Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time
March 2/3, 2019
Sunday's readings exhort us Christian disciples to form ourselves, mind and heart, in imitation of Christ so we can better reflect His goodness in our daily lives.
The first reading from Sirach offers timeless counsel. “The fruit of a tree shows the care it has had; so too does one’s speech disclose the bent of one’s mind. Praise no one before he speaks.” Jesus uses the very same analogy in Sunday's Gospel reading from Luke. “A good tree does not bear rotten fruit, nor does a rotten tree bear good fruit. For every tree is known by its own fruit.”
Everything we have is a gift from God to be used for His honor and glory. This includes the gift of speech, and even more broadly, all forms of modern-day communication; email, text, Twitter, Facebook and the rest. What comes forth from our mouths, or keyboard, or phone, is a reflection of what is in our minds and hearts. Our ability to communicate with each other is itself a gift which we must steward well.
In the same Gospel passage, Jesus reminds us, “No disciple is superior to the teacher; but when fully trained, every disciple will be like his teacher.” The more time we spend with Jesus, our teacher, through regular prayer and strong sacramental life, the more we will become like Him. Then all that we do and say (and tweet and post) will bring others closer to Him. This is the life’s work of the Christian steward. It is privileged work indeed.
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First Saturday Confession
Just a reminder that Saturday, March 2, is the First Saturday of the month. In addition to Reconciliation on Saturday morning after the 8:00 A.M. Mass, Confession will be available at 3:30 P.M. to 4:00 P.M. in the church. Reconciliation is a great way to keep ourselves firmly united with God, as well as an opportunity to receive grace, to turn from sin, and believe ever more deeply in God's generous Mercy.
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Marriage & Family Matters
Friday, March 1, 2019
Please join us for an Hour of Prayer as we strengthen our families and community. Adoration is simply to show our love for Jesus and to adore Him in the Eucharist and allow Him to love us.
The purpose of a family adoration hour is to welcome families and to help children learn to adore Christ present in the Eucharist. Children, as well as all present, are lead through the adoration by a priest, deacon, or lay person.
6:00 P.M. in Church followed by open gym at 7:00 P.M.
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Lenten Gospel Reflections
By Bishop Robert Barron
This book includes daily Gospel, reflection by Bishop Barron, and a journal page for your meditation.
Available in the Narthex for $3.00 per book.
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Ash Wednesday
March 6, 2019
Masses at 8:00 A.M., Noon & 6:30 P.M.
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Stations of the Cross
Wednesdays at 6:30 P.M. March 13, 20, 27, April 10, 17
Fridays at 2:00 P.M. (School)
March 8, 22, 29, April 5, 12
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Take a Vacation with SCRIP
Are you planning a trip for Easter break? Going out of town for the weekend? Did you know you can purchase SCRIP to pay for many of your trip expenses? On the back of our SCRIP form you will find cards available for hotels, car rentals, airlines, cruise lines, and even Disney (good at their resorts, theme parks, cruises etc). Click
here to view and print our order form. Look at the second page; the items that can be ordered to plan your vacation are in bold print. We order on Mondays and have them ready to be picked up no later than Thursday each week.
March 2/3 and 16/17 will be the upcoming SCRIP weekends. As always, SCRIP is available in the Parish Office during regular business hours.
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This program allows .5% of your regular shopping on Amazon to be donated to St. John the Evangelist.
If you purchase Scrip, St. John's receives an additional 2.25%. That's 2.75% of your purchases to St. John's if you are already shopping Amazon.
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What's Happening in Our School
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Parish Men's Retreat
A retreat for men will be held Friday, March 8, to Sunday, March 10, 2019, at the Perpetual Help Retreat Center in Oconomowoc.
The weekend starts around 7:00 P.M. (Check-in begins at 6-6:30 P.M.) on Friday and ends around noon on Sunday. Carpooling is available.
For details and to sign up, call Ron Heser at 414-448-7117 or
call the retreat center at 262-567-6900.
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St. John the Evangelist Day
with the Milwaukee Wave
Join us on Sunday, March 31, at 1:05 P.M. for St. John the Evangelist Day. Tickets are only $10 each and include a pair of Milwaukee Wave athletic socks and post-game autographs for all fans in attendance.
Click
here for the order form.
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The newsletter is published on Wednesdays. Articles for each week's publication are due on Mondays at noon.
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"Remember God's Will in Yours!"
Please keep the needs of St. John the Evangelist in mind as you do your estate planning. For information on how to include the parish as a beneficiary, contact the Parish Office at 414-321-1965.
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