What's Happening
at St. John's
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Parish Council Nominations
Parish Council nominations will be held on the weekend of April 24 & 25. Please give prayerful consideration in nominating yourself or someone else for one of the two available Member-at-Large positions.
Nomination Requirements:
- Be Baptized & Catholic
- Be at least 18 years of age
- Be an Active Member of our Parish
- Not an Employee of the Parish
Should anyone wish to nominate themselves or someone else, forms are available in the parish office.
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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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Annual Mass of Atonement
The annual Mass of Atonement will be held on April 15, 2021, at 6 p.m. at St. Monica Parish (5681 N. Santa Monica Boulevard, Whitefish Bay). This Mass is one of the ways that the current leadership of the Archdiocese publicly atones for the clergy abuse crisis and scandal. Mass will be available for in-person attendance and will also be live-streamed. We invite you to join us in support of the survivors, family members, and communities that have spoken or unspoken stories of survival and pain. If you are unable to attend, we would ask that you please remember all those that suffer from the wounds of abuse in your prayers for peace, healing, and justice.
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Save the following dates for
"The Best Catholic Fish Fry in Greenfield"
Friday, April 23
Friday, May 7
(Last Call Special: $2 off each dinner
between 6:30 p.m & 7:00 p.m.)
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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Your donations are needed and will help us
continue to operate during these unsettling times.
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Third Sunday of Easter
April 17/18, 2021
In addition to celebrating all Christ did for us this Easter season, we also are reminded of how His sacrifice impacts our lives.
Today’s Gospel reminds us that Jesus should be the center of our lives. This passage begins with two disciples realizing Jesus had just appeared to them.
We can learn a valuable lesson from these disciples. To recognize Jesus’ appearances in our lives, we need to know Him. And the best way to know the Lord is to spend time with Him. It can start with just 10 minutes of quiet prayer a day and increase that each week. We might begin by reading Scripture, books on the lives of the Saints, or even a decade of the Rosary. Yet the goal should be to carve out time each day, in a quiet space, for just you and the Lord.
As the disciples mentioned, they recognized it was Jesus in the breaking of the bread. We, too, can better know the Lord through the sacraments, most especially the Holy Mass. The Eucharist is Jesus Himself — Body, Blood Soul, and Divinity. What better way to grow in intimacy with Christ than to receive Him frequently or talk to Him in front of the Blessed Sacrament? As we make Jesus the center of our lives through prayer and the sacraments, we will be able to recognize Him in day-to-day moments.
As we are still in the midst of this Easter season, take time to think about what Christ did for us and the changes we should make in our daily lives to help us grow closer to Him.
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This weekend, we were able to bring our candidates for First Holy Communion from both school and our religious education program together for one of the last steps of their preparation. Our First Communion retreat has become a popular day for these young people and their families. Last year’s group missed out on this event, making this year’s event so much more precious for all involved.
This wonderful day provides our students with a tour of the church, focusing on the Mass, an opportunity to decorate a candle to be used at their First Communion celebration, and lessons on how hosts are made.
The challenges of COVID-19 have taught us to appreciate the many small blessings in our day to day lives. Working together to provide all of the steps of preparation for our students is definitely one of those blessings.
I know you join me in praying for our First Communion candidates as their important day approaches.
...Together in God’s Name
Mary Laidlaw-Otto, Principal
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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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Having a good sense of humor can really help in marriage! In this talk, psychologist, speaker, and author Dr. Ray Guarendi weaves great humor and storytelling into his constructive advice and practical insights on all things men, women, and marriage—differences, communication, habits, parenting, the importance of apologies, and more. Be entertained and be encouraged to live and love a good marriage. "My wife thought I was afraid of commitment... two years into the relationship, she said to me, 'You either tell me your name, or it's over!'" |
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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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