Parish Life This Week †

Monday, May 11

9:00am Keep Warm Quilters

7:00pm Commission Meetings

7:00pm Outreach Committee

Tuesday, May 12 9:00am Liturgy—For the Parish

1:00pm Faith Sharing Group

Wednesday, May 13 Franciscan Peacemakers Lunch drop-off

9:00am Bible and More

5:00pm RCIA

7:00pm Centering Prayer

Thursday, May 14 10:30am Liturgy— John Roessler† (at

MFHCC)

7:00pm Immigration Group

Friday, May 15

9:00am Liturgy— Alice Vink†

Saturday, May 16 Parish Retreat at St. Francis Seminary

Generations of Faith Information Session

After Mass

4:30pm Liturgy–Joanne Brennan †

Sunday, May 17 Generations of Faith Information Sessions

After Masses.

8:30am Liturgy-Virginia Goddeyne†

8:30am Listen To The Lord Gr K-5

9:45am CF Classes Gr 6 to 9

11:00am Liturgy— James Jalas†

7:00pm Gay & Straight in Christ

7:00pm CF Classes Gr 10& 11

Upcoming Events May 18 Keep Warm Quilters

May 19 Faith Sharing Group

May 19 Doubters, Seekers, Thinkers

May 19 Grief Support Group

May 20 St. Ben’s Meal Program

May 20 Centering Prayer

May 21 Stewardship Mail Prep

May 24 Newcomers Welcoming

OUR MISSION STATEMENT Good Shepherd is a Christian, caring community, nourished by a joyful spirit-filled liturgy that inspires our daily lives. We strive

to welcome, accept and love all people as they are, and through our ministries reach out with active concern to those in need.

Fourth Sunday of Easter—May 10, 2009

Welcome To

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May 10, 2009 Fifth Sunday of Easter

Food Pantry Needs: Paper products, Kleenex and toilet paper

Keep Warm Quilters - Off for

the Summer

The Keep Warm

Quilters who gather

every Monday morning

to make sleeping bags

for the homeless

(September through

May) will have their

last meeting on Monday, May 18th;

then they'll take the summer off and

be back to work on Monday, Sep-

tember 14, (the Monday after Labor

Day.)

Parish clean-up day is May 16 Help us take care of our little corner

of God’s Creation on Saturday, May

16. On that morning from 9:00 to

noon, you can join

your fellow parish-

ioners in cleaning up

our property and

getting it ready for

the new life of

Spring. (We guaran-

tee that the weather

will be wonderful!) We can use extra

rakes. This clean-up day will be di-

rected by our custodian, Jerry Pod-

kowinski. Call Jerry or Shari Rodri-

guez at the office if you can help or

have questions. All ages are wel-

come!

Immigration Study Group invites

you! You are invited to come to the

Immigration Study Group Meeting on

May 18th at 7pm in Christian For-

mation Room to hear of recent

group activities, especially the par-

ticipation in the Immigration and

Labor March in

Milwaukee. It is

an opportunity

to learn about

ways to work for

Immigration jus-

tice in any way

you choose

(from home or in

the community).

Please join us.

“Encountering God”

~ a day of reflection ~

If you’ve thought about it, but couldn’t find the time or opportunity, here it is!

This special day of reflection will be at the Renewal Center

on the beautiful grounds

of St. Francis Seminary

(near the lake)!

on Saturday, May 16th from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The day will consist of short presentations on

Encountering God in the

* world around us,

the *‘world within’

and in *community

with generous time for silent reflection.

The cost - only $10 for the whole day,

including lunch.

Give yourself a day away –

for spiritual refreshment!

Contact Jane Clare at 262 255 2035 or at

ishiguroj@archmil.org

to register by May 8.

[Space is limited so call soon!)

An invitation to the men of Good Shepherd – For a number of years a group of men

(young and elderly) have been meeting

every 4th Wednesday of the month to dis-

cuss, among other things, various books,

DVD’s, current articles and many other

interesting items. As a result we have

grown spiritually with a better under-

standing of worldly events as well as items regarding our faith. The program

begins at 7:00 PM and ends at 8:30 PM with fellowship to follow. Please join

us and see if this program might serve your need for this type of growth. If

you have any questions please call Deacon Gene, 262-255-2035.

Good Shepherd Directory N88 W17658 Christman Road

Menomonee Falls, WI 53051-2630 Parish Offices .............................................. (262) 255-2035 Courtesy/Hall Phones .................................. (262) 255-2213 Fax ............................................................... (262) 255-2020 Website ...................................... www.mygoodshepherd.org

Pastoral Team Pastor ............................................................. Kenneth Mich Deacon .................................................... Gene Christensen Deacon ..............................................................Sandy Sites Pastoral Associate ................................ Jane Clare Ishiguro Director, Administrative Services .................... Mark Steimle Director, Liturgy & Music ...................S. Joann Julka, SSSF Administrative Assistant ................... Marguerite Thompson Custodian ................................................. Jerry Podkowinski Liturgical Secretary .................................. Gene Christensen Director, Child Ministry ................................... Lorrie Maples Director, Youth Ministry ............................. Wendy Morrison CF Program Secretary................................ Ann Castiglione Coordinator of Time & Talent ..................... Shari Rodriguez Pastoral Ministers: ..................................... Ann Castiglione Pastoral Care Coordinator .......................... Cheryl Matusiak

Pastoral Council Dave Christensen ............................................. Chairperson Jim Yerger ................................................ Vice Chairperson Jeff Bloedorn......................................................... Secretary Marty Hassenfelt ...................................... Trustee Treasurer Jim Wrocklage ......................................... Trustee Secretary Eric Bloedorn, Beth Gonstead, Steven Grieb, Gerald Holbrook, Vivian Hughes, Larry Kolb, Mary Kult, Tom Moran, Julie Nolan

Staff Email Parish Office ............................ goodshepherd@gdinet.com Ann Castiglione ........................... castiglionea@archmil.org Gene Christensen ....................... christenseng@archmil.org Jane Clare Ishiguro ........................... ishiguroj@archmil.org S. Joann Julka, SSSF............................. julkaj@archmil.org Lorrie Maples ...................................... maplesl@archmil.org Cheryl Matusiak ............................ matusiackc@archmil.org Kenneth Mich ......................................... michk@archmil.org Wendy Morrison ............................ morrisonw@archmil.org Shari Rodriguez ............................. srodriguez@archmil.org Sandy Sites............................................ sitess@archmil.org Mark Steimle ..................................... steimlem@archmil.org Marguerite Thompson .................. margueritet@archmil.org

For the Hard of Hearing Hearing Assisted Devices available for celebrations and services, see usher for assistance.

Liturgy Schedule Weekend: Saturday 4:30 pm; Sunday 8:30 am & 11:00 am • Childcare (4 & under) during Sunday liturgies in Rm. 219. • Sunday 11:00 am liturgy signed for the deaf. Weekday: Tuesday & Friday 9:00 am; Thursday 10:30 am (at MFHCC, Tamarack, or Northfield Manor); 1st Tuesday 9:00 am (at Messner Manor)

Sacraments Reconciliation: Communal services held in Advent & Lent. Individual confession by appointment with the pastor. Marriage: Preparation begins by calling the pastor no later than 6 months prior to the planned date. Children’s Baptism: Call the pastor to register. Next celebrations are: June 6/7, August 29/30

Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults RCIA is a time to consider full membership into the Catholic Faith. Call our office for more information.

Adult Confirmation Call our office if you wish to be confirmed.

Membership Families or individuals over 17 are invited to join our Faith Community! Call the Parish offices.

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Readings for the week of May 10, 2009

Sunday: Acts 9:26-31/1 Jn 3:18-24/Jn 15:1-8

Monday: Acts 14:5-18/Jn 14:21-26

Tuesday: Acts 14:19-28/Jn 14:27-31a

Wed: Acts 15:1-6/Jn 15:1-8

Thursday: Acts 1:15-17, 20-26/Jn 15:9-17

Friday: Acts 15:22-31/Jn 15:12-17

Saturday: Acts 16:1-10/Jn 15:18-21

Next Sun: Acts 10:25-26, 34-35, 44-48/

1 Jn 4:7-10/Jn 15:9-17

Scripture Readings for Week Vocation Views

******** Barbershop Cabaret ******** Don’t miss the Spring Barbershop Cabaret being put on by the MenO-

HARmonee Barbershop Chorus and St. James’ own Country Quartet.

This musical delight will be on May 16th in the Community Center of St.

James Parish, W220 N6588 Town Line Road, in Menomonee Falls.

The show will start at 7:00 PM with free soda, beer, chips and popcorn

for all attendees.

Show tickets will be available in advance for $13 from the members of

the MenOHARmonee. On May 16th, tickets for the show only will be

available at the door for $15.

An optional dinner plate meal is available that must be purchased in

advance.

Questions about the show/tickets can be directed to Armin Ondrejka at

414-962-5408. Questions about the meal can be directed to Rita

Calmes at 246-6420.

Thursday, May 21, 7:00-8:30PM. Catholic and Muslim reac-

tions to ―A Common Word Between Us and You.‖ This 2007 document is an historic statement from the world-wide Mus-

lim community calling for interreligious dialogue around shared scrip-

tural principles of love of God and love of neighbor.

Two scholars of Islam, Dr. Scott Alexander, Associate Professor of Islam

and Director of the Catholic-Muslim Studies program at Catholic Theo-

logical Union in Chicago and Dr. Irfan Omar, Assistant Professor of Is-

lam and World Religions in the Department of Theology at Marquette

University will explore the origins of the document, its significance from

the Catholic and Muslim perspectives and the joys, challenges, and

necessity for dialogue between Muslims and Christians.

Islamic Society of Milwaukee School, 815 W. Layton Avenue, Milwau-

kee (5 blocks east of the Islamic Society Center). The program is spon-

sored by the Milwaukee Muslim-Catholic Women’s Dialogue and is free

and open to the public. For more information visit the Archdiocese of

Milwaukee events page www.archmil.org/events

There are more than 400 different

Christian denominations in the

United States. Who can explain the

one love the one God has for all

people? We need faith-filled,

creative, spirited people to call the

world to unity. How about you?

Eucharistic Bread Bakers Needed! Bread Bakers are so appreciated!

Our bread-baking ministry is in desperate need of more volun-

teers to help bake bread for our Eucharistic celebrations.

This is a wonderful ministry that is done at home 2 – 3 times

per year. It is a perfect ministry for families to do together.

There is a brief training session and scheduling is flexible. If

you are interested, have any questions, or are eager and ready to start this

ministry, please call Shari at the parish office at 255-2035

Happy Mother’s Day!

REGISTRATION FORMS FOR GENERATIONS OF FAITH 2009/2010 Look for your Generations of Faith 09/10 registration ma-

terials in this month’s stewardship letter. Please complete

and return your registration form by June 30 for the ‘early

bird’ $20.00 discount. Remember, Generations of Faith

is open to all parishioners, all ages. Come and join in a

delightful learning and faith sharing adventure!

VVACATIONACATION BBIBLEIBLE SSCHOOLCHOOL

June 15 – 19, 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Grades 4k – 5th. We need Youth and Adult help too! Registration forms

available in the Christian Formation Office and on the

bulletin board in the Narthex.

Our Blood Drive is Here!

St. Mary's and St. Anthony's Blood Drive will be held this

Tuesday, May 12th, in Conference Room A&B at St. Mary's

from 1:30 to 6:30. There are still openings! So, please take the

time and call to sign up for an appointment.

Contact Lori Ozminkowski @ 262-309-7292 or Lory Patrick @ 414-353-8695

to schedule and appointment.

Gathering of Generations! On May 17th after both Masses,

you may stop by and check out the

Generations of Faith (GOF) Informa-

tion session! This is a great oppor-

tunity to learn about anything re-

lated to the Generations of Faith

program in the coming year. You

can get your questions answered,

find out ways you can get involved,

or even turn in your registration.

Next year, with the exception of the

sacramental programs, our entire

religious education will be modeled

on intergenerational learning.

We’re interested in your ideas on

how to make this a delightful learn-

ing experience!

OOPS! The May Stew-

ardship letters

recently sent out

may not reflect

correctly your contributions to date.

Contributions listed are only

through March 24, 2009. If you

would like a corrected stewardship

letter that includes the month of

April, please call the office.

Mark Brandl to be ordained! Mark Brandl of Good Shepherd will

be ordained to the priesthood by

Archdiocese of Milwaukee Adminis-

trator Bishop William Callahan, Sat-

urday, May 23 at 10:30 a.m. The

Mass will be celebrated at the Ca-

thedral of St. John the Evangelist,

812 N. Jackson St., Milwaukee.

Mark is one of six seminarians to

be ordained this spring – the most

ordained by the Archdiocese of Mil-

waukee at one time since 1992!

He is the first son of the parish to

be ordained in our 52-year history.

Mark will celebrate the Mass of

Thanksgiving at Good Shepherd on

May 30 at 4:30 p.m. We invite you

to join us in celebrating God’s

grace as Mark joins the priesthood.

Dear Good Shepherd parishioners and friends,

After four months as a part of this parish, I have grown very fond of

many of you. However, I must inform you that I will be ending my time

as Director of Youth Ministry on June 30th in order to pursue graduate

studies. In September I will begin working on my Master of Theologi-

cal Studies at Boston College. They have given me a very enticing of-

fer, and I feel called to continue my education. I wish to thank you for

the warm welcome I received here and all the memories I will take with

me. The youth of this parish are wonderful! I have especially enjoyed

visiting St. Ben’s, building bird feeders, praying the Stations of the

Cross, playing games, and preparing for Confirmation with them. The

search for my replacement has already begun, and I am certain many

capable candidates will come forward. I am excited for both my own

future and the future of Good Shepherd, and you will all be kept in my

prayers.

God bless,

Wendy Morrison

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