What's Happening During a Pandemic
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While we are "Safer At Home" our weekly newsletter has changed format
to help you during this challenging time.
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Spiritual Meanderings During a Pandemic
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Fr. Michael will be hearing confessions this
Friday, April 17 at 8:30 a.m. and
Saturday, April 18 at 11:00 a.m.
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DELIVERANCE PRAYER FOR USE BY THE LAITY
In His name and by the power of His Cross and Blood, I ask Jesus to bind any evil spirits, forces, and powers of the earth, air, fire, or water, of the netherworld and the satanic forces of nature. By the power of the Holy Spirit and by His authority, I ask Jesus Christ to break any curses, hexes, or spells and to send them back where they came from, if it be His Holy Will. I ask You, Lord Jesus to protect us by pouring Thy Precious Blood on us and our families, which You have shed for us and I ask Thee to command that any departing spirits leave quietly, without disturbance and go straight to the Cross to be disposed of as Thou sees fit. I ask Thee to bind any demonic interaction, interplay, or communications. I place (name a person, place, or thing) under the protection of the Blood of Jesus Christ which He shed for us. Amen.
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Your donations are needed and will help us
continue to operate during these unsettling times.
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Face Masks
Archbishop Listecki invites all who have the gift of sewing and crafting to make homemade face masks for our local healthcare systems. Please visit the Archdiocese of Milwaukee website –
Homemade Masks to learn how you can help our local healthcare systems in this effort.
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During this time when many of us are spending more time at home, consider the following as a way to continue the practice of the faith:
- Spend time praying the Rosary with your family.
- Read/Pray over the Mass readings for the day (in “The Word Among Us” or “Magnificat” or on the USCCB website).
- Pray for all of those affected by the Coronavirus as well as those who care for them.
We rely on our faith when faced with challenging times like this. We place our trust in our merciful Father who never fails to take care of us.
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Sunday of Divine Mercy
April 18/19, 2020
The Christian steward approaches life with an “Easter vision” rooted in gratitude for the salvation our Lord has won for us through His death and Resurrection. Today’s readings on this Divine Mercy Sunday teach us how this approach plays out in daily life and remind us that we can have complete trust in the mercy of God to lead us, step-by-step, to heaven.
Indeed, it is challenging to live for heaven when the things of the earth, job stress, family crisis, health troubles, political strife, loom large on the horizon. We can find ourselves becoming cynical like the Apostle, Thomas, in our Gospel passage today until he had an encounter with the merciful Savior. We all recall the famous line from Thomas, who was not present with the other Apostles during Jesus’ first appearance after the Resurrection. Beaten down by the events of the last several days, Thomas refuses to believe that the others had indeed “seen the Lord,” as they claimed.
Thomas stubbornly declares he would not believe their story about the Lord unless he placed his finger into the nail marks and his hand into His side. Yet, these doubts did not repel our Lord. Our merciful Lord saw that beneath the hubris in Thomas’s statement were pain and disappointment. Our Lord is mercy itself. And so He did not condemn Thomas, but calmed his doubts and fears, and allowed Thomas to actually touch those Sacred Wounds. What amazing grace.
When we are tempted to give in to doubts to the faith for whatever the reason, all we need to do is seek the Lord, in prayer, in the sacraments, through the encouragement of our Christian communities. Just as He did for Thomas, our Lord will mercifully restore our Easter vision and fill us with His joy and peace.
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Our Unusual Journey and the Need for Prayer
We are on Easter break this week. I will share more of our unusual journey next week when we come back to virtual learning.
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Safe at Home and Being a Blessing!
Mary Laidlaw-Otto, Principal
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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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Tim Staples was raised Baptist and served as an Assembly of God Youth Minister. He used his extensive biblical knowledge to attack the Catholic Church but when he was challenged on his beliefs, a two-year search for truth led him right to Catholicism. Now he uses that same incredible gift to defend the Faith and help others to embrace the beauty and richness of Catholicism.
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With public celebrations of Mass being canceled over the next few weeks, SCRIP is still available at the parish office during regular business hours. However, we have some materials available if you would like to set up an online account.
Our enrollment code is
18DE7D4F11822. 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.
These are unprecedented times, but with your help we can keep this fundraising effort viable.
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 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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