Welcome to the Parish Communities of
ST. MICHAEL &
ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST
ST. MICHAEL – Suring
ST. MICHAEL STATION – Chute Pond
PASTORAL LEADER ... SISTER MARLA CLERCX, ANG
Email ................................................... [email protected]
GILLETT PARISH OFFICE ........................... 920-855-2542
SECRETARY ............................................... Sheelagh School
Email ................................................ [email protected]
SURING PARISH OFFICE ............................. 920-842-2580
FINANCIAL SECRETARY ............................. Tricia Fischer
Email ........................................... [email protected]
FAITH FORMATION COORDINATOR.... Sheelagh School
Phone................................................................. 920-344-0180
Email ............................................... [email protected]
PRIEST CELEBRANT ........................ Rev. Dean Dombroski
SACRAMENTAL HELP-OUT .................... Rev. David Funk
ST. MICHAEL FAX NUMBER ....................... 920-842-9825
ST. JOHN FAX NUMBER ............................... 920-855-1449
WEBSITE ...................................... www.stjohnstmichael.com
FACEBOOK ............ St. John and St. Michael Catholic Church
MEMBERSHIP
Initiation of Adult Candidates For full membership in the
Catholic Community, Adult Candidates are prepared by the Rite
of Christian Initiation of Adults and received on the Vigil of
Easter. All interested persons are welcome to contact the
rectory.
Parish Membership All are welcome to become a member of
our Parish Families by meeting with our Pastoral Leader at
either Parish Office. Membership forms can also be found on
our parish website. Interested persons are invite to contact our
Pastoral Leader for more information.
BULLETIN DEADLINE
Please have the material you wish to have placed in our
bulletin to the parish office no later than Tuesday 10:00 am.
Primary consideration may need to be given to our personal
parish family needs. We may have to edit or eliminate material
as a result of limited space.
ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST – Gillett
MASS SCHEDULE
Saturday
4:00 PM – Gillett
Sunday
7:30 AM – Chapel
8:45 AM – Suring
10:00 AM – Gillett
LITURGY OF WORD/COMMUNION SERVICE
Thursday
9:30 AM – Woodland Village – Gillett
Friday
11:00 AM – Woodland Village – Suring
ST. JOHN & ST. MICHAEL OFFICE HOURS
St. John
Monday - Tuesday -Thursday, 9:00am - 1:00pm
St. Michael Monday - Wednesday, 8:00am - 3:00pm
RECONCILIATION
St. John - Saturday 3:30 pm; Sunday after 10:00 am Mass
St. Michael Church-Sunday 8:15 am
BAPTISMS
Please call our Pastoral Leader to make arrangements for required
instructions, and to set a date for the baptism.
WEDDINGS
Arrangements are to be made six months in advance. A year in
advance is desired. No date is to be set for the wedding prior to
consulting with the Pastoral Leader.
SACRAMENT OF THE SICK
Our Pastoral Leader as well as trained ministers from our
parishes are available to bring Holy Communion to those who
are hospitalized or homebound due to illness or incapacity.
Arrangements may also be made for a priest to administer the
sacrament of the anointing of the sick.
WILLS
Please consider the needs of our parish communities by
remembering St. Michael’s or St. John’s Parish in your will.
May 14/15, 2016| Pentecost Sunday
D ISCIPLES
Looking Ahead
Wed., May 18
Sun., May 22
Sat., May 28
Mon., May 30
St. Michael Finance
Subcommittee - 6:00 pm
Baccalaureate Mass
8:45 - St. Michael’s Graduates
10:00 - St. John’s Graduates
Memorial Weekend Mass
6:00 pm at Chapel
Memorial Day Service
9:00 am St. Michael Cemetery
10:00 am Gillett
Pentecost Sunday
"And I will ask the Father and he will give you another
Advocate to be with you always." Pentecost fulfilled
this promise. The Holy Spirit came upon the apostles
and nothing was ever the same again.
This event is often referred to as the "birthday" of the
church. It took Pentecost--and the power of the Spirit-to embolden the apostles to begin their ministry of
preaching and baptizing. Conversions began to happen
and the early church began to grow. And all of this
took place without Jesus' earthly presence among
them.
This is one of the most encouraging elements of the
practice of our Christian faith. We believe that through
the Holy Spirit, God dwells within us and empowers
us. We believe that even though we never walked with
Jesus and the apostles, we are nonetheless accompanied by the same Spirit who is always available to us!
We only need to stir up this Spirit within our souls by
praying sincerely, "Come, Holy Spirit!"
The special hymn of today's feast, called the sequence,
does just this. It also expresses well the package of
"benefits" that come from the presence of the Advocate among us: "You, of comforters the best; You, the
soul's most welcome guest; Sweet refreshment here
below; In our labor, rest most sweet; Grateful coolness
in the heat; Solace in the midst of woe." And not only
do we receive these personal blessings, but the Church
herself also receives a tremendous gift. As Jesus said,
"The Advocate, the Holy Spirit... will teach you everything and remind you of all that I told you." It is only
through this divine guidance from on high that the
Church has the power and privilege to teach and guide
us who are still here below.
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ST. MICHAEL & ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST
ON THE WAY
St. John and St. Michael Catholic Parishes
are vibrant faith communities committed to
living the Gospel of Jesus Christ through
lives of prayer, service and education while
actively proclaiming "all are welcome."
A Message from the Pastoral Leader
Dear friends,
There are many reasons to give thanks this week.
First of all, thanks to all those who helped with our
Mother’s Day breakfast at St. John: Ben and his men
for their work in the kitchen, Owen Farrell for his donation of the eggs and hash browns, those who came to
eat, and especially to all our moms for being the reason
we celebrated.
Another hard-working group at St. John’s is the
cleaning crew. We have 4 groups of women who voluntarily clean our church and social hall each week. It
is not easy work and yet they continue to minister with
joy. We are so very grateful to them. They include
Dorothy Sorensen, Darlene Hodny, Mary Langhoff,
Peg Monn, Agnes Zwijacz, Gayle Seidl, Judy Taylor,
Jean VandenHeuvel, Felecia Kroll, Bette Meunier, Alice Grogan, Corrine Young, Sydney Young, and Mary
Kuhn. (By the way, they are always open to new
faces – both women and men)
Thanks to Owen VandenHeuvel, Joe Quade, Ken
Seidl and Jay Weckler for their work in cleaning out
the garage and getting rid of all those treasures that
accumulate over the years. We thank Dave Henrichs
who made sure the lawn was cut and looking good for
Mother’s Day. How blessed we are at both of our parishes for the many hearts and hands that serve us.
On another note, St. Michael Chapel turns 50 this
summer. Throughout the years, we have done well in
maintaining the building and making repairs as
needed. While we have a weekly person cleaning the
building, we know there is some deep cleaning that
also needs to happen. We welcome your help. We are
looking at Friday, June 10 at 9:00 am to come together
to clean lights, repaint the shed, wash windows, etc.
A list of tasks will be provided as the date draws near.
Blessings,
Visit our Web site at http://stjohnstmichael.com
L IVING
LIVES OF MERCY
BANNS I
Eric Berg
and
Katherine Woods
St. Michael’s Parish Picnic
Our picnic will be held on Sunday, June 26th at the
Mountain Community Center. We will begin with a
Polka Mass at 10:00 am. Following the Mass we will
have food, raffles, a bouncer and money sand pile for
the kids as well as entertainment provided by Northern
Select. The picnic will conclude at 2:00 pm this year.
Our Main raffle prizes are: 1st - $750, 2nd - $500,
3rd - $250, 4th - $250, 5th - $100, 6th - $100, 7th $50, 8th - Maiden Lake Gift Certificate, 9th - Maiden
Lake Gift Certificate. The Train raffle is an Early
American Standard 440 engine with tender and Pullman mounted on a four foot bridge handcrafted and
donated by Steve Brickner.
Parishioner raffle tickets can be picked up in the
back of church and the chapel this weekend. We
encourage you to either buy or sell your tickets as a
way of helping support our parish. (If we by chance
forgot to put out your tickets, extra tickets are also
available in the back of church and chapel.)
THROUGH THE WATERS OF BAPTISM
we welcome Claire Elizabeth Van Straten,
daughter of Jacob and Ashley
Van Straten. Let us continue to pray
for young Claire that she may grow in
health and strength, and in the
knowledge of how much God loves her.
Ken Seidl, Owen VandenHeuvel, Joe Quade and Jay
Weckler - our Saturday morning cleaning crew
IMPORTANT WORKSHOP OPPORTUNITY
The Knights of Columbus Council 4869, of GillettSuring and Oconto Falls, will meet at St. Michael’s in
Suring on Monday, May 23 at 7:00 pm.
Come join us on Sunday, June 5th at 5:00 at St. John
Social Hall for an evening of learning. James Beaton,
new parishioner and owner/manager of Kuehl Funeral
Home will be with us to talk about funeral preplanning and “what happens when I arrive” at life’s
end. Sr. Monica Bongert, head of Pastoral Care at St.
Clare Hospital, will lead us through the important
documents of Living Wills, Durable Power of Attorney, and Health Care Initiatives. Lastly, Sr. Marla
will talk about planning and options for funeral services. A light supper of salads, sandwiches and desserts will be served. No need to pre-register. Feel free
to invite any friends or family members. All are welcome.
ST. MICHAEL CHURCH SUPPORT
Needed Each Week ........................................ $2400.00
Received Last Week ...................................... $2921.00
Building and Repair ......................................... $328.00
Bishop Appeal to Date: $7150.00 of $10000 (71%)
ST. JOHN PARISH SUPPORT
Needed Each Week ....................................... $2172.00
Received Last Week ...................................... $1645.00
Bishop Appeal to Date: $5490.00 of $9000 (61%)
Our Own Needs Collection
We will have a second collection this weekend for Our
Own Needs. The focus of this collection is on
evangelization activities, religious education, ministry
training and support of poor parishes across the
country. Envelopes for this collection can be found at
the entrances of St. John and St. Michael.
Visit our Web site at http://stjohnstmichael.com
MAY 14/15, 2016
PENTECOST SUNDAY
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MASS INTENTIONS
For the Week of May 16 - 22
ST. MICHAEL - CHUTE POND
SUNDAY, MAY 22
7:30 am † Angeline Michalak
By James Michalak
ST. MICHAEL - SURING
FRIDAY, MAY 20 AT WOODLAND
11:00 am † Communion Service
SUNDAY, MAY 22
8:45 am † Becky Sylvester
By Peggy Piepkorn
ST. JOHN - GILLETT
MINISTERS OF THE MASS
CHUTE POND
SUNDAY
5/22
7:30 AM
Ministers of the Word
Steve Brickner
Ministers of Communion Pam Duddek John Lubenske
SURING
SUNDAY
Ministers of the Word
Ministers of Communion
Hospitality Ministers
Ministers of Altar
Greeters
5/22
8:45 AM
Lisa Gilligan
Sheelagh School Toni Schiltz
Steve School Will Vollmar
Preston Fischer
Cash VanBellinger
Joe & Carol Baldwin
Toni Schiltz
THURSDAY, MAY 19 AT WOODLAND
9:30 am † Communion Service
SATURDAY, MAY 21
4:00 pm † Open
SUNDAY, MAY 22
10:00 am † Open
Open Dates For Mass Intentions
St. Michael Parish
Suring, Sundays: June 19
Chute Pond, Sunday: June 26
St. John Parish
Saturdays: May 21, 28, June 4, 11, 25
Sundays: May 22, June 5, 12, 19, 26
Readings for the Week of May 15, 2016
Sunday:
Acts 2:1-11/Ps 104:1, 24, 29-31,
34/Rom 8:8-17 or 1 Cor 12:3b-7,
12-13/Jn 14:15-16, 23b-26 or Jn
20:19-23
Monday:
Jas 3:13-18/Ps 19:8-10, 15/Mk 9:14
-29
Tuesday:
Jas 4:1-10/Ps 55:7-11, 23/Mk 9:3037
Wednesday: Jas 4:13-17/Ps 49:2-3, 6-11/Mk
9:38-40
Thursday:
Jas 5:1-6/Ps 49:14-20/Mk 9:41-50
Friday:
Jas 5:9-12/Ps 103:1-4, 8-9, 11-12/
Mk 10:1-12
Saturday:
Jas 5:13-20/Ps 141:1-3, 8/Mk 10:13
-16
Next Sunday: Prv 8:22-31/Ps 8:4-9/Rom 5:1-5/Jn
16:12-15
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ST. MICHAEL & ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST
GILLETT
SATURDAY
Ministers of the Word
Ministers of Communion
Hospitality Ministers
Ministers of Altar
Greeters
5/21
4:00 PM
Mary Gerbers
Jan Brooks Cliff Gerbers
Barb Makoski Kendyl Sturm
Colten Sturm
SUNDAY
Ministers of the Word
Ministers of Communion
Hospitality Ministers
Ministers of Altar
Greeters
5/22
10:00 AM
Lyman Wocking
Jamie Young Chris Mosconi
Chad Frank Ben Frank
Kallie Frank Tyler Frank
Chad Frank Ben Frank
Grace Kohls
Jesus said to his disciples: "Whoever loves me will
keep my word, and my Father will love him, and
we will come to him and make our dwelling with
him." - Jn 14:23
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