What's Happening
at St. John's
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Opening of School
This coming week, we begin our school year here at St. John’s. The students return on Monday to have their pictures taken along with the parish and school staff. On Tuesday, the students return to the classroom. We begin the school year with a new principal, Ben Oberdorf, along with a new 2nd Grade teacher as well as a substitute teacher in Grade 7 until mid-October. We are very excited about the new school year with an increased enrollment for 2021-2022.
The students will notice many improvements to the school this year. The new flooring in the hallways on the second floor matches the new flooring previously installed on the first floor. Projections are for the new gym floor to be ready for sports by the end of September.
Please join me in prayer that this will be another year of growth in mind, body, and spirit.
Festival Begging Letter
To date, we have received $66,482 towards the Festival fund. We are very close to our goal of $70,000. If you are able, please prayerfully consider making a donation.
Parish Picnic Invite From Father Michael
I hope to see all parishioners at this weekend’s Parish Picnic on Sunday, August 29, from Noon to 3:00 p.m. You will enjoy hamburgers, hot dogs, brats, chips, ice cream, soda, and water which will be served in the Hall, and you can picnic anywhere you like on the parish grounds. The event is free, but a free-will offering will be accepted. Come and socialize with your fellow parishioners!
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24-Hour Perpetual Adoration
St. John’s is fortunate to have 24-hour Perpetual Adoration. Please take advantage of this beautiful opportunity to stay close to God in these difficult times. Hand sanitizer is available in the Adoration entrance (south side of Church), and we ask that you practice social distancing and stay at least six feet from others while in Church.
There are two open hours
Mondays-
2:00 to 3:00 p.m.
Wednesdays -
9:00 to 10:00 a.m.
If interested in volunteering for this open hour, call Kay Shomperlen at 414-763-1250.
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Fidelity to the Lord
Regardless of what happens in the world, St. Francis de Sales Seminary will always be rooted in Fidelity to the Lord. The Annual Seminary Dinner will once again return to the Wisconsin Center this fall on Friday, September 24. Please join in meeting the 70 seminarians who are offering their lives to Jesus Christ so that they can serve you as His priests. Join fellow parishioners from St. John’s for a special dinner and evening as we show our support for our diocesan seminary and seminarians.
Please call Mary or Dennis Baumgardner at (414) 427-0832 for further information and/or to RSVP. Your reservation is needed by August 31. Transportation can be arranged.
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Fall Auction Items Needed
To help replace the revenue from the Festival Raffle Booth, we will be holding an online silent auction this fall.
We are looking for NEW items, things you would have donated for the Festival Raffle Booth.
Items like - electronics, jewelry, sports/outdoor equipment, household items, gift cards, sports memorabilia, spa items, new, unopened bottles of wine and liquor, etc., make for great single items or baskets.
You can drop off your NEW items at the Parish Office during regular office hours. Contact Diane Gaffke at 414-327-6780 if you have any questions.
Thank you for your support!
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Silent Preached Retreat for Women
Ladies of the Parish: Mark your calendars and let God speak to you and revitalize your spirit, Friday, October 1, through Sunday, October 3, at the Redemptorist Retreat Center in Oconomowoc. This year’s theme is “Healing in a Wounded World.”
How do we return to those basic gospel values that bring us a sense of healing, not only to the world but to each one of us? This retreat is a great opportunity to encounter our need for Jesus.
The weekend starts around 7:00 p.m., with check-in between 6:00 and 6:30 p.m. on Friday. The retreat ends at noon on Sunday. Carpooling is available. For details and to sign up, please call Barb at (414) 448-7117. You may also register directly at the Redemptorist Retreat Center by calling (262) 567-6900 or on their website: www.redemptoristretreat.org. The cost is $230 per person. The center is located at 1800 N. Timber Trail Lane on the shores of Crooked Lake in Oconomowoc.
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It is that time of year again to grow deeper in our faith and closer to God. We have an amazing core of Catechists who are passionate about teaching the Catholic Faith. If you want your child or children in the parish's Religious Education program this year, you can enroll them on our website, www.stjohns-grfd.org. From the Home Page, please click on Religious Education and select the Grade 1-10 or Confirmation Online Registration option. You should fill out the online form and can register up to four children.
Classes for grade school (1-8) start on Sunday, October 3, from 9:30 - 10:45 a.m. (new time). Classes will let out in time for families to attend the 11:00 a.m. Mass. Classes for high school (grades 9, 10, and Confirmation) start on Sunday, October 3, from 6:00 - 7:30 p.m.
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Your donations are needed and will help us
continue to operate during these unsettling times.
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Twenty-Second Sunday
in Ordinary Time
August 28/29, 2021
Albert Einstein said that the “true measure of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination.” Being a disciple of Jesus Christ requires a great deal of imagination. It is not enough to simply attend to facts, rules, and rituals and consider the job done. Quite contrarily, the Gospels demand creativity, of trying to discern how to put flesh on the Beatitudes and properly serve God’s children. Jesus never doled out a top-down agenda. Not once did he ever demand conformity over conversion or sacrifice over mercy. The Gospel is always about putting people in touch with their compassionate, forgiving, and unconditionally loving God and meeting them where they are.
For Jesus, it often meant breaking a few rules. Well respected and time-honored traditions had to be set aside in order to attend to what really mattered. God’s compassion, mercy, and true conversion were always the trump cards. The story of the Good Samaritan, healing on the Sabbath and bypassing of purification rituals all display this theme. Human beings can get too hung up on protocol and tradition. This is so much so that often preserving all of these things is of greater concern than the beggar knocking on our door or the sinner looking for mercy. It is no wonder, then, that we can easily become hypocritical. Many can see us on our knees in prayer while our true hearts and actions, rooted in judgment and self-preservation, are hidden from others. It is a trap into which we can easily fall. Who cares how we live our lives as long as our hands are properly washed!
Here enters the need for imagination and the distinction of truly being a wise and intelligent person. It takes a good measure of creativity and a lot of guts to really be a doer of God’s word and not merely a hearer. Being a person who doesn’t just tell people about God but shows people God requires courage and ingenuity. That’s why people like St. Francis of Assisi and St. Teresa of Calcutta are timeless. Their genuineness speaks volumes from generation to generation. It’s risky business to take the step to allow God into our hearts. Permitting God to release us from the grip of our evil thoughts, infidelity, greed, malice, sexual improprieties, licentiousness, envy, arrogance, folly, and the like takes courage. That’s why we prefer to spend our energy rearranging the future rather than take measures to secure a foundation that is most certainly crumbling.
©LPi
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This past week, teachers participated in four days of Inservice to get ready for the school year. The week included many activities and learning opportunities. A few of the topics discussed were standards-based assessment, plans for the school year, new things to implement, and old things to continue.
We also created individual mission statements, sharing why each of us chose teaching. These statements will be posted in each classroom. This is just the beginning, and there is still plenty of work to do.
Throughout the week, we set a strong foundation for our school year as we continue to build the Christ-centered, loving, engaging environment needed to best serve our students and families. Without a doubt, the staff is excited and prepared for the first day of school on August 31 and is ready to begin creating the leaders of tomorrow. A big shout out to the staff for an outstanding week of preparation and their dedication to St. John the Evangelist Parish school.
"Stand firm in the faith, be courageous, be strong."
1 Corinthians 16:13
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Cousins Sub Day
Friday, September 3
ALL-DAY
Looking for a quick bite to eat for lunch or dinner? Want to get started on your Labor Day weekend fun but don't what the hassle of cooking? We have the answer! Cousins Subs at 7495 W. Layton Ave. will donate a portion of all sales to SJE School on Friday, September 3. Just by stopping in and having lunch or dinner, you can help our excellent school.
Scrip cards are available in the Parish Office during regular business hours or after all weekend Masses.
Last year the owner of this Cousins Subs
donated almost $1,500 to St. John's!
Let's show him our support.
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Live-streaming: Mass and Adoration
We are live-streaming daily and Sunday Masses as well as Adoration for those who are unable to attend:
Daily Masses are:
Monday thru Saturday 8:00 a.m.
Weekend Masses are:
Saturday at 4:30 p.m.
Sunday at 8:00 a.m., 9:30 a.m. and 11:00 a.m.
Our YouTube channel is SJE-Greenfield.
If you miss the livestream, you can watch the upload of each Mass on our YouTube channel.
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CDs from Augustine Institute
Did you know we have CDs (and other items) located in the narthex? Each week we will highlight one of the available CDs.
Cost is $4 each.
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Listen as Sister Mary Gabriel, Novice Director for the Sisters of Life, speaks to college students about the transforming power of prayer at the Seek 2013 conference presented by FOCUS. Drawing on personal experience and her lively faith, Sister encourages all of us to rededicate ourselves to growing in relationship with Christ through a life of joyful prayer.
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Start earning the easy way with the new mobile app: RaiseRight by ShopWithScrip
RaiseRight is simply the right way to fundraise for our organization. Shop gift cards from more than 750 top brands to earn on your daily purchases—right from your phone.
Turn your shopping list into fundraising
- Discover new earning opportunities every day
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- Manage your gift cards in one place: your Wallet
Pick up right where you left off. Sign in with your same ShopWithScrip username and password. Access your gift cards right away. And check out with payment information already saved to your account.
SCRIP will now be sold before and after all weekend Masses. As always, SCRIP is available at the parish office during regular business hours. We have materials available below if you would like to set up an online account.
You can also click here to view a how-to video from Scrip on how to open an account.
To protect the program from fraud, please contact the Parish or School offices for the enrollment code. Once you have an online account you can pay by direct debit from your checking account (Presto Pay), by credit card, or by check here in the parish office. If we do not have the item in stock, we will order on Monday and have the cards by Thursday. Once you have the physical card you can enroll it in your "wallet" and reload it as needed.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to call the parish office at 414-321-1965.
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This program allows .5% of your 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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The newsletter is published on Thursdays. 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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