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October - Month of the Holy Rosary
On Thursday, October 7, the Church will celebrate the feast of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary. This Marian feast was instituted in 1573 by Pope Pius V in honor of the Victory won at sea. The battle involved 200 Christian ships against 300 Turkish ships. Pope Pius V had all the Christian sailors praying the Rosary on board of their ships as well as the entire population of Europe praying the Rosary. At the end of the battle, all but 13 of the Turkish ships were captured or sunk.
This Thursday, October 7 from 6:00 to 7:00pm, we will celebrate the Feast of the Holy Rosary together as a parish. In fact, since August 15, a group of parishioners have been gathering in Church every Thursday evening from 6:00 to 7:00pm for a special 54-day Novena to pray for the protection of our nation and elimination of evil in our country. This Thursday, there are Rosary prayer groups all over the United States gathering again to pray the Holy Rosary for Victory against sin. I ask that you all attend this Holy Hour for Victory against sin. Please invite your family, friends, and neighbors to join us in this hour of prayer.
In addition to praying the Rosary, there will be time for silent prayer. Also during the Holy Hour:
1. I will be hearing confession in the confessional.
2. The Rosary will be recited along with times of silent prayer.
3. Benediction will conclude the evening around 6:50pm.
September Message From Our Lady of Medjugorje
“Dear children! Pray, witness, and rejoice with me because the Most High continues to send me to lead you on the way to holiness. Be aware, little children, that life is short and eternity is waiting for you to give glory to God with your being with all the saints. Little children, do not worry about earthly things but long for Heaven. Heaven will be your goal and joy will begin to reign in your heart. I am with you and bless all of you with my motherly blessing. Thank you for having responded to my call.”
Wedding Banns II -
Jesse Schwabe & Marci Milnick
All-Night Vigil of Reparation and Prayer
The October Eucharistic All-Night Vigil of Reparation and Prayer will be held on Friday, October 1 at Queen of Peace Church located at 3222 S. 29th Street in Milwaukee. The evening begins with Confessions from 7:00 to 8:00pm, as well as after each Priest speaker. The opening Mass begins at 8:00pm, followed by Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament all evening. There will be talks on the Vigil theme, Rosaries, and other devotions. This Vigil is open to all. Come for an hour or stay all night. The Vigil concludes with Mass at 5:00am on Saturday, October 2.
Questions? Please call 414-254-2790.
These All-Night Vigils began in September, 1965, to answer Our Lady’s call at Fatima, to pray and do penance for world peace and for the conversion of sinners.
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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 three open hours
Tuesdays-
2:00 to 3:00pm
Tuesdays-
5:00 to 6:00pm
Thursdays-
9:00 to 10:00pm
If interested in volunteering for these open hours, call Kay Shomperlen at 414-763-1250.
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The Faith of Abraham and the Spiritual Life
The next Adult Faith Formation DVD presentation will be held on Saturday, October 9 at 6:30pm in the Hall. Presented by Dr. Brant Pitre, The Faith of Abraham and the Spiritual Life will answer the question, what does “Faith” really mean? In all of the Old Testament, it is Abraham who is the model of what it means to have faith in God. This is not just an abstract lecture on the mystery of faith. Faith comes alive by looking at the life of Abraham. Sign up in the Narthex after Mass and all week. Walk-ins are also welcome. There is no charge to attend but there will be a free-will basket. For more information, call or text Laura Lee at (414) 840-0261.
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The Hidden King -
The Jewish Roots of St. Joseph
(Encore Presentation)
In case you missed the recent Saturday program, an encore DVD presentation by Dr. Brant Pitre is scheduled for September and early October. Come and learn about this amazing yet silent man, the husband of Mary and the earthly father of Jesus. The final session three will be held on Monday, October 4. The topic will be “The Shadow of the Father.” It begins at 6:30 p.m. and will be held in the Church Hall. Sign up in the narthex. Walk ins are also welcome.
For more information,
call or text Laura Lee at (414) 840-0261.
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2021 Milwaukee Area Life Chain
There is still time to attend the Milwaukee Area Life Chain on Sunday, October 3 from 2:00 to 3:30pm. Please support efforts to end abortion by peacefully gathering along Highway 100 between Cleveland and Hayes alongside of Target and across from Kohl’s. You may park on the west side of Target’s parking lot by Burger King. You may bring your own folding or lawn chair if you can’t stand the whole time. There is a $1 donation requested per adult to help cover the cost of the signs. This event takes place rain or shine. The St. John’s Respect Life Committee hopes to see you, your family, and friends there!
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St. John's Harvest Craft and Vendor Fair
Crafters are needed for the St. John's Harvest Craft and Vendor Fair which will be held on Saturday, November 13th from 9:00am to 3:00pm. If you are interested in renting a booth, please contact Diane at (414) 327-6780. The rental fee is $50.
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Attention Christian Women
On Thursday, October 14, we will begin with Mass at 6:00pm. We will be having a reception for New Members. A business meeting will follow. Please bring your rosary and non-perishable food items for the Craft Fair Raffle Basket (no outdated items please).
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Some of the amazing items we will have to bid on are:
- Signed and Framed Giannis Antetokounmpo Jersey
- 65 inch Smart TV
- Pfaltzgraff Winterberry Dinnerware (setting for 12)
- Cookware and Bakeware baskets
- Milwaukee Brewers and Milwaukee County Zoo gift cards
- Gift certificates
- And so much more!
Please note the change in dates. We have so many wonderful items that we are still working on getting everything together.
Bidding will open at noon on Sunday, October 17, and close at 4:00 p.m. sharp on Sunday, October 24.
If you have any questions, please email Denise Kasulke at
Thank you for your support!
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Silent Preached Retreat for Women
Ladies of the Parish: Last chance to 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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St. John’s Respect Life Committee News
The Fall 40 Days for Life Campaign began on Wednesday, September 22, and organizers predict this will be the biggest and best campaign ever. 40 Days is an internationally coordinated campaign that aims to end abortion locally nationally through prayer and fasting, community outreach, and a peaceful vigil in front of abortion clinics nationwide. As division and anger fill our culture, what a joy to peacefully take the love and mercy of Jesus Christ to the front lines. Past 40 Days for Life campaigns have been a source of healing for so many who have been abused, lonely, and feel they have no other option but to end the life of their child. Please pray for the unborn and an end to abortion.
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Classes Start October 3! 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. Please click on Religious Education from the Home Page 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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Public Square Fatima Rosary Rally
A Public Square Fatima Rosary Rally, in conjunction with over 20,000 other Public Rosary Rallies across America, sponsored by America Needs Fatima, will be held on Saturday, October 16 from Noon to 1:00pm at St. John’s. Please mark your calendar to join us to pray our annual Public Rosary on the sidewalk on 84th Street by the St. John the Evangelist driveway alongside the Soccer Field. Bring a lawn chair if you prefer to sit during the Rosary. Bring your family and friends! Your continuing prayers for our country are desperately needed. Social distancing and masks are welcomed, but not required.
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Your donations are needed and will help us
continue to operate during these unsettling times.
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Twenty-Seventh Sunday
in Ordinary Time
October 2/3, 2021
written by Colleen Jurkiewicz Dorman
“This one, at last, is bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh.”
Ten years ago, I wasn’t brave enough for Genesis, chapter two.
While thumbing through my parish’s liturgical guide for wedding planning ahead of my 2012 nuptials, I remember my gaze falling on this Sunday’s first reading — the excerpt from the second chapter of Genesis.
“Nope,” I thought. “Definitely not. Next, please.”
The image of Eve crafted from the flesh of Adam has been so often misconstrued and misunderstood, both by those who would deny the equality of the sexes and those who would accuse the Church of doing so. I was concerned with what the non-Catholics on my guest list would think of the Church (and, I will admit, of me) if words like “this one shall be called ‘woman,’ for out of ‘her man’ this one has been taken” were read aloud at my wedding.
But a decade of marriage has shown me that this Scripture passage is not about subservience at all, but about belonging — and not just belonging within a marriage, but within the entire Body of Christ. The concept of belonging can be almost as controversial as sexism can. We don’t like to think that we belong to anyone else, that we need them and they need us. It’s not easy to need someone and to be needed in return. It’s inconvenient. Sometimes, it even feels undignified.
The funny and wonderful thing about sacramental marriage is that it is a reflection, in miniature, of the human family itself. In the simple challenge of facing daily life at the side of your spouse, so much is revealed of how we interact with other people: how we live with them, how we love them, how we honor them and how we don’t.
Marriage shows you the places of connection to other people that you didn’t even know existed. It’s a crash course in how the choices you make with your physical body — with your voice, with your actions or with the lack of them, with something as insignificant as the way your face looks when someone else is talking — can make another person feel safe, affirmed, and cherished.
It can also make them feel threatened, offended, or degraded.
Earlier this month, when the Supreme Court declined to block a Texas law banning abortions after the child has reached six weeks’ gestation, I saw my social media feeds erupt in a fight about ownership, autonomy, and responsibility. People everywhere pontificated on where one person ends and another begins.
All this discourse made me think of Genesis. It made me think of what marriage and “the rib of Adam” has taught me about the human family. “This one, at last, is bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh.”
Marriage showed me how woefully inept I am at looking at any particular situation and thinking, before thinking anything else, “How can I ensure the good of the other? How can I best take care of this person?”
Belonging, after all, brings with it accountability — another reason it can be an uncomfortable state. If I am flesh of my husband’s flesh, I must be concerned chiefly with his welfare. He must do the same. He and I must die to our own desires when they conflict with the good of the other.
As I said, I am woefully inept at it. But when I read Genesis, I see why I must keep praying for the grace to embrace the ways in which I belong to the other members of the Body of Christ, and the ways in which they belong to me.
©LPi
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On September 23 we were lucky to have the Traveling Fatima Statue visit our school. The custodian of the statue explained the history connected to the statue and answered questions. The students were excited to ask questions. Then we had a statue procession into Church. Some of our students helped by carrying the statue.
Our 4th-7th graders led us through the Rosary and did a great job. All of the students received a blessed image of Mary.
The excitement of the students was awesome:
“Look! I have a picture of Mary,”
“That was fun,”
and other exclamations were heard from the students in the halls after church. It was a great day to be at St. John the Evangelist.
"Stand firm in the faith, be courageous, be strong."
1 Corinthians 16:13
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Spring Bulb Fundraiser
You can beautify your garden and raise money for St. John’s Parish School at the same time! The Home & School Association has teamed up with a local organization to provide dozens of varieties of bulbs that will produce colorful spring and summer flowers.
Order forms are available in the school office, parish office, and in the Church narthex. Orders must be placed and paid for by October 1. You can see the complete color selection of bulbs and their prices online and also place your order: www.flowerpowerfundraising.com/index.php/marketplace/seller/profile/shop/sje and your bulbs will be shipped directly to your home for a flat rate of $6.00. If you order through the form provided, there are no shipping fees. The bulbs will be delivered to the school by October 8 (and students can bring them home) or to the parish office where they will be available for pickup during normal business hours.
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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. Edward Sri is a nationally sought Catholic speaker who appears regularly on EWTN, and is a founding leader of FOCUS (Fellowship of Catholic University Students). In this discussion of his book, The New Rosary in Scripture: Biblical Insights on Praying the Twenty Mysteries (Servant Books), Dr. Sri shares Pope Saint John Paul II's practical strategies for praying the Rosary better, so that you can encounter Jesus more deeply in prayer.
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Holy Name and Home & School will now sell SCRIP 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 get in touch with 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), credit card, or 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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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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