ST. THOMAS AQUINAS PARISH

MASS SCHEDULE

September 15, 2019 Twenty-Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Saturday, September 14: 4:00 PM Mass at St. John the Baptist 5:30 PM †Dana Knauf Sunday, September 15: 8:00 AM †Delores Schweitzer 8:00 AM †Donna Vater 9:30 AM Mass at St. John the Baptist Monday, September 16: 8:00 AM Mass at St. John the Baptist Tuesday, September 17: 8:00 AM Mass at St. John the Baptist Wednesday, September 18: 8:00 AM †Don Diedrich 8:30-9:30 AM Adoration 10:00 AM Mass at Cedar Landing

Thursday, September 19: 8:00 AM Mass at St. John the Baptist Friday, September 20: 8:00 AM †Joan Mueller Saturday, September 21: 4:00 PM Mass at St. John the Baptist 5:30 PM †For the People of STA & SJB Sunday, September 22: 8:00 AM †John Nevicosi 8:00 AM †Dale Cary 8:00 AM †Lawrence Klover 9:30 AM Mass at St. John the Baptist

Liturgical Ministers Schedule

Saturday, 5:30pm September 14 Vigil: Twenty-Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time Lector: Lynn Kulow Ministers: LuAnn & Philip Schils, Duane Dippel, Lynette Fiebrink, Christine Koenigs, Lynn Kulow

Sunday, 8:00am September 15 Twenty-Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time Lector: Mary Lou Sixel

Ministers: Mary Jo Jetzer, Bev Dippel, Kathy Kist, Arlene Klaetsch, Linda Leibham, Ron Nielsen

Saturday, 5:30pm September 21 Vigil: Twenty-Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time Lector: Ann Buechel-Haack

Ministers: Ann Buechel-Haack, Phil & LuAnn Schils, Ron Nielsen, Don & Lynn Meerstein

Sunday, 8:00am September 22 Twenty-Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time Lector: Suzette Burkart Ministers: Matt & Lori O’Connor, Dori Schmitz, Diane Slabe, Dennis & JoAnn Streblow

September 7 & 8 Collection

Stewardship Envelopes $2,448.00

Loose Collection $665.05

Bldg. & Maint. Envelopes $240.00

Pastoral Council Meeting:

September 17th at 6:30pm

Stewardship Commission Meeting:

September 18th at 6:30pm

Christian Women Meeting:

Thursday, September 19th at 6:30pm

In the Chapel. Guest Speaker: David Bardon

Holy Dusters:

Friday, September 20th after 8am Mass

THANK YOU LADIES!

Stewardship Talks start up September 21/22:

Ron Nielsen will present

Father’s Coffee Klatch:

Wednesday, September 25th

Anytime between 10:00-11:30 in Chapel

Annual Meeting and Supper:

Saturday, October 5th after Mass

Please sign up at the main entrance, online at

Stthomasaquinasel.org or call the parish office.

Bereavement Ministry welcomes all parishioners to join them at this free seminar. It will be held at Liberty Hall 800 Eisenhower Drive, in Kimberly.

To register call 920.831.9905 or visit: Www.wichmannfuneralhomes.com Please call Connie

if interested in carpooling at 920.207.2295.

This Month’s 5th Sunday Collection: Feed My Starving Children & ZeruZeru This is a Christian non-profit organization feeding God’s hungry children in body, mind and spirit. We are helping support St. Paul Lutheran with this mission. Additional

information will be included in next weekends bulletin!

Fish Boil Join the Elkhart Lake First Responders for a Night of Family Fun!

Friday, September 20th from 4-8pm Elkhart Lake Fire Station

Fish, Steak Sandwich, Chili, Hot Dogs Adults $11.00 - Kids (6-10) $5 - Under 5 free

Twenty-Fourth Sunday in ordinary time ~ September 15, 2019

Dear Parishioners: The 2019 Catholic Stewardship Appeal began back in early February. Both of our parishes had surpassed our goals by the first week of May. So what has been contributed since then is icing on the cake. The most recent report, which covers the year through Labor Day, shows both SJB and STA to be well ahead of where we were at at the same time last year. In tabular form, it looks like this: SJB Amount Goal % of Goal Donors out of % participation as of 9/3/19 $108,572 $87,500 124.08% 348 1,417 24.56% as of 9/10/18 $83,629 $87,500 95.58% 302 1,435 21.05% Total for 2018 $100,314 $87,500 114.64% 326 1,421 22.94% Total for 2017 $85,823 $86,000 99.79% 303 1,436 21.10% Total for 2016 $95,805 $84,000 114.05% 307 1,438 21.35% STA Amount Goal % of Goal Donors out of % participation as of 9/3/19 $26,347 $23,000 114.55% 134 465 28.82% as of 9/10/18 $25,150 $23,000 109.35% 125 468 26.71% Total for 2018 $28,165 $23,000 122.46% 133 469 28.36% Total for 2017 $24,306 $20,000 121.53% 125 465 26.88% Total for 2016 $23,125 $18,000 128.47% 132 462 28.57% I think there are two things that are really impressive about your participation in this year’s Catholic Stewardship Ap-peal: the dollar figures and the growing levels of participation in both parishes. Notwithstanding the fact that Jesus said in the Gospel of Matthew, “In giving alms you are not to let your left hand know what your right hand is doing” (Mt 6:3), I believe that you, the people of St. John the Baptist and St. Thomas Aquinas Parishes, deserve to be acknowledged and

thanked for your generous response to the CSA. So, Thank You!!! Father Phil

24th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Exodus 32:7-11, 13-14 1 Timothy 1:12-17

Luke 15:1-32

Monday...Luke 7:1-10 Tuesday...Luke: 7:11-17

Wednesday…Luke 7:31-35 Thursday...Luke 7:36-50

Friday...Luke 8:1-3 Saturday…Matthew 9:9-13

25th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Amos 8:4-7 1 Timothy 2:1-8

Luke 16:1-13

Curious about RCIA? Know someone who is considering becoming Catholic?

You are cordially invited to learn what Catholics believe in an open and welcoming environment through the RCIA Program. RCIA stands for the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults. Anyone is welcome to participate - from folks who

have been baptized in a different Christian faith to those who have never been baptized in any faith to ‘cradle Catholics’ who want to know the Catholic faith

more completely. Through RCIA, adults can become fully initiated into the Catholic Church by receiving Baptism, First Holy Communion and/or Confirmation if they desire. The first RCIA session is scheduled for Thursday, October 10 from 6:30-8 PM in St John the Baptist School

Conference Room (next to the School Office). Contact Paige Katzfey via phone at (920) 892-4006 x118 or email at pkatzfey@sjbplymouth.org

for more information and/or to register.

Beginning September 16th, the Sheb. Cty Highway Department will be working on E. Rhine Street from Lincoln Street west to S. Lake Street and Washington Street from E. Rhine Street south to the railroad tracks. The street surface will be ground and repaved. Parking will be prohibited on these streets while the crew is working, there will always be one lane open. We ask residents and visitors to please be patient as work is completed. Thank you, Jessica Reilly.