PARISH OFFICE

139 S. Madison, Green Bay, WI 54301

Hours: Mon.-Fri. 9:30 am-4:00 pm

Phone: (920) 432-4348

Fax: (920) 435-5068

Email: sfxavier@sbcglobal.net

Prayer Network: (920) 437-4218

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Website

www.sfxcathedralgb.org

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BISHOP OF GREEN BAY

The Most Reverend David L. Ricken

RECTOR AND PASTOR

Fr. John W. Girotti e-mail: frjohngirotti@yahoo.com

Deacon: Mr. Thomas J. Mahoney

Director of Administration: Rosemary M. Anshus

Pastoral Associate: Ann M. Vorpahl

Director of Music: Jody L. Strnad

Event & Volunteer Coordinator / Administrative Assistant: Sonia D. Hitt

Sacristan: Dawn E. Shaw

Bookkeeper: Vicki L. Matuszak

Faith Formation Coordinator: Connie A. DeMeuse

Maintenance Manager: Jim G. VanRemortel

Cathedral Trustees: Kenneth C. Reigh, Secretary Charles L. Johnson, Treasurer

Parish Council President: Andrew H. Opicka

Finance Council President: Kenneth C. Reigh

JANUARY 27, 2013 Third Sunday in Ordinary Time

Catholic Schools Week

Saint Francis xavier

Cathedral Parish 139 South Madison

Green Bay, WI 534301-4501

920-432-4348

Weekend Masses Saturday ......................................................................... 4:00 pm

Sunday ........................................................................... 9:00 am

Weekday Masses Monday - Friday ............................................................ 8:30 am

Devotions Mondays-Fridays before Mass …………………………Rosary

Tuesdays & Thursdays after Mass …..Chaplet of Divine Mercy

Tuesdays ………………………………Perpetual Help Novena

Fridays ...................................................... Sacred Heart Novena

Holy Days of Obligation Vigil .............................................................................. 5:15 pm

Holy Day ....................................................................... 8:30 am

Eucharistic Adoration Wednesdays ................................................ 9:00 am - 9:00 pm

Confessions Saturdays ...................................................... 2:15 pm - 3:30 pm

Wednesdays .................................................. 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm

Baptism Call to arrange a date & time. A preparation session is

required.

Marriage Call the parish office at least 9 months in advance of your

desired wedding date.

Museum Tours by appointment. ......................................... 920-432-4348

St. Thomas More School 650 S. Irwin Ave., Green Bay, WI 54301

Principal, Mrs. Mary McCabe

Mass Intentions Saturday 4:00 pm

January 26

† Concetta Scasny

Sunday 9:00 am

January 27

† Joan Bundra

Monday 8:30 am

January 28

† Joan Bares

Tuesday 8:300 am

January 29

† Leo Neville, Sr.

Wednesday 8:30 am

January 30

† Deanna Czechanski

Thursday 8:30 am

January 31

† Francis Schieffer

Friday

8:30 am

February 1

† Don Schneider

Saturday 4:00 pm

February 2

† Loren Cismoski

Sunday 9:00 am

February 3

† Living & Deceased Members of

St. Francis Xavier Cathedral;

St. John the Evangelist Parish, Green Bay;

St. Rose Parish, Clintonville;

St. Mary Parish, Bear Creek

Readings for the Week of

January 27, 2013 Sunday:…….Neh 8:2-4a, 5-6, 8-10/1 Cor 12:12-30

……………………...or 12:12-14, 27/Lk 1:1-4; 4:14-21

Monday:………………..Heb 9:15, 24-28/Mk 3:22-30

Tuesday:……………………...Heb 10:1-10/Mk 3:31-35

Wednesday:………………...Heb 10:11-18/Mk 4:1-20

Thursday:…………………..Heb 10:19-25/Mk 4:21-25

Friday:……………………….Heb 10:32-39/Mk 4:26-34

Saturday:……..Mal 3:1-4/Heb 2:14-18/Lk 2:22-40

………………………………………………………….or 2:22-32

Next Sunday:Jer 1:4-5, 17-19/1 Cor 12:31--13:13

……………………………………….or 13:4-13/Lk 4:21-30

NO OLD PALMS, PLEASE We no longer will be burning palms here at the

Cathedral for Ash Wednesday so we kindly ask that

you no longer return your palms. Since the palms have

been blessed, you may either burn them yourselves or

bury them. Thank you.

STATIONS OF THE CROSS Stations of the Cross will be at the Cathedral, Sundays,

February 17, March 3, 10, 17 & 24 at 11 am. PLEASE

NOTE: Due to the diocesan Mass for Health Care

Providers at 11 am on Sunday, February 24, there will

be NO Stations.

January 19th and 20th, 2013 Sacrificial Giving…………………………………..$ 4799.00

Offertory Collection………………………………..$ 393.60

Solemnity of Mary…………………………………$ 203.00

Building and Maintenance…………………………$ 573.00

Total………………………………………………..$ 5968.60

We need an average of $8000.00 from the weekly collection to

meet our budget.

YEAR OF FAITH

Key Resources for the Year of Faith

Catholics wishing to deepen their faith during the Year of

Faith should start by exploring the Evangelization and

Catechesis section of the USCCB website. Numerous

catechetical resources, prayers and other resources have

been prepared for the Year of Faith and the New

Evangelization that can be viewed and downloaded for

free. Catholics should also consider studying the

documents of Vatican II and the Catechism of the

Catholic Church. Another resource is the United States

Catholic Catechism for Adults, which takes the teachings

of the Catechism and shares them within a uniquely

American context and highlights American Catholic

saints and role models. Catholics can also talk to their

pastors and other parish leaders to learn about what

activities and opportunities will be taking place within

their communities. Most importantly, Catholics seeking

to deepen their faith should pray daily, study Scripture

and celebrate weekly Sunday Mass.

The relics for veneration this week are:

St. Thomas Aquinas, feast day is January 28

St. John Bosco, feast day is January 31.

Three things are necessary for the salvation of man: to

know what he ought to believe; to know what he ought to

desire; and to know what he ought to do.

Man cannot live without joy; therefore when he is de-

prived of true spiritual joys it is necessary that he become

addicted to carnal pleasures. Thomas Aquinas

LENTEN REGULATIONS 1. Catholics who have celebrated their 14th birthday are to

abstain from meat on Ash Wednesday, all Fridays in Lent

and Good Friday.

2. In addition to abstaining from meat, Catholics who have

celebrated their 18th birthday, until they celebrate their 59th

birthday, are to fast on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday.

Those who are bound to this regulation may only eat one

full meal. Two smaller meals are permitted if necessary to

maintain strength according to one’s needs, but eating solid

foods between meals is not permitted.

3. These minimal penitential practices should not be lightly

excused.

WHO IS IT? IS IT YOU? Whenever we recruit Extraordinary Ministers of Holy

Communion, people understand the necessity, but tend to

think “I couldn’t do that; someone else should.” In fact

those who believe themselves unworthy are usually the

people with the right disposition and sense of humility. A

practicing Catholic in good standing with Church, who has

a pious reverence for the Eucharist is exactly who we need.

Right now our numbers are critically low. We need to add

ten Sunday volunteers in order to continue offering you

both the Body and the Precious Blood. If you fit the above

criteria, will you come forward? Will you take this step to

expand your participation in the Liturgy? The rewards will

amaze you! Who will help? Is it YOU? Call Sacristan

Dawn Shaw at 737-7342.

AED/CPR TRAINING Any parishioners who would like to be certified in basic

CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) and using the AED

(defibrillator) are invited to attend a training session on

Tuesday, February 5 at 6:30 pm in the BWC Hall.

YEAR OF FAITH FILM SERIES

St. Agnes Parish Social Hall - 1:30-4:00 pm February 10 – Amazing Grace

February 17 – Of Gods and Men

March 3 – Henry Poole Is Here

March 10 – The Scarlet and the Black

FREE! FREE! FREE! − Open to all!

Bring a lawn chair or comfortable folding chair. Fr. Patrick

will lead a brief discussion about themes of faith in these

films. All films appropriate for age 14 and up.

ESTO VIR Join Esto Vir for a Men’s Conference on Saturday, March 2

at St. Pius X Parish Appleton. Registration begins at 7:00

am, conference at 8:00 am concluding with Mass at 4:00

pm. For more information or to register go to

www.estovir.com or call 920-347-2950

My Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, In the coming weeks, I will be writing on various movements or philosophies that are in direct opposition to

Christianity and our Catholic Faith. The teachings of these movements often infiltrate our culture and

from the culture often enter into our homes. It is of utmost importance for us as believers in Christ to

know about these false teachings and to protect ourselves from their errors.

The first of these movements and philosophies that are in direct opposition to our Christian

Faith is the New Age Movement (NAM). This movement is in reality a rough confederation of pagan

beliefs, various Eastern religions, and Western individualism. The New Age Movement can include god

and goddess worship, the use of shamans, witchcraft, tarot cards, astrology, magic, aromatherapy, the

use of mantras, horoscopes, yoga, Zen, self-empowerment, ESP, pyramids, vortex finding, Feng Shui,

personal aura or energy finding, crystals, pentacles, sacred wolves, sacred stones, labyrinths,

channeling, Wicca, Reiki, reincarnation, Celtic music, and much more. Oftentimes Christian symbols

such as the cross, Church music such as Gregorian chant, and spiritual beings such as angels are

embraced by members of the NAM and redefined according to their own understanding. This can often

lead to confusion among Christians who are not well grounded in their faith.

The New Age Movement has sometimes also influenced other movements including feminism, environmentalism,

the counter-culture of the 1960’s, the self-help and self-healing movements, and the peace movements. The New Age

Movement has also targeted Christianity and has strongly attached itself to some forms of liberal Protestantism. Indeed, the

New Age Movement has been embraced by numerous Catholic religious orders of women and is even actively promoted

by some Catholic parishes. The NAM is often presented in a Christian light even though it is pagan in origin. In reality, the

NAM is a kind of new or neo-paganism. As our culture turns away from Christ and its Christian roots, in some ways it is

returning to its pagan roots of nature worship and self-centeredness.

Although difficult to characterize, the New Age Movement has four major beliefs. The first belief is Unity. This

belief holds that “all is one”. Following this to its logical conclusion, it is the belief that everything is God; nature, the

cosmos, the spiritual world, human beings, you and I are all one – we are all divine, we are all God. This kind of pantheism

is borrowed from Eastern religions such as Taoism and Hinduism and is often combined with radical environmentalism.

The second belief of the NAM is that of Pure Spirit. Only spiritual things are real; everything else is an illusion. The

Body is seen as a prison that entraps the Soul or the Spirit. Only by various rituals or magic or activity can the Spirit be set

free. This belief is from the Eastern Religions of Buddhism and from the pagan heresy of Dualism. The third belief of the

New Age Movement is in The Self. The NAM is concerned first and foremost with the self. The self is perfect and sin is

only ignorance of the self’s perfection. Since all are one, the self is the perfect representation of the divine. Those involved

in the NAM often gravitate towards individualistic activities to bolster their own private spirituality. In reality it is the

worship of the self. This belief of the NAM comes from our Western culture of radical individualism. The final major tenet

of the NAM is its notion of Salvation. Salvation is in reality enlightenment whereby one comes to realize that all is one

and all is spirit. Enlightenment with secret knowledge is part of this belief. Salvation also relies upon the individual

discovering that the divine is within and that the individual is in fact God. To be continued...

Fr. Girotti

Dear Cathedral Parishioners, We are now back to what is called Ordinary time. The Christmas season lasted through the Baptism of our Lord by John

the Baptist. That was a special day for my family. I was asked to baptize my grandson, Sean Rory Stanley at Travis Air

Force Base in California. That is why I was absent for a short time. As Fr. Girotti often says at funerals, the most

important day in our lives is the day we are baptized. Since ordination some three and a half years ago, I have presided at

many baptisms. It is among my favorite things to do. Baptism is the first of our three sacraments of initiation. In baptism,

we become children of God. Through the power of the Holy Spirit we become Christ's brother or sister. If we are baptized

as a baby, later in life we receive the second of the sacraments of initiation, Holy Communion. Here we receive the Body

of our Lord, Jesus Christ. This is the only of these three that we receive multiple times. Finally we receive the sacrament

of confirmation. Here we receive the Holy Spirit. Three sacraments of initiation, three persons in one God. Let me go back

to Baptism. You can only receive the sacrament once. In an emergency, it can be administered by any baptized person.

Most often it is a priest or deacon. It is a legal document that is forever registered with the local church. Future sacraments

are recorded on the back side of the original baptismal record. For instance, in my case, the Diocese of Green Bay let the

Cathedral of St. Raymond Nonnatus in Joliet, Illinois know that I was ordained a deacon on May 16, 2009. It is forever on

my baptismal record. So, wherever you go in the world, know that if you were baptized here, your record will forever be

here. It was a privilege, honor, and perhaps my duty to baptize my grandson and welcome him to the family of God. And,

to do it on the feast of the Baptism of our Lord made it that much more special. God bless each of you.

Dcn. Tom Mahoney

From Our Pastor

Calendar of Events

Saturday & Sunday………………………February 2 & 3

4:00 pm & 9:00 am………………………..Bishop’s Appeal

Week of February 4………………...Small Groups Begin

Tuesday………………………………………..February 5

6:30 pm………...AED/CPR Training - BWC, all are invited

Saturday…………………………………….…February 9

6:30 am…………Esto Vir Mass at 7 am , meeting to follow

Monday……………………………………….February 11

6:00 pm…………..Natural Family Planning Session - BWC

Wednesday…………………………………...February 13

8:30 am & 5:15 pm ……………….Ash Wednesday Masses

Sunday………………………………………..February 17

11:00 am……………………………...Stations of the Cross

Monday………………………………………February 18

7:00 pm…………………...Call to Holiness Meeting - Gehl

Sunday………………………………………..February 24

NO coffee & rolls & NO Stations of the Cross

DIOCESAN SPONSORED

CLASSES AND EVENTS Women's Ministry Events with Amberly Boerschinger at St.

Anne Parish, Coleman - January 31 from 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm

and St. Anthony Parish, Tigerton, February 2 from 9 am -

12 pm.

"Know Your Faith" - Father Girotti at Holy Family Parish,

Marinette, February 15.

"Catholic Women, Fully Alive Book Study"

Event 1 with Maggie Melchior - Holy Spirit Parish,

Kimberly. Dates: January 15, 22, 29 from 6:30 pm - 8:30

pm.

Event 2 with Carrie Aimers at Holy Family Brillion -

March 5, 12, 19, from 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm.

Vatican II Series (Hispanic), St Willebrord Parish, February

3 and 10 and St. Therese Parish, Appleton, February 17 and

24. Note class is split between two locations.

Surge of the Heart Lenten Series - Nativity Parish, Green

Bay. Dates: February 19, 26, March 5, 12. Time: 6:30 pm -

8:30 pm.

St. John the Evangelist Parish

413 Saint John Street, Green Bay, WI 54301

920-436-6380

Ash Wednesday Mass

February 13, 5:30 pm

Faithfest Faithfest is February 6 starting at 5 pm with Supper in the hall

then a meeting up in the church at 6 pm. All are welcome.

Stations of the Cross

St. John the Evangelist Stations of the Cross will be at 2:30

pm, Saturday’s, February 16, 23, March 2, 9, 16, & 23.

St. John the Evangelist Homeless Shelter

Needs Volunteers

This season St. John the Evangelist Homeless Shelter has

been seeing a significant increase in people who are in need

of a warm place to stay. With increased population, comes

the need for more volunteers. If you would like to see if this

ministry is for you, please attend an upcoming orientation

session. Orientations will be on Tuesday, January 29 from

6:00 pm - 7:00pm. There are many ways you can be of help

in this important ministry. The Shelter is located at 411 St.

John Street. Entrance to the building is off Jefferson in the

old school parking lot. For more information call Kay

VanEgeren at 436-9344.

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ST THOMAS MORE

INTERNATIONAL NIGHT Join us for St. Thomas More School's International Night

on Friday, February 1 from 5:30 pm -10 pm at 650 S. Irwin

Avenue. For more information and to pick up raffle tickets

to buy, visit our display table in the Bishop Wycislo Center

lobby (next to the elevator).

MARRIAGE ENCOUNTER

WEEKENDS

Looking for a weekend away, for just the two of you? A

Marriage Encounter Weekend offers you this experience.

You may not need a Marriage Encounter Weekend, but you

DESERVE one. “Discover Each Other Again”, more

deeply, honestly and warmly. Winter weekends scheduled:

February 15-17 or March 16-17 at the Norbertine Center for

Spirituality in De Pere. Spring dates include April 12-14

and May 3-5. For information contact Sue & Dennis

Amtmann, 920-544-5166 or visit the website at

www.gbme.org

TOTUS TUUS

SUMMER CATECHETICAL YOUTH MISSION

RETURNING…JUNE 16-21, 2013!

Totus Tuus (“totally yours”) Summer Youth Mission

will be held in our parish the week of June 16-21.

Totus Tuus is a week-long “parish youth mission”

whereby seminarians and college students proclaim

the Gospel through catechetical instruction, Mass, the

Sacraments, skits, games and more! The mission is

open to children and teens in grades 1-12. MARK

YOUR CALENDARS! More information will be

forthcoming in the months ahead!

January Prayer Intentions of Pope Benedict XVI: Apostleship of Prayer The Faith of Christians. That in this Year of Faith, Christians may deepen their knowledge of the mystery of

Christ and witness joyfully to the gift of faith in him.

Middle Eastern Christians. That the Christian communities of the Middle East, often discriminated against, may

receive from the Holy Spirit the strength of fidelity and perseverance.

CREDO FAITH FORMATION

FROM THE DESK OF BISHOP DAVID L. RICKEN

Bishop Ricken’s Compass Article – January 15, 2013

Clarity and Compassion

This year is the 40th anniversary of Roe versus Wade Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion. Since this

decision, over 53 million children have lost their lives. The untold damage to their families is often suffered in

silence with many negative repercussions emotionally, spiritually and sometimes even physically.

The death penalty is still “rigorously defended by many.” Euthanasia is becoming more widespread and seen as a

solution to old age and poor health and human embryonic stem cell research is being used to destroy human

embryos to find medical solutions to maladies of others.

Brothers and sisters, the culture of death that Pope John Paul spoke about so vociferously seems to be gaining

ground. Pope Benedict is defending life so clearly by making it clear that if we exclude God from our lives, we

will destroy ourselves entirely. The natural right to life is safeguarded by our Constitution and ought to be

protected by our laws because life is a right by the Creator that no law should contradict.

We have been through a journey of 40 years, wandering in the desert of more and more assaults on life. This

attitude of anti-life is so pervasive that the weak of mind do not make a distinction between reality and video

games that annihilate others with very violent means. Once the culture of death takes over, what is the difference

between killing the innocent ones inside the womb and those outside the womb?

Brothers and sisters, we have a lot of soul searching to do and repentance to engage in. When Pope Benedict

launched the Year of Faith last October, he “spoke of the grave difficulties of our time and need for the Church

to lead people out of the desert and clasp sinners to its bosom.” The Pope called for “authentic conversion and

witness to charity so the Church might be the visible community of God’s mercy.”

May the Dear Lord forgive us!

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