ST. THOMAS AQUINAS PARISH

MASS SCHEDULE

January 14th Second Sunday in Ordinary Time

Saturday, January 13: 4:00 PM Mass at St. John the Baptist 5:30 PM † Joan Mueller Sunday, January 14: 8:00 AM † Ray Freimuth 9:30 AM Mass at St. John the Baptist 6:00 PM Youth Mass at St. John the Baptist Monday, January 15: 8:00 AM Mass at St. John the Baptist Tuesday, January 16: 8:00 AM Mass at St. John the Baptist Wednesday, January 17: 8:00 AM For the People of St. Thomas Aquinas 8:30-9:30 AM Adoration Thursday, January 18: 8:00 AM Mass at St. John the Baptist Friday, January 19: 8:00 AM † Angeline Jacoby Saturday, January 20: 4:00 PM Mass at St. John the Baptist 5:30 PM Deceased Members of the Strong & Piper Families Sunday, January 21: 8:00 AM For the People of STA & SJB 9:30 AM Mass at St. John the Baptist

Liturgical Ministers Schedule Saturday, 5:30pm January 13 Vigil: Second Sunday in Ordinary Time Lector: Kevin White

Ministers: Kathy Kopitzke, Katherine Suemnicht, Ann Buechel-Haack, Duane Dippel, Christopher Donlon, Lynette Fiebrink

Sunday, 8:00am January 14 Second Sunday in Ordinary Time Lector: Matt O’Connor Ministers: Bev Verhulst, Red Platz, Dori Schmitz, Mary Jo Jetzer, Dennis & JoAnn Streblow

Saturday, 5:30pm January 20 Vigil: Third Sunday in Ordinary Time Lector: Mary Lou Sixel

Ministers: Kerry Gigot, Christine Koenigs, Lynn & Randy Kulow, Gerry Kulow, Ron Nielsen

Sunday, 8:00am January 21 Third Sunday in Ordinary Time Lector: Suzette Burkart Ministers: Bev Verhulst, Richard Vogel, Al Zemlicka, Bev & Dave Dippel, Mary Jo Jetzer

Second Sunday in Ordinary Time 1st Reading…1 Samuel 3:3b-10, 19

2nd Reading…1 Corinthians 6:13c-15a, 17-20

Gospel…John 1:35-42

Monday…Mark 2:18-22

Tuesday...Mark 2:23-28

Wednesday...Mark 3:1-6

Thursday...Mark 3:7-12

Friday...Mark 3:13-19

Saturday…Mark 3:20-21

Third Sunday in Ordinary Time 1st Reading…Jonah 3:1-5, 10

2nd Reading…1 Corinthians 7:29-31

Gospel…Mark 1:14-20

January 6-7

Stewardship Envelopes $3,359.00

Loose Offering $351.23

Building Mnt. Envelopes $182.00

Christmas Envelope $216.00

Solemnity of Mary Envelopes $59.00

5th Sunday-S. Richardson Env. $122.00

REMINDERS

Pastoral Council Meeting: January 16th at 6:30pm

Holy Dusters: January 19th after 8AM Mass

Stewardship weekends

As it states in our mission statement, we are a parish community committed to contributing our time, talents and treasure in the service to others. Every third weekend of the

month we will have Stewardship weekends. This months featured ministry is..Communion Distributors

Next week we will discuss this important ministry. In this ministry, you must be examples of Christian living in faith and

conduct; you must strive to grow in holiness through this sacrament of unity and love. Remember that, though many, we are one body because we share the one bread and one cup. As

ministers of Holy communion be, therefore, especially observant of the Lord’s command to love your neighbor. For

when he gave his body as food to his disciples, he said to them: “This is my commandment, that you should love one another as I have loved you.” If you are interested in joining this ministry please call Lynn Kulow at 920.226.1636 or contact Chris in the

Parish Office. Everyday Stewardship Books will be available at the entrances next weekend.

Please Pray for our confirmation candidates as they attend their confirmation retreat January 20th - 21st . We have twelve students from STA, and thirty nine from SJB, and seven chaperones attending the retreat in Green Bay. Please pray for the Holy Spirit to strengthen and transform these students as they embark on their journey. We hope that they remain open to the grace of God during and after the experi-ence on the retreat. We look forward to receiving all candidates into the faith on Sunday, February 18th.

SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME ~ January 14, 2018

Dear Parishioners: Among the other developments coming our way in the New Year is the departure of one of our staff people, Erin Gross. Erin has served for almost four years as Director of Faith Formation at SJB (with her focus being on the high school program) and as coordinator of the Confirmation program for both SJB and STA. (She’s also been quite instrumental in organizing and fund-raising for the annual Catholic Hearts Mission Trip for high school-ers from both of our parishes.) Last month, Erin received her Master’s Degree in Psychology from Lakeland University. She has always been “up front” about her post-graduation goal of finding a position in which she could use her hard-earned skillset in psychological counseling to work. (No, despite what some parents and catechists might tell you, teaching high school students about matters of faith re-quires a bit of a background in theology, not psychology, along with a little bit a patience, humility, and a sense of humor.) Erin also needed to find work which would allow her make a dent in the debt load she’s incurred from student loans. (Flash!!! Work-ing for the Church isn’t the best way of doing that.) So, I wasn’t surprised when she announced late last month that she was considering a position in the Milwaukee area. And I was happy for her, but sad for us, that saying “yes” to that job offer means that she’d have to start working there in mid-January. So, as of January 15th, Erin will be working as a case manager and counselor at the Whole Health Group in West Allis. She intends to see our Confirmation program through to it’s end (Confirmation of our high school candidates will be cele-brated by Bishop Jeffrey Haines at SJB on Sunday, February 18th) and will continue to work as a volunteer in our high school faith formation program for the rest of the Semester. (She will also retain her position as President of SJB’s St. Vincent de Paul Conference for the foreseeable future.) So, she’ll still be around for a while. But be sure to congratulate her the next time your paths cross. Shifting gears, I want to apologize to our 4:00 p.m. Mass attendees for the parking lot situation last Saturday. Apparently, the basketball tournament SJB was hosting had scheduled a game for 4:00 p.m.; so the lot was “pre-filled” with parents of children playing in the 3:00 and 4:00 games, not leaving much space for you. I am sorry for any inconvenience this may have caused you. I’d like to say it won’t happen again, but a similarly structured tournament is already scheduled for this weekend. Without really screwing up the works, the best I could do was shave an hour off the schedule. There will still be a game starting at 3:00 p.m., so parking may be a bit tight again. I apologize in advance. And shifting again, next Sunday, January 21st, at SJB we will be bringing back the Children’s Liturgy of the Word during the 9:30 a.m. Mass. It will be held in the “Crying Room” in order to eliminate the need to walk the little ones down (and back up) the stairs to/from the meeting room. This change will also allow the catechists to use more productively the time they used to spend “shepherding” the children on their down/upstairs odyssey. Happy 2018!!!

Father Phil

Confirmation for You?

Are you someone who was baptized and raised as a Catholic, but has not been confirmed? Have you missed out on being a Godparent for Baptism or a Sponsor for Confirmation because you have not received the Sacra-ment of Confirmation? If this describes you, or someone you know, we can help you. We are offering Confirmation classes for adults this Spring, on Wednesdays, March 21 to April 25. Classes will take place at the Reinl Center, 824 Superior Ave, Sheboygan from 6:30 to 7:30 pm. For more information and registration, call 920-452-0129 or email hetebruegs@catholicnorth.org

"Join us in Elkhart Lake January 25 -28, 2018 for the Elkhart Lake Chamber's annual Schnee

("snow") Days weekend festival! The winter weekend kicks off on Thursday evening with

"A Tasting of Elkhart Inn Featuring SwitchGear Brewing Company". Saturday includes a 5K

Run downtown and a Disc Golf Challenge at Road America in the morning, followed by a

Wine Tasting at Vintage Elkhart Lake in the afternoon and a Pub Crawl Saturday night. Sunday we'll have children's

games in the park and our famous Chili Cook-Off. Don't miss it!"

St. Dominic Ushers Annual Brat Fry

will begin the Celebration of

the Church's

90th Anniversary Year

Please join us on Sunday, January 28, 2018

for Mass at 10:30am with the

Most Reverend James T. Schureman,

Aux. Bishop of Milwaukee.

Followed by great food and fellowship in the

St. Dominic PAC, 2133 N. 22nd St. Sheboygan

11:00am - 6:00pm