on Tuesday, Dec. 17. Anyone inter-ested in helping assemble or deliver can join us at that time. BINGO AT ALL SAINTS Due to an early bulletin deadline, the Progressive Jackpot amount is unknown at this time. Join us on Monday, Dec. 9 for another fun evening of Bingo. Doors open at 5:30 and Bingo begins promptly at 6:30pm. Come early for a hot sandwich and a delicious dessert! EARLY BULLETIN DEADLINES Please be aware of these early deadlines coming up:

Monday, Dec. 9 for the December 15 bulletin

Friday, Dec. 13 for the December 22 bulletin

Thursday, Dec. 19 for the December 29 bulletin CHRISTMAS GIVING TREE AT ST. JOSEPH The Social Concerns Committee has a Giv-ing Tree set up in back of the church for “In Courage” (Domestic Violence Center) and Hope House (Shelter & Guidance Center for the Homeless) in Manitowoc. These organizations help provide support for independent living for individuals/families who are homeless because of abusive situations or unforeseen life changes. The items on the Giving Tree are extremely important in achieving the goal of independence. Please consider purchasing an item for these organizations by taking a gift tag from the tree and adding it to your Christmas shopping list. Unwrapped gifts and tags should be put back under the tree by December 15.

ST. JAMES MITTEN TREE You are invited to help decorate an Advent Mit-ten Tree with new or homemade mittens, scarves and hats for men, women and children. A tree is set up in the back of church from now through December 15 for you to place your do-nations. The items will be given to families in need in our area. Thank you in advance for your support.

N EW S A ND EV E NT S

From the Desk of Deacon Jim

A Voice Crying Out in the Desert

This weekend, we hear the beautiful gospel passage about the work of John the Baptist. Jesus said of John "Truly I say to you, among those born of women there has not arisen anyone greater than John the Baptist!” Many different theologians and scholars have shared comments on this particular statement. When I think of these words, I think mostly of John the Baptist’s great humility. One of my fa-vorite quotes from John the Baptist addresses his humility when John proclaimed, “He (Jesus) must increase, I must decrease.”

John’s statement is very rich in meaning and depth, as it is a message that we should all strive for. John the Bap-tist tells us that Jesus needs to become more a part of our lives and to fill our lives so deeply, so that we put our longings to the side, and live as Jesus taught us to live. The gospel can make us greater than we could ever be on our own—and John’s stepping aside allowed that gos-pel to come in its full power, just as it can with us.

Advent is a time to pray about how much more we can allow Jesus to come into our lives and to fill us, so that our own interests and shortcomings start to decrease and the love and life of God begins to increase in us. The continued reception of the Sacraments such as Holy Eucharist and Reconciliation help us to increase our love for God and to allow him to live in us more deeply every-day of our lives. What a wonderful Christmas gift it would be this year to have God increase in our lives, just as God did in the life of John the Baptist.

God’s Blessings,

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ST. JOSEPH RELIGIOUS EDUCATION CLASS SCHEDULE

Dec. 11 Wed. 6:30pm - 7:45pm Dec. 18 Wed. 6:30pm - 7:45pm

ALL SAINTS FAITH FORMATION

Classes will be held Wednesday, December 11 Grades K - 6 6:00 pm - 7:15 pm Grades 7 - 10 7:25 pm - 8:40 pm Confirmation 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

KID'S CHURCH CONNECTION During Sunday Mass tentatively December 8, 15 and 22.

FIRST RECONCILIATION Congratulations to all our 2nd grade students who received their First Reconciliation! We would also like to give a big thank you to their parents, their teachers Mrs. Heather Novak and Mrs. Terri Larson, Fr. Paul Demuth and Fr. Jim Dillenburg for providing a great experience for them all. We continue to pray for these children as First Communion preparations begin.

ST. JAMES RELIGIOUS EDUCATION First Semester Classes have ended, and will resume on January 6 and January 8. Merry Christmas!

ST. MARY RELIGIOUS EDUCATION Classes are held Wednesdays 6:30-7:45 for 1st Grade through 10th Grade. SECOND GRADE 1ST RECONCILIATION We are overjoyed to celebrate the sacrament of Reconcilia-tion with our 2nd graders this Wednesday, Dec. 11 at 6:30pm. Parents of second graders attend with them this week. Please keep these students in your prayers.

CHURCHTIME

All young children are encouraged to enjoy a Bible lesson just for them! Churchtime will be the 2nd-5th Sundays now through April during 8:30am Mass at St. Mary Glenmore.

WINTER WEATHER CANCELLATIONS Religious Ed. cancellations will be sent via text or email when needed. They will also be posted on local TV news channels. And, if school is cancelled at either Denmark or De Pere School Districts, Religion Class is also cancelled.

F A I T H F O R M A T I O N

By Deacon Jim

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Specific Ideas for the Special Days

Decide where you want to spend the holidays--you may

want to switch up the location, or it may be of comfort to keep it the same. Either way, make a conscious decision about location.

C H U R C H T I M E

December 8 8:00 am St. James 8:30 am St. Mary-G 10:00am St. Joseph

December 15 8:00 am St. James 8:30 am St. Mary-G 10:00am St. Joseph

December 22 8:00 am St. James 8:30 am St. Mary-G 10:00am St. Joseph

On December 8th we would normally celebrate the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception, which is a Holy Day of Obligation for Catholics. With the Solemnity this year falling on a Sunday, the Sunday Advent Mass celebra-tion ranks higher than the Solemnity. Many Catholics mis-

understand what the Immaculate Conception actually is. I wanted to share some information with you to enlighten you on the beauty of the “Solemnity” and the “Immaculate Conception”. The word “solemnity” comes from the Latin word for "festival." Consequently, the Church reserves solemnities for the commemoration of its most important events such as the Im-maculate Conception. Although a solemnity is an important day for Catholics, they are not obligated to attend an additional Mass when one falls on a Sunday. The following are solemnities in the Roman Catholic

Calendar: Mary, Mother of God, Epiphany, St. Joseph, Annun-ciation, Easter, Ascension, Pentecost, Trinity Sunday, Corpus Christi, Sacred Heart, Nativity of St. John the Baptist, St. Peter and Paul, Assumption of Mary, All Saints, Christ the King, Im-maculate Conception of Mary, and Christmas Most non-Catholics (as well as many Catholics) can get mixed-up about terminology and definitions of similar words, regarding what the solemnity is about. It is generally assumed that the Immaculate Conception means that Jesus was immacu-lately conceived in Mary's womb. (Sadly, the Mass readings for the Immaculate Conception do not help dispel this misunder-standing.) This is not accurate. The conception of Jesus in Mary's

womb is actually referred to as the Incarnation - when the Word of God became flesh. This is why the Church celebrates the Incarnation on March 25th, 9 months before Christmas. So, what is this solemnity that we celebrate just 17 days before Christmas? It is the fact that Mary, the Mother of God, was herself conceived immaculate in her mother's womb. But what does "immaculate" mean? It can't mean a virgin birth, be-cause only Jesus was conceived and born that way. It means that when Joachim and Anne (Mary's parents) cooperated with God in bringing a new life into the world, God set this one particular child to be separate (one of the connota-tions of the word "holy") from all other descendants of Adam and

Eve, in that she would be born without the stain of Original Sin. By this extraordinary act of divine intervention, the Mother of God would be an absolutely pure vessel by which the pure Light of Men could enter the world. Since Jesus is the unblemished Lamb of God, and Mary is His only natural parent, it is only logi-cal that she too had to be completely pure, even from her con-ception in her mother's womb.

Quinn Baenen Grace Baumann Mason Collins Reese Corrigan

Isabell Daul Logan Guns Brenden Jeanquart Audrey Koenig

Tyler Schroeder Madden Thiem Adelyn Van Dyck Zoey Vande Hey

HOLIDAY CARE NOTES AT ST. JOSEPH The holidays can be a very difficult time when a loved one has passed away and is greatly missed, or if you have some other concern that has you down. There are Care Notes in the back of St. Joseph Church that can help you cope and make the holidays easier to deal with. Please take some time to look at them and if you find one that is helpful, please feel free to take it with you.

BLESSING BOXES FOR THE HOMELESS St. Mary Glenmore site will have a Giv-ing Tree during the month of December in the back of church. Be sure to grab a donation card if able; all donations will be used to make Blessing Bags for the Green Bay homeless population. Our Religious Education students will be

assembling them in January, and then we will be bringing them with us to give out at our meal for St John’s Homeless Shelter. Please return all unwrapped donations to the back of church by Sunday, December 29.

NEED A SPECIAL CHRISTMAS CARD? There’s always someone special on your Christmas mailing

list for sending a holiday card to. Look no further than St.

James Parish Hall for beautiful, original cards that are for

sale. They have beautifully matted photos with religious

themes, local interest, or scenery, suitable for many differ-

ent occasions. The display is self-serve with cards costing

$3.00 each. All proceeds benefit the Good Samaritan Fund.

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS FUND RAISER This is the perfect Christmas or birthday gift for your family and friends. The Knights of Columbus are selling Kwik Trip car wash cards with five Ultimate Car Washes, valued at $50, for only $36. Also, a Papa Murphy’s card with eight coupons for over $30 of discounts on their products for just $6. Proceeds benefit All Saints School. Please contact any Knights of Columbus member or Jim Wavrunek at 863-8071 to order by December 31. CHRISTMAS PARTY AT ST. MARY GLENMORE Join in the celebration of the birth of Jesus following the Youth Mass at St. Mary Glenmore on Sunday, December 22. A light meal will be available for all to enjoy. Santa will also be coming after breakfast! The Youth Mass will be led by Grades 4 and 5, but all youth are encouraged to attend. CHRISTMAS DECORATING Extra hands are needed to help trim St. James Church for Christmas. Volunteers should stay after the morning Mass on Sunday, December 22. POPE FRANCIS FILM SHOWING Celebrate Pope Francis’ birthday by viewing and discussing the 2018 documentary film, Pope Francis: A Man of His Word, and enjoy birthday cake in his honor. Held at the Norbertine Center For Spirituality on Tuesday, Dec. 17 from 6:30 – 8:00pm. Tony Pichler is the facilitator, and there will be a free will offering. Registration required by December 12 by calling 920.337.4315 or visiting www.norbertines.org/events/ncs.

Stewardship Appreciation

Youth Ministry: We would like to thank everyone who helped with our recent Chili Dinner. This big thank you is for our deliciously talented soup makers and dessert bak-ers, for those who donated items for the bucket raffles and for all those who came to have dinner with us and partici-pate in the raffle. Thanks to our wonderful new assistant of Faith Formation, Kelly Leonard who organized the event, Youth Ministry earned 500.00.

Holy Trinity: Thank you to all parish members who at-tended our last meeting and shared a dish to pass. Spe-cial thanks to the ladies who were behind the scenes making things go smoothly!

St. James: Much appreciation to the writers who contrib-uted articles for our latest edition of “Under the Steeple.” Also, to the editors, Deb Lyons and Jean Schleis, and to those who prepped the publication for mailing: Shirley Bradley, Jane Hertel, Mary Remiker and Lee Verkuilen. It is an effective way of keeping in touch with all of our pa-rishioners. If any St. James members did not receive a newsletter, please let us know.

St. Joseph: Thank you to Judy Lambert for using her ac-complished sewing talents and shortening a white alb for Father Santy.

Stewardship Opportunity

All Saints: Do you need a way to express your creativity? We are looking for someone to create baptism bibs for the newly baptized. Please call the parish office if this is something you can help with.

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CHRISTMAS FLOWERS

All Saints: If you would like to make a donation to purchase flowers for the Christmas season, please place your donation in a clearly marked envelope in the collection basket. Please remember to include a note inside with your name and if you would like the donation to be in memory of someone. We will accept donations through the weekend of Dec. 14 & 15. St. Joseph: Donations for Christmas flowers in memory of loved ones may be made until December 15. Memorials will be published with the Christmas bulletin. Please mark your envelope clearly and place it in the offertory collection, the envelope box in back of church or mail to the Parish Office. St. Mary: Donations for Christmas flowers in memory

of loved ones may be made until December 15.

Memorials will be published with the Christmas

bulletin. Please mark your envelope clearly and place

it in the offertory collection or mail to the Parish Office.

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ALL SAINTS CHURCH CLEANING December 10 - 14

Hall Family

ST. JOSEPH CHURCH CLEANING December 14 - Team Stadler

READINGS FOR NEXT SUNDAY, DEC. 15

Isaiah 35:1-6a, 10 James 5:7-10

Matthew 11:2-11

EUCHARISTIC ADORATION

All Saints 1st Wednesday, 1pm-4pm St. Joseph 2nd Tuesday, 1pm-7pm St. James 3rd Thursday 5pm-6pm

All Saints - Every Wednesday, 5am-6am Followed by 1 hour faith sharing

EUCHARISTIC HOLY HOURS St. James 3rd Thursday, 6-7pm St. Joseph 4th Sunday, 8:30-9:30am

ST. JOSEPH CHURCH Week of December 8

SANCTUARY LIGHT AND HOSTS AND WINE IN MEMORY OF

The Muench Family

Saturday, December 7

4:00 PM St. Joseph Living & Deceased Members of the Louis and

Dorothy Resch Family

4:00 PM All Saints Roger Watzka

7:30 PM St. James Mabel, Francis, and Pat Lyons

Sunday, December 8

8:00 AM St. James Jeanette Wotachek

8:30 AM St. Mary-G Vernon VandenBusch

10:00AM St. Joseph Harry, Marie and Mitchell DeNoble

10:30AM All Saints Darrell & Alison Lemmens, and Living & Deceased

Members of the Lemmens and McCauley Family

Monday, December 9

No Liturgies

Tuesday, December 10

8:00 AM St. James Liturgy of the Word with Communion

8:00 AM All Saints Adoration

9:00 AM All Saints Discipleship Program

Wednesday, December 11

7:30 AM All Saints Morning Prayers

8:15 AM All Saints Communion Service

8:15 AM St. Joseph Liturgy of the Word with Communion

Thursday, December 12

7:30 AM All Saints Morning Prayers

8:15 AM All Saints Communion Service

Friday, December 13

7:30 AM All Saints Morning Prayers 8:15 AM All Saints Clifford Holl

Saturday, December 14

4:00 PM St. Joseph Living & Deceased Members of the Kenneth &

Marie Kohlbeck Family

4:00 PM All Saints Ralph Loritz

7:30 PM St. James Thomas and Florence Reedy

Sunday, December 15

8:00 AM St. James Art and Lou Nooyen

8:30 AM St. Mary-G Ceil, Leonard Sr., Leonard Jr., Ron, John,

Doug & Jerry Leiterman

10:00AM St. Joseph Carol, Mike, and Randy Kupsh

10:30AM All Saints Sylvia Graczyk

WINTER WEATHER CANCELLATIONS

St. Mary: If for any reason Mass is can-celled, it will be posted on TV News Channels 2, 5, and 11.

St. James: Masses will not be cancelled for severe winter weather. However, we advise you to be prudent in choosing to drive when weather conditions are haz-ardous. If parish meeting or event can-celations are necessary, they will be posted on TV News Channels 2, 5 & 11.

THROUGH THE WATERS OF BAPTISM PLEASE WELCOME

OLIVER JAMES KOZLOVSKY Son of Tyler and Jacqueline Kozlovsky

December 8, 2019 St. Mary

JAMESON JOSEPH MARKVART Son of Joshua Markvart & Dana Kozlovsky

December 8, 2019 St. Mary

VACATION TRIP TO CATHOLIC IRELAND

Enjoy ten days in friendly Ireland with Father Dennis Ryan

from Sept. 22 to Oct. 23, 2020. Stops include historic and

religious places of interest in Dublin, Killarney, Limerick,

Blarney Castle and Kilkenny. For booking information or full

itinerary contact Julie Arend at Julez Travel, (920) 585-1330.

THE COMPASS Green Bay Diocesan Catholic Newspaper

Free copies available at All Saints Church Help Yourself!

All Saints Parish & School, Denmark 125 Saint Claude St (P.O. Box 787) Denmark, WI 54208 Parish Phone (920) 863-5256 School Phone (92 0) 863-2449 Parish Office Hours Mon. thru Thurs. 8am-4:30pm Friday by appointment Parish Office Manager: Mary Krueger Email [email protected] School Principal Jean Vander Heiden Email: [email protected] Faith Formation Coordinator: Jessica Phillips Email [email protected] School Office: Tammy Husnik Email [email protected]

St. James Parish, Cooperstown 18228 CTH R, Denmark, WI 54208 Parish Phone (920) 863-2585 Parish Fax (920) 863-5445 Office Hours Mon-Thu 8:00am-12:00pm Parish Secretary: Jessica Lambert Email: [email protected] Parish Bookkeeper: Debra Lyons Email: [email protected] Religious Education Coordinator: Traci Hickey Email: [email protected]

St. Joseph Parish, Kellnersville 522 Tower Avenue (P.O. Box 27), Kellnersville, WI 54215 Parish Phone (920)732-3770 Email [email protected] Office Hours Monday - Thursday 8:00am - 12:00pm Parish Bookkeeper: Raquel Duescher Bookkeeper Hours: Tues. & Thurs. 8am-noon

Religious Education Coordinator: Lisa VanderKelen Email: [email protected]

St. Mary Parish, Glenmore/Stark Glenmore: 5840 Big Apple Rd, DePere, WI 54115 Stark: 7016 Hwy NN, Denmark, WI 54208 Parish Phone (920) 864-7641 Email: [email protected] Parish Secretary: Anna Thiem Religious Education Facilitator: Abe Allen [email protected] Holy Trinity Parish, New Denmark P.O. Box 787, Denmark, WI 54208 Contacts Marlene Wenzlaff Carl Nelson 12340 W. Hillcrest Rd 2211 Rygar Court Whitelaw, WI 54247 DePere, WI 54115 (920) 732-3953 (920) 427-7536

New Parishioners: Welcome! If you are interested in membership at any Circle of Faith Parish, please call the Parish Office at that location to register. RCIA: The Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults prepares people for full mem-bership in the Catholic faith through prayer, study, and discussion. Please call your parish office for more info. Wednesday Masses and Funerals: Whenever a Funeral Mass is to be held at St. Joseph Parish on a Wednesday, the morning Mass that same day is cancelled.

Marriage: Contact the Parish Office at least 1 year before your wedding date.

Baptism: Expectant parents baptizing their first child should contact their parish office three months before the birth. New parents must attend a Baptism class.

Respite Care/Care Ministry: If you care for a loved one in your home and would like brief time away we have people who can provide respite. For more information please call your parish office.

Anointing of the Sick: Communal ser-vices are held annually in fall. If you would like this sacrament at any other time, please call your Parish Office to arrange.

Confession: Weekly on Saturday from 3:00-3:45pm at All Saints. Every week-end before regular Masses at St. James and at St. Joseph. Prayer Chain: Your prayer needs may be communicated to these groups who will offer prayers for your intentions. Contact people are:

Arlene Anderson (All Saints) (920) 863-6291 Jeanette VanDyke (St. Joseph) (920) 732-3405 Joan Chizek (St. James) (920) 863-6328 Joanne Kozlovsky (St. Mary) (920) 863-2866

Please remember your parish in your will.

St. Joseph Parish Sacrificial Giving $1133.00 Offertory $219.50 Religious Ed. Fees $10.00 Cash for Kids $25.00 Guardian Angel Fund $10.00 Memorial Donation $1000.00 Miscellaneous $269.50

St. James Parish Sacrificial Giving $1742.00 Offertory $207.01 Christmas Flowers $781.00 Christian Mothers $10.00 Miscellaneous $118.00

December calendars are available at the church entrances

All Saints Parish Sacrificial Giving $1865.00

Offertory $285.16 School Tuition $2815.00 Faith Formation Tuition $513.00

Youth Ministry $542.00 Donations $17.00 St. Mary Parish No financial information available.

STEWARDSHIP OF SHARING November 23 - 24