Bring your best girlfriends to…

The Annual

SPRING SALAD SUPPER THURSDAY, APRIL 19, 2018

6:30 pm in the Atrium Sponsored by St. Mary’s Visitation Christian Women

Join us for a fun evening of spring salads, wine and door prizes,

come with your favorite salad to share!

Seating is limited, no walk-ins!

RSVP early by sending your payment of $10/person to the parish office.

We are happy to reserve a table of 8 for you, just indicate all names in your party along with your payment.

Please make checks payable to St. Mary’s Christian Women and return to the Parish Office,

1260 Church Street, Elm Grove, WI 53122. Those 70 and over are not obligated to bring salads.

Name _________________________________________________________________________

Email _______________________________Phone______________________________________

Names in party__________________________________________________________________

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St. Mary’s Visitation Parish

March 18, 2018—Fifth Sunday of Lent

Mass Intentions

Monday, March 19, Saint Joseph, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin

Mary

6:30 am † The Poor Souls in Purgatory

Tuesday, March 20, Lenten Weekday

6:30 am † Joseph Auer

8:00 am † Margaret Monahan

Wednesday, March 21, Lenten Weekday

6:30 am † Helen Heinen

Thursday, March 22, Lenten Weekday

6:30 am † Al Kolarik

Friday, March 23, Lenten Weekday

6:30 am † George Schanovich

8:00 am † Tony Groh

Saturday, March 24, Lenten Weekday

8:00 am † Barry Durand

5:00 pm † Carol Hoffman

Sunday, March 25, Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord

7:30 am † Jerome & Rose Fassbender

9:00 am Parishioners

11:00 am † Gary Kuras

ST. MARY’S VISITATION PARISH 2

In your charity and prayers,

please remember the souls of those who

have recently died and their families.

Roger McGee

Lenten Sweatshirt & Blanket Drive Let’s help Capuchin Community Services

keep Milwaukee’s homeless warm this winter

by collecting NEW blankets and sweatshirts

for adults and children. Our collection will be

held through the Lenten season. Look for the

bucket marked CAPUCHINS in the Atrium.

Thank you for your generosity!

Adoration Chapel On Monday, March 19th we celebrate the feast of St.

Joseph, the foster father of Jesus, husband of Mary,

and patron of the universal church and of a happy

death. St. Luke describes him as “a faithful and pru-

dent steward whom the Lord set over his household.”

“Although you have recourse to many saints as your

intercessors, go especially to St. Joseph, for he has great pow-

er,” urges St. Teresa of Avila. In the words of St. Thomas Aqui-

nas, “our holy patron St. Joseph has the power to assist us in all

cases, in every necessity, in every undertaking.” According to

St. John Paul II, “St. Joseph is a man of great spirit. He is great

in faith, not because he speaks his own words, but above all

because he listens to the words of the Living God.” Visit the St.

Mary’s Perpetual Adoration Chapel and through St. Joseph ask

God to shower His special blessings on you, your family, our

parish and the entire Church. Intercede with St. Joseph to help

you listen to God’s words and to discern God’s will and accept

and follow it as he did. Ask him for the grace to be a wise and

faithful servant as he was, and for the grace of a happy death

and everlasting life in Heaven.

We Need Coverage: Mondays 6-7pm, Call Mary Schwarz, 414-771-8738

Thursdays 2-3 am, 2nd & 4th weeks only, Call Jack

Morien, 262-389-5625

Fridays 3-4am, 2nd, 4th and 5th weeks only, Call Rita

Dragani, 262-796-1162

4-5am, 2nd & 4th weeks only, Call Rita

Dragani, 262-796-1162

7-8am, Call Kathy Stapleton, 262-782-2658

Saturdays 8-9am, April & May only, Call Nancy Frazer,

262-786-0617

10-11am, Call Nancy Frazer, 262-786-0617

8-9pm, Call Nancy Frazer, 262-786-0617

You may also sign up online on our website,

stmaryeg.org/perpetual-adoration.html.

Tri Parish Lenten Penance Services

Monday, March 19 ~ 7:00 pm ~ St. Dominic’s

Wednesday, March 21 ~ 7:00 pm ~ St. John Vianney

St. Mary’s Thrift Shop Find Your Hidden Treasure Here!!

Spring Has Sprung!

Come in and see our beautiful selection of spring and summer clothing and home goods!

Thrift Shop Hours:

Monday/Tuesday/Friday 9-4; Thursday 9-6; Saturday, 9-1. Visit stmaryeg.org/thrift-shop.html for more information.

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March Devotion: St. Joseph Postings from Fr. Peter

Volunteers Needed for Holy Thursday We are looking for volunteers to participate in the Washing of the Feet on Holy Thursday, March 29 at the 7pm

Mass. The Washing of the Feet is an important ritual in the Easter Triduum. You will receive details explaining

the ritual and will need to arrive by 6:35pm to check in and receive final instruction. If you would like to partic-

ipate, contact Jenny Dascoli, jdascoli@stmaryeg.org, 262-782-4485. Thank you for your prayerful considera-

tion.

During this month of St. Joseph when the entire Church honors St. Joseph in a particular way we include a

few more prayers:

NOVENA PRAYER TO ST. JOSEPH

O glorious St. Joseph, faithful follower of Jesus Christ, to you we raise our hearts and hands to implore

your powerful intercession in obtaining from the benign heart of Jesus all the helps and graces necessary

for our spiritual and temporal welfare, particularly for the grace of a happy death and the special favor we

now request. (mention your request). O guardian of the Word Incarnate, we feel animated with confidence

that your prayers in our behalf will be graciously heard before the throne of God. O glorious St. Joseph, through the love you bear to

Jesus Christ and for the glory of His name, hear our prayers and obtain our petitions. Amen.

PRAYER TO ST. JOSEPH FOR THE UNEMPLOYED

O St. Joseph, we pray to you for those who are out of work, for those who want to earn their living or support their families. You who

are the patron of workers grant that unemployment may vanish from our ranks; that all those who are ready to work may put their

strength and abilities in serving their fellowmen and earn a just salary. You are the patron of families; do not let those who have chil-

dren to support and raise lack the necessary means. Have pity on our brothers and sisters held down in unemployment and poverty

because of sickness or social disorders. Help our political leaders and captains of industry find new and just solutions. May each and

every one have the joy of contributing, according to his abilities, to the common prosperity by an honorable livelihood. Grant that we

may all share together in the abundant goods God has given us and that we may help underprivileged countries. Amen.

PRAYER TO ST. JOSEPH FOR ASSISTANCE

O glorious St. Joseph, you were chosen by God to be the foster father of Jesus, the most pure spouse of Mary ever Virgin, and the head

of the holy family. You have been chosen by Christ's Vicar as the heavenly patron and protector of the Church founded by Christ.

Therefore, it is with great confidence that I implore your powerful assistance for the whole Church on earth. Protect in a special man-

ner, with true fatherly love, the Pope and all bishops and priests in communion with the See of Peter. Be the protector of all who labor

for souls amid the trials and tribulations of this life, and grant that all peoples of the world may follow Christ and the Church He

founded.

Dear St. Joseph, accept the offering of myself, which I now make to you. I dedicate myself to your service, that you may ever be my

father, my protector, and my guide in the way of salvation. Obtain for me great purity of heart and a fervent love for the spiritual life.

May all my actions, after your example, be directed to the greater glory of God, in union with the divine Heart of Jesus, the immacu-

late heart of Mary, and your own paternal heart. Finally, pray for me that I may share in the peace and joy of your holy death.

PRAYER TO ST. JOSEPH IN TIME OF DISTRESS

We come to you, O blessed Joseph, in our sore distress. Having sought the aid of your most blessed spouse, we now confidently im-

plore thy assistance also. We humbly beg that, mindful of the dutiful affection that bound you to the immaculate Virgin Mother of

God, and of the fatherly love with which you cherish the Child Jesus, you will lovingly watch over the heritage that Jesus Christ pur-

chased with His blood, and by your powerful intercession help us in our urgent need.

Most powerful guardian of the Holy Family, protect the chosen race of Jesus Christ; drive far from us, most loving father, every pest

of error and corrupting sin. From your place in heaven, most powerful protector, graciously come to our aid in this conflict with the

power of darkness, and as of old you delivered the Child Jesus from supreme peril of life, so now defend the holy Church of God from

the snares of her enemies and from all adversity. Have each of us always in your keeping, that, following your example, and borne up

by your strength, we may be able to live holily, die happily, and so enter the everlasting bliss of heaven. Amen.

(This article is part of a series that will appear over the course of this year on the Monthly Devotions of the Church’s year).

FIFTH SUNDAY OF LENT 4

Sunday (3/18): Easter Lily Sales After Masses

Confirmation Class following 9am Mass, SC Monday: Thrift Shop Open, 9am-4pm

Centering Prayer Group, 9-10:30am, SC

Choir Rehearsals, 3:15-8pm+

Finance Council, 5:30pm, SC

Franciscans of Divine Mercy Group, 7pm, Atrium Tuesday: Thrift Shop Open, 9am-4pm

RCIA, 6:30pm, Attic

Dead Theologians Society, 6:30-9pm, Attic

Milwaukee Catholic Mamas/SMV School Parenting Workshop, 6:30pm, Atrium

Visitation Choir, 7pm+ Wednesday: Thrift Shop Closed.

Reconciliation, 12pm+

K4-4th Grade Catholic Formation, 6:15-7:30am, School

Tri-Parish Reconciliation Service, 7pm, St. John Vianney Thursday: Thrift Shop Open, 9am-6pm

Visitation Institute, 6:30pm, Atrium Friday: Thrift Shop Open, 9am-4pm

Kiwanis Golden K of EG. Coffee until 9:30am mtg, SC

Holy Dusters; 9:30am+

Reconciliation, 2-5pm+

Stations, 6:30pm+

Reconciliation, 7pm+ Saturday: AA Meeting, 7-8am, SC

Reconciliation, 8:45-9:15am+

Thrift Shop Open, 9am-1pm Sunday (3/25): SMV Playgroup, 10am, Attic

Monday: Home & School Meeting, 5:30pm, K3 room Tuesday: All School Mass, 8am Wednesday: End of Third Quarter Thursday: 3rd & 4th grades to Milwaukee Art Museum Friday: All School Mass, 8am

Weekday Ministers ~ The Week of March 18

Server Paul Pihart Sacristan Mike Eder Lector Sr. Dorothy Eucharistic Ministers Mike Eder, Sr. Dorothy

Readings for the Week of March 18, 2018 Sunday: Jer 31:31-34/Ps 51:3-4, 12-13, 14-15 [12a]/Heb 5:7-9/Jn 12:20-

33 Scrutiny: Ez 37:12-14/Ps 130:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8/Ps 130:1-2, 3-4, 5-6,

7-8 [7]/Rom 8:8-11/Jn 11:1-45 or Jn 11:3-7, 17, 20-27, 33b-45

Monday: 2 Sm 7:4-5a, 12-14a, 16/Ps 89:2-3, 4-5, 27, 29 [37]/Rom 4:13,

16-18, 22/Mt 1:16, 18-21, 24a or Lk 2:41-51a

Tuesday: Nm 21:4-9/Ps 102:2-3, 16-18, 19-21 [2]/Jn 8:21-30

Wednesday: Dn 3:14-20, 91-92, 95/Dn 3: 52, 53, 54, 55, 56 [52b]/Jn

8:31-42

Thursday: Gn 17:3-9/Ps 105:4-5, 6-7, 8-9 [8a]/Jn 8:51-59

Friday: Jer 20:10-13/Ps 18:2-3a, 3bc-4, 5-6, 7 [cf. 7]/Jn 10:31-42

Saturday: Ez 37:21-28/Jer 31:10, 11-12abcd, 13 [cf. 10d]/Jn 11:45-56

Next Sunday: Mk 11:1-10 or Jn 12:12-16/Is 50:4-7/Ps 22:8-9, 17-18, 19-

20, 23-24 [2a]/Phil 2:6-11/Mk 14:1-15:47 or 15:1-39 ©Liturgical Publications Inc

Name: Anthony Haas

Grade: 4th

Teacher: Mrs. Parks

Favorite Subject: Gym

Favorite Things About SMV: The kids.

How I Give of My Time and Talents to SMV: I help people with

math.

Student Spotlight

SMV Vacation Bible School 2018 June 25-29, 2018, 9am-noon

VBS is a fun, faith-filled week for

children entering grades K3-5th, in-

cluding crafts, music, acting and

games. Visit smvvbs2018.eventbrite.com/

to register or to volunteer.

Cemetery Note In preparation for Easter, we are cleaning up the cemetery over

the next few weeks. If you have any winter decorations that you

would like to keep, please remove them by March 18. Thank you.

St. Mary’s is blessed to have faithful parishioners who consider

it a privilege to pray for others and their special intentions. If

you, a family member, or a friend, are in need of immediate

prayer, please use the online prayer request form on our website

to send us your prayer request. Visit www.stmaryeg.org/prayer-

request.html. Confidentiality is always respected. We use first

names only when requesting prayers from others. If you’d like

to join us in the joyful and rewarding work of lifting others up

through prayer, please contact Mary Sue at the Parish Office,

262-782-4575 or msprotz@stmaryeg.org.

The Environment Committee is taking orders for Easter Lilies

after all Masses March 17-18 in the Atrium. For a $15 donation,

these lilies will be a part of our church sanctuary decorations this

Easter. You may designate the lily as a memorial or a simple gift

for a loved one, friend or neighbor. Cards may also be purchased

in the Parish Office, or you may fill out the form below and mail

in your order. Gift cards purchased via mail will be sent to you

for giving. If you have any questions, call the Parish Office, 262-

782-4575.

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I would like to order an Easter Lily

at $15 each in honor of the following people.

Print the name(s) as you would like it to appear in the bulletin.

_______________________________________

_______________________________________

_______________________________________

_______________________________________

Total # of Lilies ordered ____ @ $15.00 ea. = _______

Total # of cards, if needed to be given as gifts _____

Your Name __________________________________________

Telephone _____________________________________

Please make checks payable to St. Mary’s Parish.

MARCH 18, 2018 5

On the evening of Holy Thursday

Lent comes to an end, and we enter into the “Three Days”

that are the center of our year.

On These Three Days, the Church is at its best.

In song, scripture, and ritual we proclaim the heart of what we

believe and celebrate throughout the year. We gather often - at

church, at home - during the Triduum to reflect on the central

reality of our faith, the death and resurrection of Jesus. These are

the “high holy days” of Christianity.

You are invited to make these Three Days different from all the other days of the year.

Adults in the community are invited to plan ahead so that the

entire time from Holy Thursday evening until the Easter Vigil is

free of social engagements, free even of work, free of

entertainment, free of meals except for the simplest nourishment.

Holy Thursday 9:45 am Living Stations of The Cross

7:00 pm Mass of the Lord’s Supper

10:00 pm Night Prayer

Good Friday 12:30 pm Good Friday Liturgy - The Lord’s Passion

6:30 pm Stations of the Cross

Holy Saturday 9:00am Blessing of Easter Food

8:00pm Easter Vigil

Easter Sunday Masses 7:30am 9:00am 11:00am

The chapel will be closed from 6:00pm on Holy Thursday until

approximately 10:00pm on Holy Saturday.

The parish offices will be closed from noon on Holy Thursday,

March 29th until 8:30am Tuesday morning, April 3rd.

The Holy Thursday collection will benefit

St. Mary’s Visitation Human Concerns Committee.

The Good Friday collection benefits the Holy Land.

Please be as generous as you can.

Blessing of food for your Easter meal will be

Saturday, March 31 at 9:00am.

Blessing of Easter Food

Parish Office Hours

Adoration Chapel

Collections

Stations of the Cross will be prayed Friday evenings

at 6:30pm on 3/16, 3/23 and 3/30

Living Stations of the Cross by school students

will be held on Holy Thursday, 3/29 at 9:45am

The Sacrament of Reconciliation will be held Wednesdays—12pm 3/14, 3/21, 3/28

Fridays—2-5pm & 7pm 3/16, 3/23 Saturdays—8:45-9:15am 3/17, 3/24

Stations of The Cross

Reconciliation

Last Year’s Blessed Palms For your convenience, there is a container

in the atrium if you need to discard last

year’s blessed palms.

A 12 Week Bereavement Support Group

Are you ready to move forward in your grief journey? Would you like to smile again?

Consider joining our St. Mary’s Good Grief Support Group.

Certified Grief Counselor, Deacon Tom Binder,

will lead a 12 consecutive week support group beginning

Tuesday, April 10th 10 am to 11:30 am in the Atrium Library.

A few of the topics that will be discussed include: The Difference Between Grief and Mourning; Special Days

and Holidays; Expectations vs. Reality; Guilt, Regret, Self-Blame; Grief Bursts; and Developing a new Self-Identity.

A 12 week commitment to the class is very important.

Class size is limited. Registration is required. Contact Mary Sue at the Parish Office, 262-782-4575,

or msprotz@stmaryeg.org.

Please join us!

St. Mary’s Visitation Playgroup

Sunday, March 25, 2018

Sunday, April 29, 2018

10am-11am in the Attic gathering space Parishioners and families with children 0-5 are invited to play,

enjoy kid-friendly snacks, crafts and conversation.

After 9am Mass, meet at the front of church near the altar and our

volunteers will guide you through the tunnel. Coming from the outside?

From the main parish parking lot, look for “The Attic” sign between the

parish rectory and school patio (behind the facility garage).

Please contact Katie Carnell, kasdorfk@yahoo.com or

Monica Schmidt, monica.e.schmidt@gmail.com with questions.

This Week at Visitation Institute Speaker Series Thursday, March 22nd, 6:30-8pm in the Atrium

“God is Not Nice — The Challenge of Feel-Good Theology”

with Dr. Ulrich Lehner, Ph.D., Ph.D.(Habil.), Professor of Reli-

gious History at Marquette University

In many ways, one of the greatest burdens of the culture today is a

false sense of “tolerance”. For many, the only thing that matters

is being “nice” to each other. Often this same approach spills into

the way we live and share the Catholic Faith. We need to reclaim

the counter-cultural Faith of the Gospel, proclaimed by the

Church for the past two millennia; a radical and transforming

faith of beauty, awe, and holiness.

Visitation Institute is held each Thursday in March. The cost is

$15 for all four talks, or $5 per talk. Walk-ins welcome! Contact

Josh Dieterich with questions, jdieterich@stmaryeg.org.

Come Receive God’s Mercy! Join us for SMV’s annual Di-

vine Mercy celebration on April 8, 2:30-4pm. Fr. William Blazek,

National Director of the Apostleship of Prayer, will offer a reflec-

tion on Divine Mercy. Confessions will be available the entire

time, and there will be a Holy Hour from 3-4pm with the singing

of the Chaplet of Mercy by Musica Oramus along with an oppor-

tunity to venerate the Image of Divine Mercy and relics of St.

Faustina and St. John Paul II.

The Spring Book Study is almost here! Come join us

Thursday mornings from 9-10:45am (evening session will also be

available with enough interest) beginning April 12th as we study

Dr. Ulrich Lehner’s brilliant and provocative new book, God’s

Not Nice: Rejecting Pop Culture Theology. The cost of the study

is just $20, which includes the book.