CITYWIDE MONTHLY NEWSLETTER
September 2019 | Issue I
- September is dedicated to the Seven Sorrows of Mary -
In Our Community...
Archbishop Jerome Listecki consecrated the custom-made altar of St. John Neumann, installed on Saturday, July 27. See the video clip
We Pray for one another...
Request a Prayer
for yourself or a loved one in need - these requests will be prayed for at the city wide staff meeting by our staff and priests.
Become a Prayer Champion
Join our new CCWauk email prayer chain. When you receive the weekly email and prayer, pause for a few minutes and pray. Click the button to be added to the Flocknote Prayer Champion group.
Active Prayer Groups
Coming soon..
Contact us to have your prayer group included in this section.
Upcoming Events
Fr. Heppe- Mass of Installation & Reception
Sep. 22, 2019 2pm
Immigrants & Refugees Prayer Service
Sep. 29, 2019 3:30 pm
St. Joseph
October 16, 2019 6pm
St. Mary Community Rm
for more information about these and other events around our community...
visit our website!
Sep. 22, 2019 2pm
St. William
Citywide Prayer Service
Sep. 25, 2019 6:30 pm
St. Joseph
Sep. 29, 2019 3:30 pm
St. Joseph
St. William Rummage Annual Sale
Sep. 26-28, 2019 St. William Gym
Sep. 26-28, 2019 St. William Gym
October 16, 2019 6pm
St. Mary Community Rm
for more information about these and other events around our community...
visit our website!
7 DAYS OF SERVICE
Parishes and multi-parishes are invited to develop service opportunities for their parishioners that will take place during September 23 to 28. These opportunities might be new service to a parish/multi-parish community or might be opportunities that the parish/multi-parish has been dedicated to for years. learn more
Care Bundles
Sept. 23rd 6-8pm St. John Neumann
St. Vincent de Paul Walk for the Poor
Sept. 23rd 6-8pm St. John Neumann
Volunteers are asked to bring in donations, and then these donations will be used to create care bundles. for those in need.
Sept. 28 – 11:00 am St. William Church
Registered walkers may participate in the St. Vincent de Paul Society, Friends of the Poor®Walks happening at four locations around the archdiocese
We grow and learn together...
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Is there something you've always wondered about? ask us... and it may appear in our next newsletter!
Question:
Why do Catholics kneel during their services? This seems unnecessary. Why not just sit still and listen to the preaching of God?
Answer:
If you attend a Catholic Mass you will see the first part of it consists of reading and preaching; we stand for the Gospel, but we sit for the other readings and for the preaching. But the Mass is more than just reading and preaching. The Mass is a sacrifice, and there are times–especially in the last part–when the faithful pray on their knees. Kneeling shows our humility before God.[ ]Scripture suggests you should. In Ephesians 3:14 Paul says, “I kneel before the Father,” and in Acts 9:40 Peter “knelt down and prayed.” The Catholic habit of kneeling is consistent with Scripture and is another manifestation of the continuity between the Church of the first century and the Catholic Church of today.
Taken from Catholic Study Fellowship- www.catholic.com
Remembering.... the Seven Sorrows of Mary
September is traditionally dedicated to the Seven Sorrows (or Dolours) of Mary, and the Feast of Our Lady of Sorrows falls in September. The Sorrows are:the prophecy of Simeon, the flight into Egypt, the loss of the Holy Child at Jerusalemfor three days, meeting Jesus on his way to Calvary, standing at the foot of the Cross, Jesus being taken from the Cross, and the burial of Christ.
https://www.aquinasandmore.com/catholic-articles/monthly-dedications-church-year/
For your information...
Tax Update: With the new tax reform law in place, the ability of parishioners age 70.5 and older to donate the distribution from their Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs) to charity has been made permanent.
If you would like to use donate your distribution and make a Qualified Charitable Donation (QCD),
Contact Monica Cardenas, Director of Stewardship, for assistance.
If you would like to use donate your distribution and make a Qualified Charitable Donation (QCD),
Contact Monica Cardenas, Director of Stewardship, for assistance.
