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1 Welcome to the faith community of ST. FRANCIS DE SALES LAKE GENEVA, WISCONSIN January 8, 2017 Epiphany We, the community of St. Francis de Sales Parish, seek to LIVE JESUS through the empowerment of the Holy Spirit by ministering to the needs of our brothers and sisters through Word, Worship, Education and Service. Adoration of the Magi by Altichiero da Zevio, PRAYER & WORSHIP Mass of Anticipation: Saturday, 5:15 p.m. Sunday Mass: 7:30, 9:00 and 10:30 a.m. (English); 5:00 p.m. (Spanish) Daily Mass: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday, 7:00 a.m. School Mass: Wednesday, 9:00 a.m. (During School Year) Communion Service: Thursday, 7:00 a.m.; Saturday, 8:00 a.m. Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament: Tuesday, 7:30 a.m.-7 p.m. Reconciliation: Saturday, 4:00 p.m.; Sunday, 4:30 p.m. (Bilingual); or by appointment PARISH OFFICE Hours: Mondays, 10:00 a.m. 3:30 p.m.; Tuesdays Thursdays, 7:30 a.m. 3:30 p.m.; Fridays, 7:30 a.m. 12:30 p.m.; Sundays, 8:30 a.m. 12:00 p.m. Address: 148 W. Main Street, Lake Geneva, WI Phone: (262) Fax: (262) Parish Web Site: PARISH SCHOOL Address: 130 W. Main Street, Lake Geneva, WI Phone: (262) Fax: (262)

2 PLEASE PRAY FOR Nathan Rittenbacher Lily Thomas Potjeau Bill Smarslik Donna Anderson Nancy Rittenbacher AnneMarie Janikowski Nathan Mora & Family Nancy Hrdlicka Ed Muisenga Tom Lasorda Anne Chant Matt Scheffler Anita Kaczor Jacqueline Sollars Casandra Uksas Ruka Connelly Lee Redmer Jeff Yanke Andrea Brien Janice Berka Allen Maywald THE WEEK AHEAD JAN. 8 TO JAN. 15 Sun 9:00 REP Gr. 5K-5 10:30 SFDS School Mass 6:30 Life Teen Mon 6:30 Confirmation Class 6:00 Prayer Group 6:30 Finance Council 6:30 Home & School 7:00 Emmaus Women (English) Tues 7:00 RCIA 7:30-7 Adoration 5:30 Rosary Wed 6:00 REP Gr. 6-8 Thurs 7:00 Hispanic Ministry Fri 6:00 Liturgical Dancers 7:00 Legion of Mary Sat 9:30 AA 7:00 Emmaus Men Sun 9:00 REP Gr. 5K-5 BULLETIN SUBMISSION All articles for the bulletin must be ed to bulletin@sfdslg.org or submitted in writing to the parish office. The deadline is at noon on Monday. Thank you! READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Is 42:1-4, 6-7 or Acts 10:34-38; Ps 29:1-4, 3, 9-10; Mt 3:13-17 Tuesday: Heb 2:5-12; Ps 8:2ab, 5, 6-9; Mk 1:21-28 or Heb 1:1-6 and 2:5-12; Ps 8:2ab, 5, 6-9; Mk 1:14-20 and 1:21-28 Wednesday: Heb 2:14-18; Ps 105:1-4, 6-9; Mk 1:29-39 Thursday: Heb 3:7-14; Ps 95:6-11; Mk 1:40-45 Friday: Heb 4:1-5, 11; Ps 78:3, 4bc, 6c-8; Mk 2:1-12 Saturday: Heb 4:12-16; Ps 19:8-10, 15; Mk 2:13-17 Sunday: Is 49:3, 5-6; Ps 40:2, 4, 7-10; 1 Cor 1:1-3; Jn 1:29-34 CARING FOR THE ALTAR 1/11-1/16 Diane Hinzpeter 1/18-1/23 Helene Churchill & Liz Amann COUNTING CONTRIBUTIONS 1/9 TEAM 6 1/16 TEAM 1 LAKELAND NURSING HOME SCHEDULES The Lakeland Nursing Home schedules are located in the folder in the chapel entrance. MEALS ON WHEELS VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR POSITION St. Francis provides volunteers for meal delivery in Lake Geneva 1 week every five weeks. A volunteer is needed to coordinate and schedule volunteers for that week and keep in contact with the county office. There is an established group of volunteers, but volunteer recruitment may also be needed. Time commitment is minimal. If you are interested in volunteering, please contact Carolyn Nagy at (773) FIRST SATURDAY, January 7, :00 a.m. Communion Service 5:15 p.m. Casey & Bertha Mikrut SUNDAY, January 8, :30 a.m. Del Krohn 9:00 a.m. Eleanor Gorski & Health Intentions of Anne Marie Janikowski 10:30 a.m. Frances Minahan and Joseph James McBryan 5:15 p.m. All Parishioners (Spanish Mass) MONDAY, January 9, :00 a.m. Elyse Pesola TUESDAY, January :00 a.m. Catherine Johnson WEDNESDAY, January 11, :00 a.m. Donald Brieschke 9:00 a.m. John Dennis Hiffman THURSDAY, January 12, :00 a.m. Communion Service FRIDAY, January 13, :00 a.m. Margaret & Michael Minahan SATURDAY, January 14, :00 a.m. Communion Service 5:15 p.m. Rita Leahy and Joseph Ahlgren SUNDAY, January 15, :30 a.m. John & Bernadean Trotta 9:00 a.m. Gary Bergsma and Peter Petrouski 10:30 a.m. Tom Geldermann 5:15 p.m. All Parishioners (Spanish Mass)

3 FROM THE PASTOR S DESK Dear Parishioners and Friends of St. Francis de Sales Parish, The Christmas Season reaches its apex today with the Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord. Tomorrow, Monday, Jan. 9, is the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord, marking the end of the Christmas Season. I would like to thank all those who helped to make our liturgical celebrations beautiful throughout this festive season the musicians, singers, servers, readers, Eucharistic ministers, ushers, decorators, and all who participated in the Christmas celebrations. I thank in a special way all those who volunteered to help convert our Parish Center into a beautiful worship space now that the renovation/restoration of our church interior has begun. In these last days of Christmas time, I would like to take a moment to thank you for your cards, gifts, and most of all for your prayers. Thank you and God bless you for your generosity! Today we celebrate the Epiphany of the Lord. Epiphany means manifestation. What we celebrate today is the manifestation of Christ, the Son of God, to the nations. In the Gospel today, the Magi, who make their way to Bethlehem, represent the gentile world. It is a story that teaches us that God extends his saving power to all peoples, everywhere. The Magi brought with them their deepest desires and longings for peace, enlightenment, and salvation, and they found those treasures as they offered their gifts and adored the Christ Child in Bethlehem. The story of the Magi who followed the star to its resting place inspires us to get in touch with our deepest longings, as well. What we long for cannot be satisfied by money, power, or fame. The star that guided the Wise Men leads us to Christ, the One who teaches us that peace and happiness are found in self-giving love. May the star of Bethlehem lead us to its true end! May Christ transform our hearts! God s Blessings, Fr. Jim Schuerman Queridos Miembros de la Parroquia de San Francisco de Sales, Hoy celebramos la Solemnidad de Epifanía, la cumbre del tiempo navideño. Mañana, el lunes, 9 de enero es la Fiesta del Bautismo del Señor, la última celebración de la Navidad. Hemos pasado por un tiempo muy bonito, lleno de oración y alegría. Yo quisiera agradecer a los que han dado de su tiempo y talento para hacer las liturgias navideñas eventos muy bonitos a los miembros de los coros, los lectores, los servidores, los monaguillos, y a todos los que han participado en las celebraciones. Quisiera darles las gracias especialmente a los voluntarios que han transformado nuestro Centro Parroquial en un lugar de oración ya que la renovación/restauración del interior de nuestra iglesia ha comenzado. Estoy muy agradecido, también, por sus tarjetas de Navidad, regalos, y oraciones especiales. Gracias por su generosidad! Hoy celebramos la Solemnidad de la Epifanía del Señor. Epifanía significa manifestación. Celebramos el hecho de que Cristo, el Hijo de Dios, se manifestó a las naciones. En el Evangelio de hoy, los Reyes Magos, que encuentran a Cristo en Belén, representan las naciones del mundo. Es una historia que nos enseña que Dios extiende su poder salvífico a todos. Los Magos trajeron en sus corazones sus más deseos más profundos por la paz, la iluminación espiritual, y la salvación, y encontraron estos tesoros al ofrecer sus dones y al adorar al Niño Jesús en Belén. La historia de los Reyes Magos que siguieron la estrella nos inspire a reconocer nuestro deseo más profundo. Lo que deseamos no se puede encontrar ni en el dinero, ni en el poder terrenal, ni en la fama. La estrella que guiaba a los Magos nos conduce a Cristo, Él que nos muestra el camino que conduce a la paz y la alegría, el camino de amor y sacrificio. Que la estrella de Belén nos conduce a Cristo, nuestro Redentor! Que Cristo transforme nuestros corazones! Que Dios los bendiga, Padre Jim Schuerman IN LOVING MEMORY Born to eternal rest Stanley Mikrut ETERNAL REST GRANT UNTO HIM, O LORD, AND MAY PERPETUAL LIGHT SHINE UPON HIM CATHOLIC DAUGHTER NEWS Catholic Daughters enjoyed a Christmas social at our meeting Dec. 12, Our January meeting will be held on Jan. 15, 2016 after the 7:30 a.m. Mass in the Jonah room. We will be installing two new members. Please consider joining us. Any questions, please call Lois Maywald, our regent, at (262) Hope to see you there!

4 SPECIAL PILGRIMAGE In the Footsteps of Pope Francis Argentina: April 18-28, 2017 Buenos Aires * Santa Susana * Tigre Delta * Colonia * Lujan Join us for an informational meeting in the St. Benedict, Fontana, Parish Hall on Sunday, Jan. 8 after the 10:30 a.m. Mass. HOPEFUL HORIZONS Hopeful Horizons: St. Benedict Bereavement Group for those who are grieving the loss of a loved one. We meet the second Wednesday of every month at 10:30 a.m. Our next meeting will be Jan. 11, All grieving people are welcome to this ecumenical group. St. Benedict is located at 137 Dewey Ave., Fontana, WI Any Questions? Please call Margaret Moser at (847) or Pat Grove at (262) REDISCOVER YOUR MARRIAGE Retrouvaille offers the chance to rediscover yourself, your spouse and a loving relationship in your marriage. Tens of thousands of couples headed for divorce have successfully saved their marriages by attending. Retrouvaille is not a spiritual retreat, not a sensitivity group, not a seminar, not a social gathering. For confidential information about or to register for the program beginning March 3-5, 2017, with a weekend in Benet Lake, call (414) or lakeshore@retrouvaille.org or visit the website at Stewardship Treasure Giving Period & Method Actual Goal Over/ (Under) Weekend of January 1 Envelope 18,249 7,971 10,278 Offertory 2,340 2,721 (381) Elect. Fund Transfer OnLine (sfdslg.org) 5,500 1,000 4,500 Total 26,089 11,692 14,397 Year to Date (07/01/16 to 01/01/17) Envelope 234, ,761 (410) Offertory 77,638 73,471 4,167 Elect. Fund Transfer 27,105 25,848 1,257 OnLine (sfdslg.org) 43,345 27,000 16,345 Total 382, ,080 21,358 Other Weekend Giving Capital Campaign 158 Angel Fund 1,273 Human Concerns 0 Please consider OnLine giving by navigating to clicking on the DONATE icon and signing up today! Only 300 tickets sold! Tickets available beginning December 2. Purchase after any weekend Mass in the Parish Center, or during the week in the Parish Office Feast of St. Francis de Sales REVERSE RAFFLE $10,000 GRAND PRIZE! (Many other prizes) Cost $100 per ticket Drawing to be held on JANUARY 24, 2017 Doors open 5:30 p.m. Pasta dinner 6:00 p.m. Celebration on Wells 422 Wells St. Lake Geneva, Wisconsin Benefiting St. Francis de Sales Parish HOSPITALITY IS EVERY SUNDAY DURING THE RENOVATION! Come on down to the Jonah Room under the Parish Center. Steps are to the right of the Parish Office or take the elevator. We will have coffee, donuts and coffee cake etc. We will also be displaying some historic pictures from Fr. Jim s rectory attic. We need your help identifying people in many of these photos. Please come down and take a look, perhaps you will find a long lost relative or a picture of yourself from years past. As the renovation progresses, we will also have updates for you to view. We still have some openings in March and April if you would like to volunteer to be a sponsor of a Hospitality Sunday. Call Millie McCormick at (630) if you are interested. Thank you to all who have already committed to a Sunday.

5 Project 2017 News, Upcoming Events & Project Updates THANK YOU TO ALL OF THE MOVERS! On Dec. 27 about 40 parishioners (including college students, families, grandmas with grandsons, couples and some people wielding their own power drills) came to help move and transform the parish center. An altar was set up, Christmas decorations were moved or put away, the holy water fonts were moved, the stations of the cross were put up, hymnals stacked on a rack, chairs were set up, signs were put up to direct people, and more! We were done in about an hour and had a lot of fun! To keep up with the progress of our church renovation, check in on our blog at UPDATE We re off to a great start! The church building is empty, the pews have been taken off site to be refinished, and the asbestos has been abated. Be sure to read our Project 2017 blog on the SFDS website to see photos and to keep up to date with the progress! CATHOLIC CENTRAL NEWS Catholic Central High School held its 32nd Annual Topper Dinner and Auction on Dec. 3, at the Veterans Terrace in Burlington. Over 300 alumni and friends gathered in the tradition of supporting the school through this yearly event. Guests enjoyed an evening of bidding on silent, as well as live auction items, games, raffles, delicious food and dancing. This year s largest fundraiser raised over $110,000, which included proceeds from the car raffle and the special Fund-A-Need plea for tuition assistance. The Lynch Superstore in Burlington offered a 2016 Chevrolet Cruze as the grand prize in the car raffle, or the winner could take $16,000 in cash. This year's winners were: Sharlynn Daun-Barnett-1st prize Tim Pashelk-2nd prize of $750 Russ Wegge-3rd prize of $500 LaVerne Connolly-4th prize of $200 Thank you to our many adult and student volunteers, as well as our live auction leaders: Marie Frederick, Jack Huffman, Philip Sassano and Bob Sevick, in helping make this affair such a success!! Thank you to our many sponsors: Trattoria di Carlo and Waterford Subway-Julie Henrichs Gold Sponsors: Family Vision, Bob & MaryEllen Fettig, James & Regan Homan, Lynch Superstore in Burlington, Town Bank (a Wintrust Community Bank) and Wisconsin Vision Associates (WVA) Silver Sponsors: The Heiligenthal Family, karoshealth-collaboration for life, Drs. Anthony & Tini Ricci, Drs. Tim & Sharon Ruetz -Smith, Family Dentistry and Joy Scherrer EVERYDAY STEWARDSHIP: INSPIRING AND PRACTICAL INSIGHTS ON STEWARDSHIP AS A WAY OF LIFE Tuesday, Feb. 7, :30-8:00 p.m. St. Patrick Parish, Elkhorn Wednesday, Feb. 8, :30 a.m. & 6:30-8:00 p.m. - Cousins Center, Milwaukee Thursday, Feb. 9, :30-8:00 p.m. Holy Family Parish, Fond du Lac The focus of this session is everyday stewardship in everyday language for everyday people. The program will help to explain the what next after we have made a conscious decision to take our discipleship seriously. There is no cost for this program, but you are asked to register at

6 OUR GENEROUS HEARTS CAMPAIGN IS A SUCCESS! Thank you to all who participated in the Generous Hearts Campaign. We had 204 responses (about 20%) indicating a forecast of $45,763 of an annual increase in our Offertory giving.a wonderful example of people working together to make a difference! Some questions came up along the way and this seemed like a good time to review your concerns regarding the differences between Generous Hearts and Project ) Didn t we just do a capital campaign? Yes, we had a very successful capital campaign called Project We have pledges over a 3 year period in excess of 2 million dollars. These funds are restricted to the church renovation project and future capital improvements/repairs. Generous Hearts is directed toward the other side of our financial picture - our weekly offertory, which supports our day to day operating costs. About 400 families gave to Project 2017 so we knew that there were other parishioners (of our 975 parish families) who might want to donate in another way. 2) Why now? Couldn t this have waited? Fr. Jim was required to do a 4 step presentation to the Archdiocese Planning Commission for approval for our church renovation project. While the financial component of this committee was impressed with our Project 2017 fundraising, they had concerns regarding our parish budget as we have run into a deficit (ranging from approximately $30,000 to $80,000) over the past 3 years. They strongly urged us to address the situation sooner than later. In addition, a company called LPI was running a pilot program for churches in our Archdiocese. We were offered a special rate of $5 per household to conduct the Generous Hearts campaign which included the design of all of the marketing pieces, addressing, 3 mailings, postage, printing, website, and tabulating (we could not have done it for that price on our own). And, last but not least, our Finance Committee had a valid concern that Project 2017 could negatively affect our offertory giving and we couldn t afford to have it go downward. 3) Why couldn t you just take some of the extra money from Project 2017 and put it toward the budget so that we wouldn t have a deficit? The Project 2017 funds are restricted to capital improvements. We anticipate having a minimum of $300,000 after the renovation which will be put into a fund for future repairs for our church and school. Even if we COULD move over the money, it would only be a band-aid and wouldn t really fix the underlying issue that our expenses exceeded our income. Our Parish Staff and Finance Committee have worked hard to control our expenses; we needed to increase our income. 4) Why haven t we had this kind of campaign in the past? The last time SFDS officially ran a Stewardship campaign was in 2007 with Fr. Terry almost 10 years ago! Our recently formed Stewardship Committee worked on some communication areas that needed attention before we could proceed with a campaign, including conducting a survey to clear up the database, working with a professional team to design a new website, creating a new parishioner welcome packet, establishing on line giving, designing a new branding logo, planning an e-newsletter, and recording an database. Typically parishes hold a stewardship campaign on a yearly basis to create awareness of time, talent, and treasure and we plan to do that in the future now that everything is in place. 5) Why didn t the donation numbers on the mailing match what I have been giving? The company that we were working with extrapolated the data to reflect only your offertory giving, so if you had given to any specific fund like the Angel Fund, Capital Fund, or Human Concerns, for example, those weren t included in your total. 6) Can I still give to the Generous Hearts Campaign? While the Generous Hearts Campaign is technically over, our ongoing needs will always be there. If you didn t respond to our campaign but have prayerfully considered increasing your weekly, monthly, or annual donation, your help will be greatly appreciated! If you aren t able to give at this time, your prayers for our parish are equally appreciated. If you aren t here every week, please consider signing up for on-line giving through our website to help maintain a consistent income for our parish. Thank you to all who have helped in some way to tremendously strengthen the financial future of St. Francis de Sales Parish over this past year!

7 PASTORAL STAFF Pastor Fr. Jim Schuerman (262) Weekend Presider Fr. Tom Fait (262) Parish Secretary Judie Weeks (262) Director of Liturgy & Music Michael Deane (262) Director of Religious Education Katie Ploch (262) Seminarian Intern John Baumgardner Deacon Alvaro Dominquez (262) CATHOLIC SCHOOLS St. Francis de Sales Parish School Principal Eric Gallagher (262) Catholic Central High School Principal David Wieters (262) x 222 PARISH TRUSTEES Daryl Braun (dbraun55@charter.net) (262) Tom Murray (thomas.murray@wilsonelser.com) (312) ON THE WEB Parish Website: Like us on Facebook: St. Francis de Sales Lake Geneva PASTORAL COUNCIL MEMBERS Troy Weis (weistj@hotmail.com) (262) Maureen Redmer (memauly@hotmail.com) (262) Daniel von Rabenau (dvon@talcott.com) (773) Millie McCormick (milliemack632@gmail.com) (630) Maria Guadalupe Duran (Lupitaduran1127@yahoo.com) (262) Kathleen Dobbler (dobblerbld@aol.com) (262) Mary Ferrini (toxotes17@yahoo.com) (262) Lois Maywald (allomay1959@gmail.com) (262) Greg Desecki (gdad5121@yahoo.com) (262) AnneMarie Janikowski (annejanikowski@yahoo.com) (262) Martha Cucco (stewardship@sfdslg.org) (262) Sandra Cruz (65sandracruz@gmail.com) (262) SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE Immediately after the engagement and before any date is set for the wedding, the couple is asked to make an appointment with the priest. Six months is the normal time required for preparation. SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM Please call the parish office at (262) for Baptismal preparation/registration. SPANISH CELEBRATIONS Bautismos en Espanol: Para bautismos en Espanol por favor comuniquese con Esmeralda Perez Sanchez: (262) Platicas bautismales: Cada cuarto sabado del mes. Quinceaneras, presentaciones y bodas: Comuniquese con Antonia Mata: