ST. THERESE OF LISIEUX CATHOLIC CHURCH

The Faith Community of

2020 91st STREET

KENOSHA, WI 53143

(262) 694-4695

VISIT US AT OUR

PARISH WEBSITE:

www.st-therese-kenosha.org

OUR PARISH MISSION

We are a welcoming Christian family

committed to Catholic values, responding to the call of Christ

revealed in the diversity of human need. We practice a conscious, living, active faith

in a community whose source of strength is

the Eucharist.

Miraculous Prayer to the Little Flower

O Little flower of Jesus, ever con-soling troubled souls with heavenly graces, in our unfailing interces-sions I place my confident trust. From the heart of our Divine Savior, petition the blessings of which I stand in greatest need..............Shower upon me your promised roses of virtue and grace, Dear St. Therese, so that swiftly advancing in sanctity and perfect love of neighbor, I may someday receive the crown of life eternal. Amen

June 21, 2015 Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Welcome to St. Therese of Lisieux Catholic Church in Kenosha, Wisconsin 2

Community Outreach will be collecting for the month of June for Women and Children’s Horizons. Free and confidential services

for those affected by domestic violence and sexual assault including 24 hour crisis line, 24 hour on call advocate response to law

enforcement and medical centers, emergency shelter for women etc. Needs: Cleaning supplies, paper products, diapers-all sizes, baby

wipes, personal care items, and canned or boxed foods. Thank you.

Parish Bulletin Board

Call the Parish Office for further information or contact our website at www.st-therese-kenosha.org

Guide to the Catechism of the Catholic Church

Why Do We Call God Our Father? Alfred McBride, O. Praem.

Article #13

“Jesus reveals that God is Father in His very being.” Catechism, 240.

We live in a time of the absent father. It has been said that many fathers are present to their children only ten minutes a day. The

doctrine of God as Father gives us the opportunity to rebuild God’s call to human fatherhood. Jesus tells us that God is Father. “I

have made your name known” (Jn 17:6). The people of Israel had already praised God as Father and thanked Him for adopting

them as His favorite children (Ex 4:22). No human has ever seen God directly. Only the Son of God could reveal Him, because He

lived in the “bosom of the Father” (Jn 1:18). In Gethsemane, Jesus talked to God as Father, even using the affectionate and inti-

mate term, “Abba,” or papa. In the last of His seven words from the Cross, Christ called God, Father. Deep inside the mystery of

divinity, Father and Son have a reciprocal relationship. They know and love each other with absolute intimacy.

God Is Not Just “Our Parent”

Secular wisdom would have us call God “Our Parent.” Sometimes scriptural terms applied to God are just poetic comparisons bor-

rowed from the culture of the times. However, in this case, Jesus, the Son of God, says God is Father. Either we believe Him or we

don’t. The idea of God as Father is not derived from earthly fatherhood. It is just the opposite—the idea of an earthly father is

adapted from our heavenly Father. This in no way diminishes woman or motherhood. The most revered merely human being in

history is Mary, a woman and a mother. The greatest choice ever made by a mere human was the decision made by a woman/

mother to accept the divine call to conceive the Savior of the world by the Holy Spirit’s power.

What does it mean that God Is Father?

God’s fatherhood is revealed in three ways: (1) God is the divine Father of the divine Son. (2) Our Father makes us in His image;

we become images of God simply by being born. (3) Our Father shares His divine life and love with us; we become adopted sons

and daughters of God by being born again in faith and through Baptism.

The doctrine of God as Father calls us to restore the active role of human fatherhood. God the Father is creative, vital, and genera-

tive. Human families need these essential values. Our heavenly Father calls for earthly, caring fathers. Children deserve them. The

hope of families and culture depends on them.

Reflection

1. What are the three meanings of God as Father?

God is Father as the Creator of the world (Mi 2:10). He is also called Father by the People of Israel whom He

adopted as His children (Ex 4:22). Jesus reveals that God is Father in His very being

(Catechism, 238, 240).

2. Would it be better to speak of God only as Creator? God is not only the Creator. He is eternally Father in relation to His Son, who reciprocally is only Son in relation

to His Father (Catechism, 240).

3. How do the Apostles confirm Jesus as the Father’s Son?

The Apostles confess Jesus as the Word who was with God in the beginning and was God (Jn 1:1), and as the

“image of the invisible God” (Col 1:15; Catechism, 241).

Prayer

God, we rejoice to call you Father because Jesus has made this possible. As Father you created us and in Jesus made us your

adopted sons and daughters through faith and Baptism. Our humanity flourishes because of you and our share in your divine life

increases our joy. Abba, we love you.

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Parish Support Weekend of June 14, 2015

$5,965.25 Budgeted weekly need… $4,900.50

Weekly offertory $5,965.25

Over/Under budget $1,064.75

Fr. Campbell’s Wednesday morning 6 am Men’s Bible

Study : 6am in the meeting room of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel

School. Bring a Bible and the Catechism of the Catholic Church

(CCC). We will study the upcoming Sunday Scriptures.

VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL

August 3rd—6th, 2015

8:30am-12:00pm St. Therese 2020 91st Street

All are welcome, 4yr through 5th grade. Cost: $30.00 per child, 3

or more $75.00. Registration forms at the parish office or call

Corrine or Sandy to have the forms emailed, 262-695-6018 ext.

107 or 150.

St. Therese Summer Festival Friday, July 17, Saturday, July 18, & Sun-

day, July 19

Open 5:00 pm to 11:00 pm on Friday &

Saturday, 12:00 to 7:00 pm on Sunday.

Fabulous Food Court, Car Show on Sunday,

Festival Raffles, Tractor Rides & Kids

games. Main Raffle drawing on Sunday at

7:00 pm.

Live Music Schedule Friday, Saddlebrook, 6:30—10:30 pm,

Saturday, The New Vinyls & The Bugs, 6:30—10:30 pm, Sunday,

KR Bluegrass, 12:00—2:00 pm, & Bobby Way & The Wayouts,

2:00—6:00 pm.

Springtime is Crafting Time! The Gospa craft group is ready to spring into action to create a

garden of crafts to sell in July at our Parish Festival. We meet on

Thursdays from 7– 9 p.m. in the Religious Ed office. Gospa

project for June 25, Cotton crochet purses or crafter's choice.

Please call Tina Cajka @ 914-3480 for more information.

“Obama Gives Us a Divisive LGBT Declaration,”

by Rey Flores

“Now, therefore, I, Barack Obama, President of the United

States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by

the Constitution and the laws of the United States do hereby

proclaim June 2015 as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Trans-

gender Pride Month” - Presidential Proclamation of Lesbian,

Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Pride Month, 2015.

President Obama himself has declared it officially. We as

a nation now celebrate what was once considered unspeakable

in decent company.

From now on, June will no longer be about graduations

and Father’s Day, unless your father is like Bruce Jenner,

transforming into Caitlyn Jenner right before your very eyes.

This proclamation is so prideful, arrogant, and divisive it

couldn’t have been written from any place other than pure

hatred for the good, true, and beautiful that all men and

women have potentially in our human nature.

Obama’s words unleash demons and bring disrespect and

hatred upon the Church, which is no less than Jesus existing

among us. If there is any hope to save anything that is pure,

innocent, and good in this forsaken world, well, my friends,

that will depend on each and every single one of us.

Meanwhile, across the globe, Russian President Vladimir

Putin is awarding The Order of Parental Glory to parents

(including adoptive parents), who have raised seven or more

children. The decoration was instituted by a presidential ex-

ecutive order in May 2008, and was first awarded on January

13, 2009. Parents in that country are awarded for paying great

care to the next generation’s health and education and its

physical, spiritual and moral development.

The Parish Festival is right around the corner.

How can you help?

The Children’s Games committee would like to

open on Friday this year and continue to have

quality prizes so we are offering a Booth sponsor-

ship to help purchase prizes. Our theme will be

Castles. There are three levels of sponsorship -$100 or over –

King/Queen - $50 Prince/Princess - $25 Duke/Duchess. The spon-

sors will be acknowledged at the festival. Just put your donation

in an envelope marked children’s games – festival. Add children’s

game in the memo section of the check and drop it in the collec-

tion basket or the parish office. Since we are planning on opening

on Friday we will need lots of workers. Sign up on the sheet in the

entrance to church. This is a good way to get your

service hours needed for confirmation or a fun way to

have your family work together. Any questions con-

tact Kathy Reindl or Kathy Holtz SKEB-

clan@aol.com or 262-694-2051.

Pope’s Intentions for June Immigrants and refugees. That immigrants and refugees may

find welcome and respect in the countries to which they come.

Vocations. That the personal encounter with Jesus may arouse in

many young people the desire to offer their own lives in priest-

hood or consecrated life.

2015 Outdoor Mass The Knights of Columbus will be sponsoring the 27th Annual

City Wide Outdoor Mass at the Pennoyer Park Band Shell on

Sunday, June 28, 2015 at 10:00 am. In case of rain the Mass

will be held at Holy Rosary Church. If you are interested in sing-

ing in the Outdoor Mass choir, please contact Cookie DelConte

at 262-551-7415.

ST. ELIZABETH JULY 4TH FESTIVAL

St. Elizabeth Parish, located at 4816 7th Ave, Kenosha, WI will

be having their festival on July 4th from 11:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Make plans now to come and enjoy good food, good music and

good fun.

Parish Directory

Weekend Masses Saturday Evening 4:00 PM Sunday Morning 8:30 & 10:30 AM Weekday Masses Monday, Tuesday & Friday 8:00 AM Wednesday 5:45 PM No 8:00 AM Mass on Thursday or Saturday Holy Day Masses Please consult Sunday bulletin. Reconciliation Saturday 3:00 to 3:45 PM Sunday 8:00 to 8:15, 10:00 to 10:15 AM First Fridays 12 Hour Adoration Contact: John & Sharon Kirsch 694-4688 Mother of Perpetual Help Devotions (Follow the Wednesday 5:45 PM Mass)

Parish Telephones Parish Office 262-694-4695 Fax 262-694-7284 Religious Education 262-694-0118 Rel Ed. Director 262-925-3187 All Saints Catholic School North Campus 262-652-2771, ext 4 South Campus 262-694-6018 St. Joseph Catholic Academy 262-654-8651

Parish Mailing Address 2020 91st Street • Kenosha, WI 53143 Fr. Campbell FrCampbell@olmckenosha.org E-mail & Bulletin E-mail valang@tds.net Custodian Tbrun50@gmail.com Parish Web Site www.st-therese-kenosha.org Rel. Ed. Director DRE@olmckenosha.org K-12 Rel. Ed. Coor mariannkramer@hotmail.com

Parish Staff Pastor .....................................Rev. Fr. Dwight P. Campbell, S.T.D. Shared Associate Pastor…………...Rev. Fr. Robert T. McDermott In residence:....................................... Rev. Fr. Benjamin B. Reese Rel. Ed. Director .................................................... Mariann Kramer Liturgical Musician....................................................... Jan Sleyster Parish Secretary & Bulletin Editor ............................ Mary E. Vestal Parish Custodian ................................................. Thomas Bruneau

Parish Pastoral Council Vice Chairperson, Char Carver Chairperson, Paul Gillespie Prayer/Worship, Jeremy Pitt-Payne Human Concerns, Rob Jenewein Trustee Treasurer, Frank Deininger Stewardship, Dale Padjen Trustee Secretary, Jim Lauzon Finance, Jerry Pudelek Faith Formation, Larry Fleischman Secretary, Bruce Havrilak

Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) Adults interested in baptism, receptions into the Catholic Church, Confirmation and/or First Communion, children age seven and over not yet baptized; please contact the Parish Office.

Baptism Please call the Parish Office to arrange for Baptism.

Marriage Please call the Pastor at least six months in advance to make arrangements. Couples who are sharing the same abode will be asked to live separately prior to their marriage.

Home Visitation Anyone who cannot attend Mass and receive the Sacraments, because of sickness or age, please contact the Parish Office or Homebound Ministry.

Estate Planning Please keep St. Therese in mind when planning your estate. This is a wonderful gift that will last many years.

Twelfth Sunday Ordinary Time 4a June 21, 2015 4b

PARISH OFFICE HOURS:

Monday through Thursday 7:30 am to 2:45 pm

Closed Friday

Please submit bulletin announcements in writing to the

Parish Office or e-mail to valang@tds.net by 9:00 AM

Thursday of the week before publication.

PRIVACY LAWS: Please notify the Parish Office if you

or a family member is in the hospital, nursing home, hos-

pice, etc. With the new privacy laws, medical institutions

will not call unless you ask them to notify the Parish. If

you would like a home visit, please call the Parish Office

or Homebound Ministry.

MASS INTENTIONS for the Week Monday, June 22

8:00 AM † Souls in Purgatory (Matt & Maureen Skurski)

Tuesday, June 23

8:00 AM † Souls in Purgatory (Matt & Maureen Skurski)

Wednesday, June 24

5:45 PM † Barbara Brever (Bob & Beth Sturino)

Thursday, June 25

8:00 AM † No Mass

Friday, June 26

8:00 AM † No Mass

Saturday, June 27

4:00 PM † Gwen Coniker (Matt & Maureen Skurski)

Sunday, June 28

8:30 AM † Edward Smith (Dan & Eileen Johnson)

10:30 AM † For Members of the Parish

Readings for the Week of June 21, 2015 Sunday: Jb 38:1, 8-11/2 Cor 5:14-17/Mk 4:35-41

Monday: Gn 12:1-9/Mt 7:1-5

Tuesday: Gn 13:2, 5-18/Mt 7:6, 12-14

Wednesday: Vigil: Jer 1:4-10/1 Pt 1:8-12/Lk 1:5-17

Day: Is 49:1-6/Acts 13:22-26/Lk 1:57-66, 80

Thursday: Gn 16:1-12, 15-16 or 16:6b-12, 15-16/Mt 7:21-29

Friday: Gn 17:1, 9-10, 15-22/Mt 8:1-4

Saturday: Gn 18:1-15/Mt 8:5-17

Next Sunday: Wis 1:13-15; 2:23-24/2 Cor 8:7, 9, 13-15/Mk

5:21-43 or 5:21-24, 35b-43

USHERS 4:00 Team B

8:30 Team B

10:30 Team B

SERVERS 4:00 Team 1

8:30 Team 1

10:30 Team 2

READER 4:00 J. Lauzon

8:30 P. Puhr

10:30 D. Stader

Extraord. Ministers

4:00 Team B

8:30 Team B

10:30 Team B

For the Weekend of June 27 & 28