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 St. Clement I, “Letter to the Corinthians”)

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

Founded in 1859

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 723-4990Bill Manthe, Parish Associate 723-4990Katie Crosby, Parish Secretary 723-4990

Website: www.saintclementparish.com

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

Email: st_clement@tds.net (Katie)

Diocese of Madison, Bishop Donald J. Hying

TWENTY-FIFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME SEPTEMBER 22, 2019

STEWARDSHIP OF TREASURE

September 14 & 15Church Support Envelopes � � � � � $5,098�00Offertory Cash� � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � �$529�00Children’s Offertory� � � � � � � � � � � � � �$52�00Weekly Electronic Giving � � � � � � $1,008�00Mid-Month Electronic Giving � � $3,768�00Total � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � �$10,455�00

Budgeted Offertory for Sept � � � $36,128�00Offertory Received in Sept � � � � $24,172�00Budgeted Amount Still Needed � � $11,956�00

Monthly Offertory Comparison August 2019 (4 weekends) � � � � � � $31,557�00August 2018 (4 weekends) � � � � � � $29,994�00

RECONCILIATIONBefore Daily & Sunday Masses

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

Weekly Mass Schedule

Tuesday, September 24 � � � � � � � 8:15 AM † Betty Schurman

Wednesday, September 25 � � � � 8:15 AM † Fr� Bill Seipp

Thursday, September 26 � � � � � � 8:15 AM (Saint Cosmas and Damian, Martyrs)

† Marie Muller & Her Deceased Family Members

Friday, September 27 � � � � � � � � 8:15 AM (Saint Vincent de Paul, Priest)

† Lona, Lynn & Darrall Leighton

Saturday, September 28 � � � � � � 8:15 AM (Saint Wenceslaus, Martyr; Saint Lawrence Ruiz and Companions, Martyrs; Blessed Virgin Mary)

† Fr� Anthony Schumacher 5:00 PM

† Cletus & Eileen Stelpflug

Sunday, September 29� � � � � � � � 7:30 AM Twenty-Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time

People of Our Parish 9:30 AM

† Diane Heinrichs

From Our Pastor:This Sunday, Jesus Christ speaks to us: “No servant can serve two masters” (Luke

16:1-13) – we either follow Him or we do not� Jesus emphasized this: “He who does not gather with me scatters” (Luke 11:23)� In other words, we cannot be neutral in life� In His love for us, Jesus calls us to love and to follow Him – He did not call us to sit on a fence or on a moral 50-yard line� Those who try to be neutral deceive themselves, for Jesus does not call us to be lukewarm� Either we live first and foremost for Jesus Christ, in faith, hope and love, focused on Heaven, or we live first for the world, prideful and selfish, focused on ourselves� If we focus first and only on ourselves, we contribute to the culture of selfishness and will likely fall into sin because selfishness is the root of many sins� When we focus first on Jesus Christ, in our love for God and neighbor, we share in His divine love, and by His grace help build up His Kingdom of justice, joy, peace, mercy and love�

Jesus reminds us that our decision to follow Him must happen every day, not just once, in “small matters” and “great ones,” where God gives us opportunities to either exercise our love for Him or our love for our self� As Christian disciples, we make decisions daily that either reinforce or undermine our desire to follow Jesus Christ in word and deed�

With loving concern, Jesus warns us in the Gospel that we are like the steward – for we have all sinned and been affected by sin and, at times, each of us has squandered the gifts that God has given us� Like the steward, when each of us dies, we will face God’s judgment about our actions and trustworthiness� In the meantime, we have an opportunity every day, by God’s grace, to live for Jesus Christ and love, serve and follow Him instead of ourselves� Every day we either serve Jesus or we work against Him; our words and deeds either draw us into communion with Christ or they lead us astray from Him� Indeed, our Catholic Christian faith is more than just a list of beliefs – it is the way we live and how we see the world� Faith is a virtue that can grow stronger through exercise, and Saint Paul reminds us that prayer is one of the best ways to exercise our faith (1 Timothy 2:1-8)� By taking a few minutes every morning and evening to speak with Jesus Christ about what is important to Him and important to us, He will strengthen our faith� May we imitate the perfect disciple, the Blessed Virgin Mary, who was always in communion with her Son, and ask her to help us to follow God the Father, Son and Holy Spirit in prayer, in His Church, Word and Sacraments, and to help others to do the same, in our love for God and for our neighbor – and may He bring us all to life eternal in Heaven� Amen�

With peace and prayers in Christ,Fr. William

OFFICE HOURS:Mondays, Tuesdays & Wednesdays:

9 am to 5 pmThursdays & Fridays:

9 am to 2 pmOUR ST. CLEMENT PARISH FALL FESTIVAL NEWS

Our St� Clement Fall Festival is Sunday, October 6 and it’s our only fundraising activity for our parish� We need all of our parish families to be involved to make it a success! Thank you in advance for your hard work! If you haven’t filled out a Work Sign-up sheet, please do so (you will find them on a table by the entrance of the church) and return them in the offertory basket or to the Parish Office� We still need a Cake Walk chairperson� We also need extra help in Carry-outs�

Silent Auction Items can be brought to the Parish Office by Noon on Friday, October 4th� Be sure to include your name with your item� Please contact Jessica Hermsen at 563-599-3782 with any questions�

STEUBENVILLE CONFERENCE JULY 2020It’s time to plan for next year’s Steubenville Conference� For high school students (going

into 9th grade through graduating seniors in 2020) interested in attending the conference in summer of 2020, please sign-up on the “YOUTH” table by the holy water font�

THIS WEEK AT ST. CLEMENTWednesday, September 25 � � � � � � � � � � � 8:15 am, All School Mass � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 9:30 am, Mass at Orchard Manor � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 10:30 am, Mass at Lancaster Care Center � � 6 – 6:45 pm, Pray to End Abortion, Our Lady of Fatima Chapel � � � � � � RE classes; Grades K-6 (6-7pm); Grades 7-9 (7-8:30 pm)

LITURGICAL SCHEDULE: SEPTEMBER 28 & 29

5:00 PM Lectors: Rick Benson & Peg Jonas5:00 PM Servers: Austin Reuter, Logan Harding & Alyvia Bahl7:30 AM Lector: Connie Reinsbach7:30 AM Servers: Gabi & JoJo Dressler9:30 AM Lectors: Kathy Larsen & Josh Jensen9:30 AM Servers: Cole & Conner Raisbeck

PENNIES FOR PATIENTSSaint Clement School is participating in Pennies for Patients,

a service-learning program that helps raise critical funds for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society� This initiative seeks to accelerate treatments with fewer harmful side effects so that young cancer patients like our very own Jack Reuter not only survive, but thrive for generations to come� To pledge your support:

1� Simply go to PenniesForPatients�org2� Click on the “FIND YOUR SCHOOL” button3� Enter “Lancaster” and “WI” for our City and State and

click “FIND”4� Click on “St Clement School”5� Make your donation

As always, we thank you for your continued support of our students, our teachers, and our wonderful parish school!!!

SAINT CLEMENT SCHOOL

ADULT EDUCATION STUDY: PRESENCE“PRESENCE: The Mystery of the Eucharist” continues this

week with “Bread for the Journey�” Food is one of the most basic human needs� We cannot live without it� Spiritually, we cannot live without the Eucharist, the Bread of Life, the Real Body and Blood of Jesus Christ� We will meet on Wednesday, September 25, in the parish office meeting room after the 8:15 AM Mass� For those who are unable to attend, but want to take part, you can find this series at FORMED�org�

FORMED has made significant changes to their website� You will no longer need a password, user id or parish code� Go to FORMED�org, and in the upper right corner, select either “Sign Up” or “Sign In�” Choose “Sign Up” if you are new to FORMED� If you clicked “Sign Up”, next select “I Belong to a Parish���” and on the following screen enter St� Clement, or our zip code� You will see a drop-down menu of parishes, one of which is ours� Click on this, and then enter your name and email� You are all set to access an amazing treasure of Catholic Content!

For those who are currently registered users, choose “Sign In�” Follow the two prompts it gives� It will be very easy! We’ll have more info on the many changes that FORMED has implemented in future bulletins�

A hint: if you don’t log out of FORMED, you will be able to go directly to the website by choosing “Sign In” without having to enter any log-in information in the future!

Go to FORMED�org and see the amazing changes they have made!

Attention Servers: Your new schedules are available in the sacristy!

Our Lady of Hope Clinic and the Women’s Care Center are partnering in a “Celebration of Life” with an event to benefit both organizations on Saturday, October 5th at the Madison Concourse Hotel, 1 W� Dayton Street, Madison� The benefit, now in its sixth year, will begin with cocktails at 5:30 p�m� and will feature Steve “the Homer” True, from ESPN radio as the MC of an evening of Luxury Bingo, with Bingo, auction and raffle prizes ranging from fine dining at some of the areas’ best restaurants, a meal with Bishop Donald Hying at Delaney’s Supper Club, or a week stay at a four bedroom mountain home in Estes Park� For more information or to make a reservation, contact: Julie Jensen Julie@ourladyofhopeclinic�org (608) 957-1137�

WELCOME TO OUR PARISHMike and Rachel Trenkle and their daughters Mariah and Amelia

DEEP AND SIMPLE FAITH – A DAY OF RENEWAL

All ladies (18 years old and over) are invited to a day of renewal offered by the Madison Catholic Woman’s Club and Madison Diocesan Council of Catholic Women on Tuesday October 15, 9 am – 3 pm, at St� Maria Goretti Parish Hall� Registration and check ($25, payable to MCWC) is due October 7� Registration forms available in the parish office or on their website www�madisoncatholicwomansclub�org�

40 DAYS FOR LIFE: SEPT. 25 – NOV. 340 Days for Life is an internationally coordinated campaign that

aims to end abortion through prayer, fasting and peaceful vigil outside abortion clinics� Please join our parish Knights of Columbus on October 13 from 8 AM – 8 PM outside the Planned Parenthood abortion clinic in Madison (3706 Orin Rd�)� A KC member will be present and giving prayer witness to life throughout the day� All are welcome to join them for any length of time� Carpooling from the parish will also occur on the 13th� In addition, at St� Clement the Rosary will be prayed in the Fatima Chapel at the top of every hour from 11 AM to 6 PM� Please call Bill Seyer at 723-4842 if you can lead the Rosary, need information regarding carpooling, or have any questions�

PUBLIC SQUARE ROSARY CAMPAIGNOur nation desperately needs people to give public witness to the

Faith, and to the power of prayer� Take part in the 2019 National Public Square Rosary Campaign for our nation by joining others at the square in Lancaster (the corner facing Karla’s Kitchen) on Saturday, October 12th, at noon where the Rosary will be prayed together� We ask the Lord for His help and guidance, and our Lady’s intercession� For more information, contact Bob & Judy Winter at 348-7974�

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