For Parish Membership, Baptisms, Weddings, Communion Calls or any other pastoral need, contact the respective parish office.Bulletin Announcements: Deadline is Monday at Noon to the St. Clement Parish Office or to st_clement@tds.net

Fr. William Vernon, Pastor 723-4990Fr. William Vernon, Pastor 723-4990Bill Manthe, Parish Associate 723-4990Bill Manthe, Parish Associate 723-4990Katie Crosby, Parish Secretary 723-4990Katie Crosby, Parish Secretary 723-4990

Website: www.saintclementparish.comWebsite: www.saintclementparish.com

Josh Jensen, Principal 723-7474Josh Jensen, Principal 723-7474Nick Crosby, CRE 7-12 723-4990Nick Crosby, CRE 7-12 723-4990Rebecca Dean & Melissa Martin, CREs K-6Rebecca Dean & Melissa Martin, CREs K-6

Email: st_clement@tds.net (Katie)Email: st_clement@tds.net (Katie)

Diocese of Madison, Bishop Donald J. HyingDiocese of Madison, Bishop Donald J. Hying

SAINT CLEMENT CATHOLIC PARISHSAINT CLEMENT CATHOLIC PARISH135 South Washington Street – Lancaster, Wisconsin 53813135 South Washington Street – Lancaster, Wisconsin 53813

Founded in 1859Founded in 1859

(1 Corinthians 13:8)(1 Corinthians 13:8)

723-7474723-7474

FOURTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME JULY 5, 2020

STEWARDSHIP OF TREASURE

June 27 & 28Church Support Envelopes � � � � � $3,951�00Offertory Cash� � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � �$457�00Weekly Electronic Giving � � � � � � $1,048�00Total � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � $5,456�00Budgeted Offertory for June � � � $38,878�00Offertory Received in June � � � � $28,815�00Budgeted Amount Not Met � � � � � $10,063�00

Monthly Offertory Comparison June 2020 (4 weekends)� � � � � � � � � $28,815�00June 2019 (5 weekends)� � � � � � � � � $33,810�00

Weekly Mass Schedule

Tuesday, July 7 � � � � � � � � � � � � � 8:15 AM † Clarence Fuerstenberg

Wednesday, July 8 � � � � � � � � � � � 8:15 AM † John Walker

Thursday, July 9� � � � � � � � � � � � � 8:15 AM (Saint Augustine Zhao Rong, Priest

and Companions, Martyrs) † Marie Drew

Friday, July 10 � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 8:15 AM † Diane Heinrichs

Saturday, July 11 � � � � � � � � � � � � 8:15 AM (Saint Benedict, Abbot)

† Rodney Walz 5:00 PM

† Don Williams Sunday, July 12 � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 7:30 AM

Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time People of Our Parish

9:30 AM † Benjamin Celebrado

From Our Pastor:From Our Pastor:Our parish’s Sunday bulletin, parish website, and our church and school pages (on

Facebook), are wonderful resources, filled with listings of events and schedules, quotes from the saints, references to Sacred Scripture and Church Teaching, spiritual advice, and links to many inspiring Catholic sites, such as Formed.org and Catholic.com. While people may want to read the bulletin and visit our website, social media pages, and other Catholic sites, many folks probably find that they’re so overly busy they neglect such spiritual helps. “Busy-ness” is a cultural disease that affects every one of us, and can adversely affect our spiritual life, our relationship with Our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Indeed, for some people, just committing to an hour each week for Mass can be a challenge. God the Father, Son and Holy Spirit, the author of our life, the source of all true love, who loves us infinitely well and is the best friend we will ever have, speaks to us this Sunday, particularly in Matthew 11:25-30. We might hear His words echoed in the following: Come to Me, spend at least an hour with Me… come to Me in wonder, awe and reverence in the Holy Mass, where you hear Me speak to you in the Holy Scriptures and you receive Me in My substantial Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity in Holy Communion… and experience My joy, peace and love.

In light of Jesus Christ’s invitation to follow and love Him, let us recall how full churches can be at Christmas, Easter, Confirmation and First Holy Communion. And, over the years, with a degree of sadness, that we might see fewer than half those children and young people at Mass. In our secularized society today, this “absentee phenomenon” in churches is not uncommon. It’s not due to the COVID-19 pandemic (there’s no scientific evidence anywhere in the world that healthy children are at any serious risk from the virus) or because of the dispensation from the obligation to attend Mass during the pandemic (as those with compromised immune systems and the elderly might still need to stay at home and attend Mass via computer or television and make a spiritual Communion). Indeed, such amazing events as First Holy Communion and Confirmation are not “graduation,” but sacramental deeper walks with our Lord in His Body, the Church. We miss family and friends, don’t we? If they’re able, we would love to see them all at Mass every week – for the love of God and because we love them. As Summer begins, what can we do about it? We can always pray for them, as we do for one another, at Mass. We can invite them back, personally – give them a call or a hand-written card and ask how they’re doing and tell them that we miss them at Mass. Some folks are not at Mass because they’re sick, or have compromised immune systems, or their parents are not attending. Some are working weekends. Most, however, are simply allowing the bad habit of missing Mass to develop. The fact is that Jesus Christ wants us at Mass (3rd Commandment) because He loves us and wants us to receive His blessings and graces given in and through the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass!

As a Roman Catholic priest, I’m to have the heart of the Good Shepherd at all times. I think of all the blessings people are missing by not keeping holy the Lord’s Day. Even though I fail to have His heart at times, I pray with the heart of the Shepherd Jesus Christ in the Gospel today (Matthew 11:25-30): “Come to Me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am meek and humble of heart; and you will find rest for yourselves. For My yoke is easy, and My burden light.”

With peace and prayers in Christ,Fr. William Vernon

RECONCILIATIONBefore Daily & Sunday Masses

Saturday at 4:00 PMFace-to-face reconciliation by appointment only�

OFFICE HOURS:Mondays, Tuesdays & Wednesdays:

9 am to 5 pmThursdays & Fridays:

9 am to 2 pm

WEDDING ANNIVERSARY RECOGNITIONDue to COVID-19, the annual Diocesan Anniversary Mass and Reception cannot be held.

Bishop Donald Hying and the Diocese of Madison still want to honor couples celebrating 25, 40, 50 or more years of marriage in 2020. In order to receive a certificate and a letter from Bishop Donald Hying recognizing your milestone anniversary, please “register” with Katie in the parish office or online at madisondiocese.org/anniversary-celebration.

RECENTLY BAPTIZEDANNA LOU

Daughter of Doug and Stacy (Allen) Wiedenbeck

LITURGICAL SCHEDULE: JULY 11 & 12

5:00 PM Lectors: Bill Manthe5:00 PM Servers: Zach Mendis & Brody Crubel7:30 AM Lectors: Rita Schmitz7:30 AM Server: Gabi & JoJo Dressler9:30 AM Lectors: Kitty Mumm9:30 Servers: DJ & Nicole Kelley

PIZZA SALE & RAFFLE DRAWING WINNERSThank you to all who helped make our Saint Clement School

Pizza Sale and Raffle a success!!! First, we sold almost 1,000 of our delicious take-and-bake pizzas, raising nearly $8,000 for our wonderful school� We were also able to hold our Celebration of Giving Raffle Drawing on Sunday, June 28th, having Father William draw the winners after the 9:30 Mass� Congratulations to the following winners:

$5,000 Grand Prize Winners: Brayden & Connor Schmitz$1,000 Second Prize Winner: Frank Kilcoyne$500 Third Prize Winner: Norma StarrettPlease note that we are still weighing our options for how to

hold the auction portion of the fundraiser� One possible solution may be to hold an online auction at a date yet to be determined� Please check out our school and parish Facebook pages for more information as it becomes available and thank you for your continued support of our Saint Clement Parish School!!!

SAINT CLEMENT SCHOOL

* Please note, if you are not feeling well, please stay home and find a substitute!

** Servers: Your new schedules are available in the sacristy�

SPECIAL PRAYER SERVICE FOR OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE SILVER ROSE

In 1960, Knights of Columbus Squires from Canada, the United States of America and Mexico decided to honor the Blessed Virgin Mary by “running” a natural rose from Ontario, Canada, and presented the Rose to her on her feast day, December 12th, at the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Monterrey, Mexico. By the third year, it was the Running of the Silver Rose. In the1990s, the Running of the Silver Rose became an official event for the Knights of Columbus. In 2001 the Knights reaffirmed the Run by recognizing the sacredness of life and the Blessed Mary’s position as the Mother of God and our Mother.

We are now in the 60th running of the Silver Rose, the seventh year for Wisconsin Knights, asking Mary to accept our thanks and to intercede for us. Our Rose started in Manitoba on March 4th. Knights will present the Silver Rose to Mary on December 12th at the Basilica in Monterrey. The Rose will pass through St. Clement on Tuesday, July 14th at 5:30 pm for you to unite your thanks and your petitions with Mary! Bring your family. Bring your friends. With the problems and challenges that we have in our country, we should fill the church!

HEART OF MERCY ENDOWMENTThe Heart of Mercy Endowment (formerly known as the Saint

Mother Teresa Mercy Endowment) strives to share Jesus’ love and mercy by providing financial support to ministries performing corporal and spiritual works of mercy throughout the diocese.

This year, more than $33,000 in grants will be distributed to sheltering the homeless, feeding the hungry at food pantries, providing services to those suffering from addiction or domestic violence, providing Bibles and Catechisms to the imprisoned, and more!

Please consider joining Bishop Hying in the mission to spread Jesus’ love and mercy throughout the diocese by supporting this fund with prayer and a donation. To learn more, visit diocesemadisonfoundation.org/mercy. Checks payable to: Catholic Diocese of Madison Foundation, 702 S High Point Rd, Suite 223, Madison, WI 53719. Thank you!

Rayna AddisonMason Atkinson

Sebastian BenitezChelsey BeyerErika Birkett

Dawson BowenAlayna Carl

Brooklyn ConnellyLatronis Covington

Mason CrooksMatthew CrosbyKayla Cummins

Morgan DeBuhr

Jeremiah Dressler

Ryan Gallinger

Connor Gates

Austin Haas

Corey Hahn

Kylie Hale

Kennedy Handel

Sonni Hinkley

Westley Hoffman

Jeremiah Ihm

Kendra KindraiDawson KleinGracie Klein

Dayne KuensterTaylor Landon

Cade LenzChelsey Letcher

Ian MartinHunter MooreAaron Murphy

Kenneth NeCollinsJake Nickel

Davin Nolte

Kelly Oyen

Alyssa Pettera

Weston Pink

Isaiah Place

Lindsey Pohle

Cora Reuter

Nicholas Riedl

Logan Schneider

Jayden Schramm

Brooke Schwab

Abigail Springer

Jacob Stelpflug

Caden Straka

Aubrey Streif

Haley Timmerman

Jackson Uppena

James Vincent

Katelin Wagner

Erin Walker

Alexa Weber

Dustin Wolf

“Let no one have contempt for your youth, but set an example for those who believe, in speech, conduct, love, faith, and purity.” 1 Timothy 4:12

Congratulations to the 2020 Lancaster High School graduates, especially those from our parish family. We wish you well in all your future endeavors. May God’s love and grace always shine upon

you! May you always faithfully walk in the Light of His Love in your words and deeds.

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