Parish Office Hours Monday through Thursday: 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday: 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Life Long Faith Formation/Religious Ed: 262/694-0026 Catholic Schools www.allsaintskenosha.org www.kenoshastjoseph.com Kenosha Area Young Adult Catholics: Facebook: KYAC Daily Worship: Tuesday 5:30 p.m. St. Catherine Medical Center Chapel Wednesday, Thursday, Friday , Saturday - 8:30 a.m. St. Anne 1st & 2nd Wed. 10:15 a.m. Prairie Ridge Sr. Campus 7900 94th Avenue 1st Thursday 10:15 a.m. Prairie Villa Sr. Apts. 9500 81st St. 2nd Thursday 10:15 a.m. Grande Prairie Rehab 10330 Prairie Ridge Blvd. 1st & 2nd Friday-10:15 a.m. Wynwood Assisted Living 7377 88th Avenue Baptisms - Congratulations! Contact the parish at least 2 months in advance to register for a Baptism Reflection Weddings-Blessings! Contact Fr. Bob at least 6 months in advance Reconciliation Wednesday 9 a.m. Saturday 9 a.m. or by appointment Anointing of the Sick Contact Fr. Bob 942-8300 Parish Membership/Orientation- Saturday, January 12 at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, February 9 at 9:30 a.m. It is helpful if you call ahead so we know how many to plan for. We look forward to meeting you!

The Epiphany of The Lord January 6, 2013

Sunday Worship: Saturday 5:15 p.m., Sunday 8:15 a.m. & 10:15 a.m.

Rosary at 9:30 a.m. 1st Sunday of the month & first Wednesday following a.m. Mass

Monday, January 7 No programs scheduled Tuesday, January 8 5:30 p.m. Mass Henry Feller Wednesday, January 9 8:30 a.m. Mass Joan Weighner 9 a.m. Reconciliation 10:15 a.m. Mass Prairie Ridge Sr. 3 p.m. Good Shepherd 6 p.m. Youth Ministry at St. Mary’s 7 p.m. Parish Council 7 p.m. Cantor Rehearsal Thursday, January 10 8:30 a.m. Mass Joan Weighner 10:15 a.m. Mass Grande Prairie 4 p.m. Good Shepherd 5:30—8:30 p.m. Choirs rehearse 7 p.m. RCIA Friday, January 11 8:30 a.m. Mass 10 a.m. Liturgy of the Word with Communion Clare Bridge 10:15 a.m. Mass Wynwood Saturday, January 12 8:30 a.m. Mass 9 a.m. Reconciliation 9:30 a.m. New member Registration/Orientation 5:15 p.m. Mass Emilio Covelli

Baptism of Nahla Joan White Sunday, January 13 8:15 a.m. Mass for the living and deceased of St. Anne parish 10:15 a.m. Mass Special intention of Tracey Nguyen 12:30 p.m. First Eucharist orientation 4 p.m. Child Faith Formation 6 p.m. Youth Confirmation

January 6, 2013 Feast of The Epiphany

Finding God The splendid magi, all sparkle and dash and solemnity, march right up off the pages of Matthew's Gospel and into our churches today. Matthew alone tells us this grand and seductive story so that we might see the light and know that the child these magi visited is the fulfillment of prophecy, the king of the world that stretches to the magi's home country and beyond, right down the ages to us. We too see and understand anew. Like the magi, our patron saints for this day, we see in the newborn child the king of the universe and light of the world. Like the magi, we find in ourselves a new faith and a new life. Like them, we return to our home by a new route. We are asked to come away from this festive season ourselves renewed and awake to the presence of God among us. We are asked to find God where God is to be found, to be attentive and surprised and ready to bow down in adoration and to offer our gifts. Copyright (c) J. S. Paluch Co. Readings for the week ahead Monday: 1 Jn 3:22 -- 4:6; Ps 2:7bc-8, 10-12a; Mt 4:12-17, 23-25 Tuesday: 1 Jn 4:7-10; Ps 72:1-4, 7-8; Mk 6:34-44 Wednesday: 1 Jn 4:11-18; Ps 72: 1-2, 10, 12-13; Mk 6:45-52 Thursday: 1 Jn 4:19 -- 5:4; Ps 72:1-2, 14, 15bc, 17; Lk 4:14-22a Friday: 1 Jn 5:5-13; Ps 147:12-15, 19-20; Lk 5:12-16 Saturday: 1 Jn 5:14-21; Ps 149:1-6a, 9b; Jn 3:22-30 Sunday: Is 42:1-4, 6-7 or Is 40:1-5, 9-11; Ps 29:1-4, 3, 9-10 or Ps 104:1b-4, 24-25, 27-30; Acts 10:34-38 or Ti 2:11-14; 3:4-7; Lk 3:15-16, 21-22

This Week at St. Anne

The next New Member Registration/Orientation session will be

Saturday, January 12 at 9:30 a.m.

Baptisms: Please call the Parish Office to register for the next

Baptism Reflection on January 28. Please keep in mind there are

no baptisms during Lent.

First Communion Our preparation for First Communion begins with a PARENT only meeting on either Sunday, January 13th (12:30 pm) or Monday, January 14th (6:30 pm). Any child who wishes to celebrate First Communion next April/May MUST be registered before the parent meeting to insure sufficient books and materials. Registration forms are available in the Information Kiosk and on the parish website {http://saint-anne.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/For-Web-First-Eucharist-2012-2013.pdf} Career Coaching Meeting Practical, proven approaches to help you get hired (Isn’t it time that you got the job that you really want!) The next Career Coaching meeting is scheduled for Thursday, January 17. The meeting begins at 7.00 pm in the gathering area of our church. What’s missing in your career? Do you really like what you do? Are you happy at work, or do you want more — more recognition, more acceptance, more job satisfaction? Maybe it’s time for a radical career change. Or has a layoff caught you and you need to regroup? NOW’s the right time for you to make critical career decisions — especially in this tough economy! Face your tough issues and find the best solutions.

What gets in your way of success? How can you remove the barriers?

Fine-tune your networking skills. People find more jobs through networking than with any other job search method.

Develop job search techniques that work. Lose your fear of job interviewing — become a pro! Learn how from our knowledgeable facilitators who are there to assist you.

The format for this meeting will include a roundtable discussion of each attendee’s current employment situation followed by a focused discussion by our facilitators on the best proactive steps to use in finding a job opening and then landing right-fit employment. We have an excellent opportunity for networking, so please bring copies of your résumés or handbills. Please join us on Thursday evening, January 17. Anyone who is looking for a job/seeking career/employment changes is invited to attend the meeting. We also welcome those who wish to contribute their employment and/or networking information or coaching. If you have questions prior to the meeting, please contact Goretti Pereira at 942-8322, or at pereiragoretti@yahoo.com

Save the Date: Come one, Come all! Make plans to participate in the 1st Annual Kenosha Catholic Youth Chili Cook-Off to be held at Saint Anne Catholic Church on:

Sunday January 27, 2013 from 12:30 PM- 3:00 PM. Proceeds to benefit the Kenosha Catholic Youth Summer Mission Trips. This year’s trips are to the Quad Cities for Grades 6-12 and to West Virginia for Grades 9-12. So, plan to bring your favorite Chili recipes to compete for trophies or plan to come hungry and show your support for our youth and their mission efforts. For more Info call Ed Duncklee at 694-0026. Urban Outreach Volunteers Needed Concession Stand Volunteers Needed- Must be 21 yrs Old Urban Outreach shares in the profits as one of their sources of income for all of the aid they provide in the inner city. Bucks Vs Bulls Basketball Game Wednesday January 30th 7:00pm Game time Leaving St Anne's Parking Lot at 3:30 pm Arriving back around 11 pm RSVP Rich Mich 697-0244 by January 28th.

D orothy and I join the staff here at St. Anne in wishing each and every one at St.

Anne's, a blessed and peaceful Christmas. As we continue these twelve days of Christmas, we are renewed by the gift of love that comes through the celebration of our Lord's birth. His light shines through each of you and we thank you for this blessing as well. May that gift continue to grow in each of you throughout the days to come.

Deacon Bill Clark

Thank you for joining us in prayer this Advent and Christmas season. We hope our prayer brought joy to your heart and renewed your faith in our God who is so close and so very good to us.

Special thanks to all the members of the ministries that helped to prepare for and clean up from our celebration. Art & Environment, Cleaning Ministry, Community Christmas Ministry, Custodians, Liturgical ministers, Maintenance and Projects ministry (along with all the extra helpers who moved pews), Music ministers, SCRIP ministers and purchasers.

Creches from Around the World Alfons Gallery at St. Joseph Center, 1501 S. Layton Blvd. (Greenfield Ave. at 27th St.), Milwaukee The School Sisters of St. Francis invite you to a free display of nearly 100 Nativity sets from around the world, alongside Holy Family artwork by the School Sisters of St. Francis. Make the season bright with this wonderful family Advent event. All are welcome Wednesday through Friday 12-3 p.m., and Sunday 1-3 p.m. Creches and other gift items are available for purchase in the Cultural Gift Shop. Exhibit continues through January 13. For more information, please visit www.sssf.org/gallery or call 414-385-5273.

Does God Really Become Human in Jesus Christ? “C4” Yourself! The next “C4: Ignite Your Catholic Faith” video on Jan. 11 explores the question, “What is a creed?” Visit www.archmil.org/Year-of-Faith.htm to view past and present videos, as well as to subscribe to the RSS feed to effortlessly follow this series throughout the Year of Faith. Year of Faith Evangelization Blog With new posts on Thursday of every week, the Archdiocesan Office of Evangelization will be offering the blog, “Good News All the Way: The Gospel of Luke in the Year of Faith.” Walking readers through the Gospel of Luke, this blog is designed to present the Good News of Jesus, apply the Gospel to modern life, and invite all believers into the way of discipleship. Go to www.archmil.org and click on the “Year of Faith” and then click “Blogs” or subscribe to the RSS feed. This is a great virtual bible study tool! Year of Faith: January 2013 Manifesting Christ: Blessed Are the Peacemakers

Meditation The joy of love, the answer to the drama of suffering and pain, the power to forgive offenses, life’s victory over death’s emptiness: all this finds fulfillment in the mystery of Christ’s incarnation, in Jesus becoming human and sharing our human weakness in order to transform it by the power of his resurrection (see Benedict XVI, Door of Faith, 13).

This Year of Faith has opened wide the “door of faith.” The liturgical “door” that opens every calendar year is the solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God. Her Son is the Prince of Peace, thus her feast fittingly coincides with the World Day of Prayer for Peace, whose theme this year is “Blessed are the peacemakers.” Peace, writes the pope, grows from deep within each human soul as God’s gift. It flowers whenever we work to build peace in the world, as individuals and as members of the human family. As January unfolds, the Sunday Gospels proclaim Jesus’ “manifestations” as Savior of the world: on Epiphany, to the Gentile nations, in the persons of the magi; on the feast of the Baptism of the Lord, to the people of Israel listening to John the Baptist at the Jordan; at Cana’s wedding feast, to the smaller circle of disciples, as Jesus changes water into wine; finally, in his hometown synagogue, as Jesus inaugurates his public ministry by proclaiming his mission of bringing glad tidings to the poor, liberty to captives, sight to the blind, freedom to the oppressed.

Mission To continue manifesting Jesus’ presence in the world by making his mission our own, especially as peacemakers in Jesus’ name at home and in our communities.

—Peter Scagnelli, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

A t St. Joseph Catholic Academy, we walk through the halls and see photos of our students and plaques and trophies of accomplishments. We hear the voices of our teachers guiding and encouraging the students. We listen to the sounds of laughter and singing coming from our students as they walk through the hallways. We recognize that our school is a special place and we are so thankful to our families, alumni, friends, and all Kenosha parishes for supporting our students and school. Many blessings from our St. Joseph Catholic Academy family to the St. Anne Parish community. We wish you Peace, Joy, Hope and Happiness during this blessed Christmas season and throughout the New Year.

Saint Anne Parish Adult Winter Social

Friday February 8th, 2013

Join your fellow adult parishioners and friends for an evening of fun

Location: Evening Agenda: Bristol Oaks Country Club 5:00-6:30 - Check-in and Social Time 16801 75th Street (HWY 50) 6:30-7:30 - Dinner Located 2.5 Miles West of 1-94 7:30-8:30 – Live Auction 8:30-11:00 - Music and Dancing The Adult Dinner Buffet will include Salad, Chicken and Beef and Sides. Water, Coffee and Iced Tea will also be available for no extra charge. We are requesting silent auction and live auction items. Please check off below if your family is willing to design an auction basket or donate an auction item. The silent auction will be open from 5:00-7:30. We are requesting volunteers to bake desserts which will be served that evening. Please check off below if you are willing to make a dessert.

Please cut off and mail to St Anne* 9091 Prairie Ridge Bvd.* Pleasant Prairie, WI 53158 Name____________________________________________________________ _________# of Adults @ $25.00 ______ I will donate a live or silent auction item* _________ Total Amount ______ I will make a desert and bring it* _______________________________________ *Email or number where you can be reached

Please send this flyer and check to St Anne Parish and write “winter social” in the memo Reservations and payment will also be taken after some masses in January This year we are not having assigned table seating, when you arrive please select a table

Stewardship Weekly Financial Stewardship Budgeted Income in December $77,938 Budgeted Income per week (5 wks)$15,588 1st Weekend in December $ 7,514 1st Weekend Offertory $ 596 Electronic Contribution on the 5th $11,039 2nd Weekend in December $10,887 2nd Weekend Offertory $ 549 3rd Weekend in December $ 9,153 3rd Weekend Offertory $ 521 Electronic Contribution on the 20th $11,900 4th Weekend in December $ 9,972 4th Weekend Offertory $ 711 SCRIP month to date $ 6,029 Other $ 3,485 Total Income $72,357

Fiscal Year to Date July 1 to November 30, 2012 Revenue $380,549 Expenses $391,684 Deficit $ (11,135) Stewardship through SCRIP Beginning to think about taxes as the year comes to a close? Did you know that a portion of your SCRIP purchases are tax deductible? The discount St. Anne receives when we purchase the gift cards is the amount that is tax deductible to you. For example if you spend $200 a week on groceries and the percentage St. Anne receives is 5% - you can deduct an additional $520 per year as a charitable deduction! You don’t have to keep records either. If you purchase SCRIP and have signed the program agreement (call the Parish Office or ask at the SCRIP desk if you are not sure what that is) the tax deductible amount will show on your Contributions Statement you receive from us for the year. Please make it your New Year’s resolution to use SCRIP for your groceries and gas. If every-one did, we would have no debt! Thanks for your consideration and have a happy (and profitable) new year. SCRIP Sales Week ending 12/23/12

Online Orders 6 $ 530 At church 100 $24,216 Total 103 $24,746 The bulletin had to be transmitted early due to the New Year’s holidays. Christmas and month end figures will be available in next week’s bulletin.

Parish Staff

Fr. Robert Weighner, Pastor rweighner@saint-anne.org

Bill Clark Deacon clarkbltn@sbcglobal.net Rich Stanula Deacon stanularj@aol.com

Ed Duncklee Director of Life Long Faith

Formation eduncklee@saint-anne.org

Joan Cunningham Administrative Assistant

jcunningham@saint-anne.org Ron DeRose

Custodian/Coordinator rderose@saint-anne.org

Bill Jecevicus Custodian

Claudia Murillo Bookkeeper

cmurillo@saint-anne.org Gary Pleet

Maintenance Technician Kay Sparling

Director of Music Ministry ksparling@saint-anne.org

Georgianna Willing Administrative Assistant, gwilling@saint-anne.org

Parish Council

Sheryn Abraham sherynabraham@yahoo.com Hamilton Beal Secretary ham1559@gmail.com

Suzanne Fournier fournier.suzanne@yahoo.com

Steve Fredriksson sfredriksson@wi.rr.com Dean Hellwig, Chairperson hellwighouse@yahoo.com Phil Kent, Vice Chairperson

philk@msco.net Sara Verbsky Trustee

sara.verbsky@gmail.com Ann Winius, Trustee awinius@wi.rr.com

Fr. Robert Weighner, Pastor rweighner@saint-anne.org

The Lonely King “At a parish in the Midwest where I was privileged to serve as the director of liturgy and music, we embarked on a fundraiser to purchase nativity figures for a new Christmas manger scene. Because of the large size of the church we needed large figures. This was an expensive undertaking. The first year we were able to purchase the figures of Mary and Joseph, the infant Jesus, a shepherd, two sheep, and a cow. The second year we added a few of the Bethle-hem townspeople, another couple of sheep, and the angel. The third year we were able to afford a donkey and one of the three kings. When Epiphany arrived, we placed that one king at the manger scene. I remember how silly it all seemed when the assembly sang the opening hymn, "We Three Kings of Orient Are." The king seemed pretty lonely. By the time all of the Sunday Masses that day were celebrated, we had collected enough to purchase the other two kings! A need was noticed and people responded.” © Tom Schmidt, J.S. Paluch Please contact the Parish Office if you would like to respond to the Flowers of the Field campaign.