1927 N. 4th Street, Milwaukee, WI 53212 • Phone: 414.374.5750 Fax: 414.374.5553 • www.stfrancismil.org • Email: stfrancismil@gmail.com Sunday Mass Schedule: 8:30—English with Gospel Music • 10:30—Spanish with Spanish folk music • 6:15 pm– English, for young adults, especially Sixth Sunday of Easter * Sexto Domingo de Pascua May 10th, 2015 Happy Mother’s Day to all our wonderful Mothers here in St. Francis! Congratulations to the Meyer Family, who baptized their daughter Charlotte Marie Meyer on April 26 in St. Francis Pastor Fr. Michael Bertram, OFM Capuchin • Parish Office Manager Gabriela Brunton Deacon Troy Major • Director of Religious Education Karen Hill and Aurora Brookens RCIA Program: Víctor Vela and Mable Johnson RCIC Program (Rite of Christian Initiation of Children) Lisa Barczyk Hispanic Ministry Coordinator Mariano Avilés • Youth Ministry Alice Samuel SIXTH SUNDAY OF EASTER SEXTO DOMINGO DE PASCUA St. Francis Parish Life Mon May 11 6:30pm Golf Outing Committee Meeting / Reunión del Comité del Evento de Golf Wed May 13 6:30pm Youth Group Meeting / Reunión del Grupo de Jóvenes 6:30pm Parish Council Meeting / Reunión del Consejo Parroquial Thu May 14 6:30pm Spanish Prayer Group / Círculo de Oración 7pm St. John the Baptist Committee Meeting / Reunión del Comité de San Juan Bautista Wed May 15 5pm Alcoholics Anonymous / Alcohólicos Anónimos Mass Schedule Sunday May 10 – Sixth Sunday of Easter 8:30 am † Charles “Chuckie” Browne from family † Neal Thom from friends For the health of Sr. Pat Derfus Intention of the Capuchin Order 10:30 am † Berta Cardona de parte de Richard Cardona y Gaby Bustos Por la salud de Santa Morales de parte de Ana, Nini, y Meno Morales 6:15 pm Parishioners Monday May 11– Easter Weekday / No Mass Tuesday May 12 – Easter Weekday 5:45 pm Intention of the Capuchin Order Wednesday May 13 – Easter Weekday -Our Lady of Fatima 5:45 pm Intention of the Capuchin Order Thursday May 14 – -The Ascension of the Lord 5:45 pm Intention of the Capuchin Order Friday May 15 – Easter Weekday - Saint Isadore 7:00 am Intention of the Capuchin Order Saturday May 16 – Easter Weekday / No Mass Church Support Sunday Collection May 3rd $2,872.52 Second Collection May 3rd $1,786.77 Budgeted to date 101,089.64 Received to date 110,970.20 Difference to date 9,880.56 Building Fund to date 4,079.75 Thank you for your generosity Ministers for May 17th 8:30 am Mass Readers: Shannon Evans, Ann Nolen Cup: Will Sykes, Diane Brock, Mary Sykes & Sr. Patricia Rogers Counters: Raven Thurman & Antony Hart Misa de 10:30 am Lectores: TBD Copa: Gladys González, Iris González, Maria Edwards & Nereida Díaz Contadores: Agustin Maldonado & Rafael Reyes Children’s Word: Gladys Rivera Wedding Banns I Kira Byas and Charles Bolton Coming up at St. Francis Celebration of St. John the Baptist Patron of Puerto Rico Friday, June 26th Presider and preacher: Archbishop Roberto González Nieves Archbishop of San Juan, Puerto Rico Sunday May 17 – Seventh Sunday of Easter 8:30 am For the health of Sr. Pat Derfus Intention of the Capuchin Order 10:30 am † Lidia Maldonado de parte Sigfrido Reyes y familia 6:15 pm Parishioners Pray for... • April Booker • Sally Clytus • Trudy Klapperich • Drucilla Lyles Beato Miranda • Juan Nieves • Mildred Pratt • Mother Shakespeare • Roy Sims & Lillie Sims • Diane Stanfield • Jill Jenear • Rickey Lewis • Grant Bielinski Evelyn Bolar If you would like a hospital visit, please call the Parish Office. Call the Parish Office to remove your name from this list. Si desea una visita a un hospitalizado favor de llamar a la oficina. Por favor avisa a la oficina cuando ya no necesitas estar en esta lista. MAY 10, 2015 ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI, MILWAUKEE Pentecost Mass There will be two Pentecost Masses on Sunday, May 24th, one at 9:30 AM and another at 6:15 PM in St. Francis. Pentecost celebrates the gifts of the Holy Spirit poured out upon us. We take the time to celebrate the graduations of our parishioners and the gifts of God shown in them. If you are graduating this year, the parish would like to include you in the Pentecost Mass on May 24th at 9:30. Please call the Parish Office for information and a photo of yourself that will be included in the Pentecost Mass booklet. Misa de Pentecostés Habrán dos misas el Domingo de Pentecostés, 24 de Mayo, una a las 9:30 de la mañana y otra a las 6:15 de la tarde, en la Iglesia San Francisco. Pentecostés celebra los dones del Espíritu Santo derramado sobre nosotros. Nos tomamos el tiempo para celebrar las graduaciones de nuestros feligreses y los dones de Dios que aparecen en ellos. Si usted se está graduando este año, a la parroquia le gustaría incluirle en la Misa de Pentecostés el 24 de mayo a las 9:30. Por favor llame a la Oficina Parroquial para proveer información y una foto suya que se incluirá en el folleto de la Misa de Pentecostés. "Attention, single Catholic men 18-30: The Knights of the Holy Eucharist, a community of consecrated brothers dedicated to fostering reverent devotion to Our Eucharistic Lord, invite you to discern your vocation at their House of Formation, located at the Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament in Hanceville, Alabama. Learn more: knights.org." Also, the Knights (who have members from around the country) offer hospitality to priests. Any priest who would like to make a no-charge private retreat at the Shrine can visitpriestretreat.com for more information or to make reservations. Lo que nunca me atreví a preguntar 15 de mayo, 2015 / 6-9 p.m. Cousins Center, 3501 S. Lake Drive, Milwaukee Una presentación para madres e hijas adolescentes que quieran aprender a comunicarse, comprenderse y mejorar su relación interpersonal. Dirigida por la Dra. Maruca Serrano, psicoterapeuta mexicana con 25 años de experiencia en la educación familiar. Toda joven (13-17 años) debe ser acompañada por una mujer adulta. La admisión es gratis pero se requiere la inscripción previa. Para inscribirse visite: www.archmil.org/offices/communication/Off-Nav/register.htm o llámenos al 414-769-3398. In Celebration of A Month for Human Dignity ~ Care for All Join our parish communities to discover how to put your Catholic faith into action. We invite you to attend one or more of these special programs designed to help you understand how being Catholic means advocating for peace and justice. Please contact Andrew Musgrave, Director of Social Justice, with any questions. musgravea@archmil.org 414.271.6577 Monday, 5/11, 6:30pm, Old St. Mary Parish Center – 836 N Broadway, 53202 Living Catholic Social Teaching: Disciples on a Mission to the World Featured Speaker: Rich Harter, Director of the John Paul II Thursday, 5/14, 6:30pm, Three Holy Women St. Rita Hall – 1606 N Cass St, 53202 Environmental Justice Featured Speakers: Katie Heinen and Barbara Richards, Interfaith Earth Network Sunday, 5/17, 5:00pm, Three Holy Women Holy Rosary Hall 2011 N Oakland Ave, 53202 The Seamless Garment of Life Featured Speakers: Dan Miller, State Director, Pro-Life Wisconsin Gary Nosacek, Deacon at Saints Peter & Paul, Dr. Cynthia Jones-Nosacek, President of The Milwaukee Guild of the Catholic Medical Association COME JOIN US FOR A DAY OF REFLECTION WITH THE MOST REVEREND JOSEPH PERRY, AUXILIARY BISHOP OF THE ARCHDIOCESE OF CHICAGO AS WE REGARD THE SAINTS THAT HAVE INFLUENCED OUR BLACK CATHOLIC HISTORY MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY HIGH SCHOOL 3401 West Wisconsin Avenue / Milwaukee, Wisconsin 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM LUNCH WILL BE PROVIDED FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT MARY WORDS (414.416.1843) OR CYNTHIA BLAZE (cblaze52@gmail.com) SPONSORED BY THE BLACK CATHOLIC MINISTRY COMMISSION, ARCHDIOCESE OF MILWAUKEE FUNDED BY THE BLACK AND INDIAN MISSION GRANT 2015 Conference Queen of The Americas Guild will have a conference on August 1 & 2, 2015 at the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in La Crosse For more information call (630)-584-1822 Readings for the Week Mon: Tue: Wed: Thu: Acts 16:11-15; Ps 149:1b-6a, 9b; Jn 15:26 — 16:4a Acts 16:22-34; Ps 138:1-3, 7c-8; Jn 16:5-11 Acts 17:15, 22 — 18:1; Ps 148:1-2, 11-14; Jn 16:12-15 Acts 1:1-11; Ps 47:2-3, 6-9; Eph 1:17-23 or Eph 4:1-13 [1-7, 11-13]; Mk 16:15-20 (for Ascension); otherwise Acts 1:15-27, 20-26; Ps 113:1-8; Jn 15:9-17 Fri: Sat: Sun: Acts 18:9-18; Ps 47:2-7; Jn 16:20-23 Acts 18:23-28; Ps 47:2-3, 8-10; Jn 16:23b-28 Acts 1:15-17, 20a, 20c-26; Ps 103:1-2, 11-12, 19-20; 1 Jn 4:11-16; Jn 17:11b-19; or, for Ascension, Acts 1:1-11; Ps 47:2-3, 6-9; Eph 1:17- 23 or Eph 4:1-13 [1-7, 11-13]; Mk 16:15-20