What's Happening
at St. John's
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Holy Week Services - Collections
As is tradition here at St. John’s, our Holy Thursday Collection will go to the ongoing support of the ministry of the St. Vincent de Paul Society. A reminder that on Holy Thursday, there is no morning liturgy. The only liturgy allowed is the 7:00 p.m. evening Mass, as we celebrate the gift of the Holy Eucharist. Also, Adoration will end before Holy Thursday Mass and will be closed until after the Holy Saturday Easter Vigil, which begins at 8:00 p.m. On Good Friday, the collection will go to the support of the Christian shrines in the Holy Land.
At the Easter Vigil, we will celebrate the Baptism of two adults, and two adults will be making their Profession of Faith. Let us continue to pray for these Elect and Catechumens from our parish and all the many people who will join the Catholic Church throughout the world on this Holy night.
When it comes to the Easter Sunday liturgies, we are in new territory, as far as how many people to expect. Therefore, seating will be on a first-come, first-seated basis. On Easter Sunday, in addition to the 11:00 a.m. Easter Sunday Mass in the Church, we will also have an overflow Mass at 11:15 a.m. in the Gym.
Thank You, Knights of Columbus
Recently, our school requested to be part of the Knights of Columbus special grants program. The Knights granted the school $6,000, which will go towards replacing the carpeting on the second floor. The carpeting will be replaced with the same tile that was installed on the first floor last year.
Divine Mercy
I received a note from Fr. Andre, the administrator/pastor at
St. Rita’s in West Allis. St. Rita’s Parish will host a Divine Mercy Service on the Second Sunday of Easter. Confessions will begin at 2:00 p.m., and the Divine Mercy Celebration of Chaplet and Benediction will begin at 3:00 p.m. All are welcome to attend.
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Easter Memorials
In last weekend's bulletin, we had an insert for Easter Flowers and Spring projects. You can donate to various projects and remember your loved ones.
If you missed the flyer, you could click here or on the image of the flyer.
Thank you for considering a gift.
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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.
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Save the following dates for
"The Best Catholic Fish Fry in Greenfield"
Friday, April 2
Friday, April 23
Friday, May 7
All will be "drive-thru" only.
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Come to our Drive-Thru Fish Fry
Enter on 84th Street Only
(4:00-7:00 p.m.)
You can order any number of menu items: A, B, C, or D, but please, no substitutions. All dinners will be prepared as ordered and are served “drive-thru” only. We are adhering to safe and strict food-handling procedures and social distancing practices.
- (A) Fried Fish (3 pieces) with French Fries
- (B) Fried Fish (3 pieces) with Parsley Potatoes
- (C) Baked Fish (3 pieces) with French Fries
- (D) Baked Fish (3 pieces) with Parsley Potatoes
Dinners include coleslaw, applesauce, tartar sauce,
bread, butter, and dessert.
All this for $11.00 per meal.
Extra pieces of fish $2.00 each (limit 2 per dinner)
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St. Vincent de Paul Meal Program - Serving Update
The St. John’s St. Vincent de Paul Meal Program is moving back to its former serving day, the first Monday of the month. Their next serving date will be Monday, April 5, 2021. It is not yet known if they can continue first Mondays for the rest of the year, but they should know soon. For now, they will NOT be serving on Good Friday but the following Monday.
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Holy Week
Schedule
Holy Thursday
Thursday, April 1, 2021
7:00 p.m. Church
Good Friday
Friday, April 2, 2021
1:00 p.m. Church
Easter Basket Blessing
Saturday, April 3, 2021
12:00 p.m. Church
Easter Vigil Mass
Saturday, April 3, 2021
8:00 p.m. Church
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Sunday, April 4, 2021
Mass Schedule
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Your donations are needed and will help us
continue to operate during these unsettling times.
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Palm Sunday of the
Passion of the Lord
March 27/28, 2021
Today we celebrate Palm Sunday. As we read about the climax of Christ’s mission here on earth, we are reminded that He is the Perfect Steward, a model for us all on our stewardship journey.
Our First Reading, from the prophet Isaiah, portrays a suffering servant. The suffering servant, in many ways, foreshadows what Jesus endured during His passion. Even though He didn’t deserve such tortures, He humbly submitted to them. His mission as a steward was to fulfill His Father’s mission. We, too, play a unique role in our Father’s mission by bringing souls to Christ. It simply begins with the witness of our lives.
Today's Gospel shares the account of Jesus’ last days on earth, and how He lives them says a great deal about how we should be living ours as faithful stewards. Jesus does many things in these last days, and they all revolve around prayer and service — two trademark actions of a good and faithful Catholic. He hosts a Passover meal in which He gives us His Body and Blood in the Eucharist. He intensely prays to His Father. Lastly, He submits to humiliation, torture, and death for our sake, calling out to God the Father in His weakest moments. We might not be called to the same type of prayer and service, but we are all called to commit time in daily prayer with our Lord and to serve our families, churches, and neighbors.
As we embark on this Holy Week, let us take some time to reflect on the life of Christ as He is our model Steward, and may we strive to imitate Him daily.
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As Lent draws to a close, we are reminded that we are racing towards the end of another successful school year. Our teachers are evaluating their curriculum standards with an eye on what their students will need next year, prioritizing the skills that will make our children successful in whatever their next steps will be. The quiet days of Lent provide the perfect backdrop as we consider these plans.
When we return from our Easter break, our third through eighth-graders will take the Wisconsin Forward Exam. We are relatively new to this measure of our student’s progress. The first time we took it was in the spring of 2019. Then, last year, all state testing was canceled due to the pandemic. The results of this year’s test will be valuable to us as we continually measure both learning lost due to our virtual learning last spring and learning gained this year when we have worked hard to keep our students in person here in our building. We know that our students have benefitted from the opportunity to learn in person. We see the positives of working and playing together, even with COVID-19 protocols in place, in the behavior of our students. Still, for all of us, there is some natural anxiety about any kind of testing.
Please pray for our students, especially during the Easter season, that we return from our break rested and ready to tackle the challenges that the end of the year will bring.
...Together in God’s Name
Mary Laidlaw-Otto, Principal
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Cousins Sub Day
Thursday, April 1
ALL DAY
Looking for a quick bite to eat for lunch or dinner? Don't want to cook before going to Holy Thursday Mass? We have the answer! Cousins Subs at 7495 W. Layton Ave. will donate a portion of all sales to SJE School on Thursday, April 1. 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.
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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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Dr. Michael Barber, the host of Reasons for Faith Live on EWTN, is a Professor of Theology and Scripture at John Paul the Great Catholic University. In this exciting presentation, he reveals the deep treasures hidden in the Apocalypse, demonstrating the practical implications for living in today's modern world. When is Jesus coming? Listen and discover the surprising truth! |
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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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