SAINT CLEMENT CATHOLIC PARISH€¦ · 2/2/2019 · and her funeral Mass was offered on February 19 Eileen was ten days short of her 91 st birthday on the day of her death Throughout

For Parish Membership, Baptisms, Weddings, Communion Calls or any other pastoral need, please contact the parish office.

Bulletin Announcements: Deadline is Monday at noon to the St. Clement Parish Office or to [email protected]

Let us give up vain and fruitless cares, and approach the glorious and venerable rule of our holy calling.

Let us attend to what is good, pleasing, and acceptable in the sight of God Who formed us...and let those who have

love in Jesus Christ keep the Commandments of Christ.

(Pope Saint Clement I, “Letter to the Corinthians”)

Diocese of Madison, Bishop Robert C. Morlino

Fr. William Vernon, Pastor 723-4990 Josh Jensen, Principal 723-7474Bill Manthe, Parish Associate 723-4990 Nick Crosby, CRE 7-12 723-4990Katie Crosby, Parish Secretary 723-4990 CRE K-6 723-4990

Website: www.saintclementparish.com Email: [email protected] (Katie)

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

Founded in 1859

Dec. 31, 1946 - Nov. 24, 2018 – – May he rest in peace.

SEVENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME FEBRUARY 24, 2019

STEWARDSHIP OF TREASURE

February 16 & 17Church Support Envelopes � � � � � $3,842�00Offertory Cash� � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � �$478�00Children’s Offertory� � � � � � � � � � � � � �$46�00Weekly Electronic Giving � � � � � � � �$988�0015th of Month Electronic Giving � �$3,738�00Total � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � �$9,092�00

Budgeted Offertory for February $32,873�25Offertory Received in February � $24,519�00Budgeted Amount Still Needed � � � $8,354�25

Monthly Offertory Comparison January 2019 (4 weekends) � � � � � � $33,359�00January 2018 (4 weekends) � � � � � � $32,141�00

RECONCILIATIONBefore Daily & Sunday Masses

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

Weekly Mass Schedule

Tuesday, February 26 � � � � � � � � 8:15 AM Members of the Baus Family

Wednesday, February 27� � � � � � 8:15 AM † Ernest & Hazel Schildgen

Thursday, February 28 � � � � � � � 8:15 AM † John Walker

Friday, March 1 � � � � � � � � � � � � 8:15 AM † Dennis Fishnick

Saturday, March 2� � � � � � � � � � � 8:15 AM (Blessed Virgin Mary)

Man Who Will Be Our Next Bishop 5:00 PM

† Vince & Germaine Mumm

Sunday, March 3 � � � � � � � � � � � � 7:30 AM Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time

People of Our Parish 9:30 AM

† Jerry Shea

From Our Pastor:Throughout the readings from Mass this Sunday, we hear of God’s mercy� In the first

reading, David shows mercy toward the King Saul (1 Samuel 26:2-23), as David surely deepened his friendship with God by showing such mercy� We sing of God’s kindness and mercy in Psalm 103� Saint Paul reminds us that Jesus Christ, in His great mercy, has a heavenly plan for us (1 Corinthians 15:45-49)� And in the Gospel, our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ tells us directly, “Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful,” instructing us to show God’s loving forgiveness in our words and deeds (Luke 6:27-38)� Jesus exhorts us to pray for those who persecute us, to do good without expecting anything in return, to realize that the measure with which we measure will in return be measured out to us�

Amazingly, by God’s grace, we can both receive and communicate God’s mercy, His loving forgiveness� When we receive His grace in the Sacraments (the Holy Eucharist and Confession, for example), Jesus Christ enfolds us in His infinite mercy and He strengthens us to be instruments of His mercy and love, to live the spiritual and corporal works of mercy, charitable actions where we help our neighbors in their spiritual and bodily necessities (Catechism of the Catholic Church #2447)�

Regarding spiritual and corporal works of mercy, Jesus said that as you did it for one of the least of My brothers and sisters, you did it for Me (Matthew 25:31-46; Isaiah 58; Hebrews 13); and He tells us to: feed the hungry; give drink to the thirsty; clothe the naked; shelter the homeless; visit the sick; visit the imprisoned; and bury the dead� In Sacred Scripture and Church history, God calls us to: counsel the doubtful; instruct the ignorant; admonish the sinner; comfort the sorrowful; forgive injuries; bear wrongs patiently; and pray for the living and the dead�

We can do works of mercy right now by praying for: the dead; the mourning; the sick, injured and suffering; moms, dads and their babies; strong marriages; the elderly; the orphaned and widowed; the jobless; the homeless; and all those committed to helping others� We can feed the hungry, give drink to the thirsty, clothe the naked and shelter the homeless by participating in such organizations as our Knights of Columbus and Council of Catholic Women, helping with our Family Promise host weeks, and giving of our time and treasure to our local food pantry and thrift stores, and to various Catholic charities, including such pro-life groups as Pro-Life Wisconsin, Wisconsin Right to Life, Clarity Clinic in Platteville, Women’s Care Center in Madison, and Priests for Life� Let us continue to ask the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Mother of Mercy, to pray for us� And let us always be aware of the Divine Mercy by praying: Jesus, have mercy on us and on the whole world. And Jesus, I trust in You. Amen�

With peace and prayers in Christ,Fr. William

OFFICE HOURS:Mondays, Tuesdays & Wednesdays:

9 am to 5 pmThursdays & Fridays:

9 am to 2 pm

FIRST FRIDAY EUCHARISTIC ADORATION MARCH 1 & 2Please sign up on the schedule near the Fatima Chapel� You may come at any time during

the 24-hour adoration, however, signing up for just one hour will assure at least one person is in the Chapel at all times keeping vigil with the Blessed Sacrament throughout the day and night� Thank you for the donation of your time!

ANNUAL CATHOLIC APPEALOn March 2-3, Father William will lead the in-pew process for the Annual Catholic Appeal�

Those who have not made a pledge by mail will be asked to do so at this time� This appeal funds many ministries throughout the diocese and helps many in need through works of mercy� Each household is asked to make a generous gift� In doing so, please consider making a pledge, payable over six months� Thank you for your support of our parish, the diocese and the work of the Church throughout the world�

Please check the bulletin board (outside the parish office) for

information on happenings in the area�

THIS WEEK AT ST. CLEMENTSunday, February 24 � � � � �Noon to 5:30 pm, Marriage Prep Day � � � � � � � � 7 pm, St� Clement Men’s Group Session, Dining HallWednesday, February 27� � � � � 9:30 am, Mass at Orchard Manor � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 10:30 am, Mass at Atrium Post Acute Care � � 6 – 6:45 pm, Pray to End Abortion, Our Lady of Fatima Chapel � � � � RE classes; Grades K-6 (6-7 pm); Grades 7-9 (7-8:30 pm) Friday, March 1 � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 8:15 am, All School Mass � � � � First Friday Adoration (24 hours, through Saturday, 8 am) � � � � � � � � � � � � 11:15 am, Mass at Morningside Assisted Living

LITURGICAL SCHEDULE: MARCH 2 & 3

5 PM Lectors: Rick Benson & Linda Ihm5 PM Servers: Brenin & Reese Belscamper, Madeline Reukauf7:30 AM Lector: Connie Reinsbach7:30 AM Servers: Oliviah Webster, Bill Manthe9:30 AM Lectors: Sam Jonas & Kitty Mumm9:30 AM Servers: DJ & Nicole Kelley, Josy Hoerth

CELEBRATION OF GIVING DINNER AUCTIONRaffle tickets are now available for our 4th Annual Saint

Clement Celebration of Giving Dinner Auction� Tickets can be purchased at the SCRIP Table following all weekend Masses, at the School and Parish Offices during the week, or at any time from one of our school families� Tickets are just $25 each and offer a Grand Prize of $5,000!!! Second Prize is $1,000 and Third Prize is $500� The raffle is limited to just 600 tickets, so be sure to get yours before they are gone� Please note that we need to sell at least 520 tickets (otherwise, Saint Clement reserves the right to pro-rate the cash prize)� However, the minimum prize for each place is guaranteed to be not less than $500� Thank you for your continued support of our wonderful parish school�

SAINT CLEMENT SCHOOL

ADULT EDUCATION OFFERING: ST. AUGUSTINEOn Wednesday, February 27, we will be watching a video on the

life of St� Augustine� Part of the Pivotal Players series by Bishop Robert Barron, “St Augustine: The Teacher” looks at two of his writings, namely The Confessions and The City of God. We will gather in the parish office meeting room at 9:00 AM, with our session lasting about an hour and a half� Everyone is welcome� Please contact Bill Manthe at the parish office if you have any questions�

FAMILY PROMISE NEWSAs some of you already know, Hannah Campbell Gustafson, the

director of Family Promise of Grant County, has decided to resign her position to take a new position as Outreach Director for a church in the Twin Cities� For Hannah it’s a wonderful opportunity to work in church ministry, and to be close to her parents and extended family who live in the Twin Cities� Hannah has done so much in her 3+ years as director� She guided the program as it got up and running, oversaw the host church coordinators and volunteers, assisted families experiencing homelessness, and worked weekly to keep families in their present homes by connecting them to available resources� She will be deeply missed� Hannah’s last day as director will be March 7� If you would like to send her a card, please send it to our parish address (135 S� Washington St�) to ensure that she receives it� Moving forward, an interim director will begin on March 8 until a new director is hired�

IN MEMORIAMPlease remember in your prayers a beautiful woman of our parish

who died last week� Eileen (Muench) Stelpflug died on February 16 and her funeral Mass was offered on February 19� Eileen was ten days short of her 91st birthday on the day of her death� Throughout her life, Eileen lived close to the earth, spending most of her life farming alongside her beloved husband Cletus� As someone wrote of her at the visitation, she had four “F’s” in her life – Faith, Family, Friends and Farming� Each were so dear to her heart� She certainly loved God and our parish, volunteering in many organizations and events� She would grin ear-to-ear when her grandchildren and great-grandkids came to visit� She loved her children – Dave and his wife Shirley, and Diane and her husband Ron, and all of her family so very much� Eileen was a generous, kind and gracious lady of faith, joy and love� With Eileen’s hearing failing in recent months, may the first words she heard when God called her home have been, “Well done, [Eileen], My good and faithful servant…Come share Your Master’s joy!” (Mt 25:21)� As we pray for Eileen, may we pray that God’s consolation and comfort will be with her family and friends in this time of sorrow�

“Eternal rest grant unto Eileen, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon her. May she rest in peace. May her soul, and the souls of all the

faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.”

LENT IS NEAR!The holy Season of Lent is just 10 days away� Begin to consider now

how your prayer will be enhanced during Lent� How will you fast beyond the minimum requirements? How will you give alms, do acts of charity?

There are many resources on the internet and books that can guide us through Lent� Consider these three resources for your Lenten journey� Signup for daily Lenten emails from:

• FORMED�org at www�formed�org/promo/lent-registration• Dynamic Catholic at www�BestLentEver�com • Redeemed Online at www�redeemedonline/lent/

Lent is a beautiful Season, preparing us to celebrate Easter� Like baseball players in Spring training, during Lent we go back to doing the basics: prayer, fasting and almsgiving� So let’s get ready for a renewing Lent in the Lord!

THANK YOU!St� Clement Parish would like to say “Thank You!” to Brad Bahl

and his son Aaron (“Buzzy”) for removing snow for us at the St� Clement Cemetery for many years� We appreciate your stewardship of time, especially during all the snowstorms we’ve had this winter and all the funerals that have taken place� May God bless you�

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