June 21, 2020

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.

Visit us online at: mygoodshepherd.org

Upcoming Events:

June 20 Pre Recorded Mass on the Website

4:30PM Mass at Good Shepherd

(maximum of 125/open to all)

June 21 Pre Recorded Mass on the Website

June 21 10:00AM Mass at St James

(maximum of 125/open to all)

June 23 8:30AM Mass at Good Shepherd

June 27 Pre Recorded Mass on the Website

4:30PM Mass at Good Shepherd

(maximum of 125/open to all)

June 28 Pre Recorded Mass on the Website

June 28 10:00AM Mass at St James

(maximum of 125/open to all)

Starting July 4th, Mass will be held on

Saturday 4:30 pm and Sunday 9:30 am

at Good Shepherd Parish.

(maximum of 125/ open to all)

Welcome To

GOOD SHEPHERD Catholic Church

Menomonee Falls, WI

“ This is what the Lord asks of you: to act justly,

to love tenderly and to walk humbly with your God." Micah 6:8

The Extraordinary Time of Ordinary Time The liturgical period of Ordinary Time started the Monday after the Feast of Pentecost (May 31), but each year the Church celebrates two solemnities on the Sundays following Pentecost: The Most Holy Trinity and The Body and Blood of Christ. So, this Sunday, we celebrate the 12th Sunday of Ordinary Time. Look for green banners and vestments.

This year, Year A in the 3 year cycle of readings, our Good News comes from Matthew’s account. We are in the “missionary discourse” phase. We, with the Twelve, are taught how to share in Jesus’ ministry of healing and proclaiming the Kingdom of Heaven. We are taught discipleship. Learning to become disciples is an extraordinary task. Of course, if we walk with Jesus, the road will be bumpy with hostility, rejection, indifference. But, we are reminded “Fear no one. ” We are called to overcome our own prejudices and biases and stand for justice for all, trusting that the Most High will protect us.

During Eastertime a group of us shared this practice and found great riches in our sharing's. Start with a passage from Scripture. You might try this modern day interpretation of the Bible by

Rev. Eugene Peterson: The Message: The Bible in Contemporary Language*** https://www.biblestudytools.com/msg/

Step #1 - Read thru the passage, slowly and reflectively.

[Here’s the gospel for the coming Sunday ~ The 13th Sunday in Ordinary Time] Matthew 10:37-42 ***

If you prefer father or mother over me, you don't deserve me. If you prefer son or daughter over me, you don't deserve me. If you don't go all the way with me, through thick and thin, you don't deserve me. If your first concern is to look after yourself, you'll never find yourself. But if you forget about yourself and look to me, you'll find both yourself and me. We are intimately linked in this harvest work.

Anyone who accepts what you do, accepts me, the One who sent you. Anyone who accepts what I do accepts my Father, who sent me. Accepting a messenger of God is as good as being God's messenger. Accepting someone's help is as good as giving someone help.

This is a large work I've called you into, but don't be overwhelmed by it. It's best to start small. Give a cool cup of water to someone who is thirsty, for instance. The smallest act of giving or receiving makes you a true apprentice. You won't lose out on a thing."

Step #1 continued. Read thru the passage again and select a word, phrase,

or image that stays with you. Write it here. >>______________________________________________________

Step #2 ~ Read the passage once more. Take your time… no rush!

Reflect and discern: What message do you hear for yourself? >>_______________________________________________________________________________

Step #3 ~ Consider your reflections so far, read the passage once more and discern:

What message do you hear that is meant for us all? >>______________________________________________________________________________

Step #4 ~ Reflect on the wisdom you have found so far ~ in the passage and in your

reflections. Compose a prayer. Amen. >>_______________________________________________________________________________

~ May the Word of God in all its richness dwell in our hearts and minds ~ now and forever. ~

God’s blessings of wisdom and insight in abundance, Jane Clare

A Gift for You

Let me share a gift with you ~ a way to read, reflect on and pray with Sacred Scripture.

Contact Corinna Ramsey,

Director of Youth and Young Adult Ministries, at ramseyc@archmil.org

or 262-345-3897.

Youth Corner for Middle

and High School

HELP CAPUCHIN COMMUNITY SERVICES FEED PEOPLE WHO ARE HUNGRY Good Shepherd has added another way for you to make a contribution to the Parish.

We now have an online way for you to handle your monthly donations.

It’s easy to do. Simply go to the Good Shepherd website and click the button on the left

that says Online Giving by WeShare or click the link here.

https://mygoodshepherd.weshareonline.org/ You will be directed to a secure online giving portal where you can choose your

contribution amount and method of payment. Choose Credit card or Debit card. You can set it up to be a regular monthly contribution, if you wish.

Since we are just rolling this out, you can only make contributions to the

Daily Operating Fund and Building Maintenance Fund. But very soon you will be able to choose the other funds you wish to contribute to, including things like the Good Shepherd Combined Collections, Christian Formation fees and others.

Ready for Something New?

The Capuchins fed over 148,000 individuals last year. The COVID – 19 health crisies may mean that even more families in our community will need help receiving food. Join the Good Shepherd/St. James team on Saturday, July 18th to help feed those in need. We are spreading out this year, encouraging social distancing on neighborhood walks for the 2020 Capuchin Walk for the Hungry. T – Shirts will be delivered to participants’ homes by the U. S. Post Office. Those who join our team by June 26, 2020 should receive their shirts in time to walk in their own neighborhoods. Usinger’s Famous Sausage will be donating up to one pound of product for each registered participant. Sign up today and help feed the hungry. Capuchin Community Services feeds people through the House of Peace’s Emergency Food Pantry on the corner of 17th and Walnut and at St. Ben’s Community Meal on the corner of 9th and State.

https://www.eventbrite.com/teams/goodshepherdstjamescatholic/2570648

Tuesday Morning Mass

Tuesday morning weekday Mass has returned; NO Friday morning Mass, yet. This Tuesday, June 23, 8:30 a.m. Mass will be celebrated in the main Church. Please use the West doors for entrance and sit in the marked section. Please observe social distancing and wearing of facemasks is highly recommended. Sacrament of Reconciliation opportunity

Fr. Tom will be in the Mary of Magdala chapel after the 4:30 Mass on Saturday for the sacrament of penance. Funerals

Yes, We can now celebrate funerals with fewer than 50 people including liturgical ministers. Please contact

Deacon Sandy for more information

June 21, 2020 12th Sunday In Ordinary Time

At Good Shepherd Parish we want to send out emails that keep you informed on events and Life Notices that occur at our Parish. We also like to make you aware of any special needs of our parishioners.

If you are not receiving our emails and would like to, please send your email address to Jeaninne at rapantj@archmil.org or Becky at kaletar@archmil.org If you know someone who needs help in getting information from us, let us know or if you can help them, please do so.

STAY INFORMED

Pastoral Council update

We have one new Council member –

Maureen Janosch, and three newly

elected officers.

Chairperson - Lisa Nimmer

Vice-Chairperson - Karen Warren

Secretary - Donna Makowski

We will not have a Trustee Treasurer

election until more people are

attending church, probably in the Fall.

Steve Schmit will stay on as Trustee

Treasurer until we have the election.

Thanks to Judy Koenings and Mike

Crownover who have completed their

service on Pastoral Council.

Virtual Wisconsin Catholic Youth Rally - The Upper Room.

Monday, June 22nd,from 11:00-2:00 on Zoom with a break for lunch. All current middle and high schoolers are welcome. That means those who just finished 5th grade to those who just finished 12th grade. Friends are welcome too!

There will be music, young adult and minister talks and time for small group discussion about these uneasy times and how faith can help get us through. Even one of our own young adults, Lauren Ciha, is one of the rally speakers and will join us live.

The invite came to your email this week. If you didn't get it, contact Corinna. Blessings,

PRAY TO END HUMAN TRAFFICKING

Registration for VBS is now open at St. James /Good Shepherd Mark your calendar and join us for Vacation Bible School August 3rd – August 7th, 9 AM– Noon The theme will be Rocky Railway and we will learn about God’s love for us while we do fun activities like play games, make crafts, science experiments, and sing songs. VBS is open to children entering 3K – 5th grade. Invite a friend and double the fun! We will also have 6th grade Leadership camp, and 7th graders & up can volunteer at VBS. Use the following links to sign up.

3K https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfaM_qyexaJERj2vaZbFrSVSeg6EbLMWI_b9hqfD8eoev0wFw/viewform?usp=sf_link

4K-5th gr https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfZrXOBXNwfPS3kGBYIpFE2KfR3gM_8VpgBmKNGOovv370Ygg/viewform?usp=sf_link

6th gr Leadership camp (they work with Bryan) https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfjjZuhyI6rGCrOAUIsu7lnKc8r0VhsWcHlkp-YVZVZGF1Tfg/viewform?usp=sf_link

7th gr & up Volunteers https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScVazshpyiWrrCC8djg2DlePzXe83nqGaPuK3gD-cVyIbw7gw/viewform?usp=sf_link

Is someone in need of a protective mask? Marianne Eigner has made several and would like to give a mask away to anyone that needs one at no charge. In order to have one you need to make arrangements with her to pick them up. Her phone number is 414-416-9056.

Handmade Masks for Free

As we are experiencing the Catholic Comeback, more and more things we love about going to Mass are coming back. Unfortunately, one of the things we all enjoy is on hold, the family fun activity of the “Corn Roast.” Also on hold is the “Love One Another Campaign,” Worship Space Upgrade, and the DMI Survey Results. With time, eventually, they will come back too.

ON HOLD UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE

Courage is needed to speak God’s word. Let no one intimidate you. God gives you

the power to speak the truth.

Step #1 Rescue Meeting a survivor's immediate needs. Girls come to our center in many ways. Some women and girls come to The Genesis Project center through referrals from other survivors. Many young women are referred and even transported to our center by local police or the FBI Child Exploitation Task Force.

Step #2 RESTORATION Supporting survivor education & rehabilitation. The Genesis Project provides counseling, substance abuse support, job and life skills classes, paid internship opportunities, transportation to medical appointments and court, free legal counsel, and access to educational programs such as GED completion.

Step #3 RELEASE Referrals to Safe Housing. We support survivors by offering housing resources, connections to housing programs, transportation to residential housing (short and long term), and ongoing support. We hope to have our own long term program for survivors one day.

Face masks, surgical masks or respiratory masks? Despite the safety advice of staying two meters apart from others, coughing and sneezing can project virus particulates six meters away. Coughing and sneezing produce a “muzzle velocity” of 50 meters/second (for sneezing) or 10 m/s (for coughing), rendering the two-meter protection zone of little assistance without an additional barrier in the form of a mask.

The two classifications also signify the number of particulates filtered out by the mask, the FFP2 filters 94% and FFP3 filters 99%. The more particles that need to be filtered, the greater the number of filter material layers. Consequently, masks in the higher protection classes are thicker, meaning breathing resistance is higher.

Particle-filtering face masks protect against particles, but not gases or vapors.

Arsalan Karim, Director of Research and Development of Clinova, explains: “Right now, there’s a lot of talk about different kinds of protective masks, and which one is best. While surgical masks protect against infectious agents transmitted by droplets, they do not protect against airborne infectious agents such as viruses, so they will not prevent the wearer from being potentially infected by COVID-19.

“However, the respirator face mask, which protects the wearer from aqueous and oily aerosols, smoke, and fine dust, is also more effective at protecting against airborne infectious agents such as COVID-19 and SARS. Respirator masks prevent viruses from entering the body through the mucous membranes of the mouth and nostrils.”

Good Shepherd Directory N88 W17658 Christman Road

Menomonee Falls, WI 53051-2630

Parish Offices ..................................................... (262) 255-2035

Website ........................................ www.mygoodshepherd.org

General Email………………… ... goodshepherd@gdinet.com

Pastoral Team

Parish Director ....................................... Deacon Sandy Sites

Assisting Priest……………………………… . .Fr. Richard Hart

Assisting Priest……………………………Fr. Thomas Suriano

Pastoral Associate ................................. Jane Clare Ishiguro

Director, Administrative Services ..................... Mark Steimle Administrative Assistant ............................ Jeaninne Rapant

Director, Liturgy & Music .................... S. Joann Julka, SSSF

Director, Christian Formation ............................... Mike Crain

Director, Youth Ministry ............................... Corinna Ramsey

CF Administrative Assistant ............................. Becky Kaleta

Coordinator of Time & Talent ............................ Becky Kaleta

Pastoral Care Coordinator ........................... Cheryl Matusiak

Publications Coordinator............................ Jeaninne Rapant

Staff Phone/Email

Deacon Sandy Sites ........ (262)345-3901 ▪ sitess@archmil.org Jane Clare Ishiguro ...... (262)345-3898 ▪ ishiguroj@archmil.org Mark Steimle ............... (262)345-3905 ▪ steimlem@archmil.org S. Joann Julka, SSSF ....... (262)345-3904 ▪ julkaj@archmil.org Mike Crain…… ..... ………(262)345-3896 ▪ crainm@archmil.org Corinna Ramsey .......... (262)345-3897 ▪ ramseyc@archmil.org Becky Kaleta ................... (262)345-3895 ▪ kaletar@archmil.org Cheryl Matusiak ........ (262)345-3899 ▪ matusiakc@archmil.org Jeaninne Rapant .............(262)345-3902 ▪ rapantj@archmil.org Steve Johnson………..(262)352-7876 ▪ johnsons@archmil.org

Pastoral Council

Lisa Nimmer ............................................................ Chairperson

Karen warren ................................................... Vice Chairperson

Steve Schmit .................................................. Trustee Treasurer

Dan Popp ....................................................... Trustee Secretary

Rudi Gutierrez, Maurgen Janosch Ron Leonhardt, George Koleas, Donna Makowski,

Jackie Michaels

For the Hard of Hearing

Mass for the hard of hearing Sun. 9:30 am. Hearing assisted devices available;

see usher for assistance.

Liturgy Schedule

Weekend - Saturday 4:30 pm; Sunday 9:30 am

Weekday: Tuesday & Friday 8:30am; Communion Service at Menomonee Place

and MFHCC: Thursday 10:30 am

Sacraments

Reconciliation: Communal services held in Advent & Lent. Individual Reconciliation - 3:30pm Sat.

in the Mary of Magdala Chapel

Marriage: Preparation begins by contacting Deacon Sandy no later than 6 months prior to the planned date.

Children’s Baptism: Call the parish to register. Next

celebration: August 29 at 4:30 pm or August 30 at 9:30 am

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!

Register on our website, pick up forms in the Christian Formation Office or join us on our next

Welcome Weekend in the Christian Formation Office.

Readings for the week of June 21, 2020

Sunday: Jer 20:10-13/Ps 69:8-10, 14, 17, 33-35 [14c]/Rom 5:12-15/Mt 10:26-33 Monday: 2 Kgs 17:5-8, 13-15a, 18/Ps 60:3, 4-5, 12-13 [7b]/Mt 7:1-5 Tuesday: 2 Kgs 19:9b-11, 14-21, 31-35a, 36/Ps 48:2-3ab, 3cd-4, 10-11 [cf. 9d]/Mt 7:6, 12-14 Wednesday: Vigil: Jer 1:4-10/Ps 71:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 15, 17 [6b]/1 Pt 1:8-12/Lk 1:5-17. Day: Is 49:1-6/Ps 139:1-3, 13-14, 14-15 [14a]/Acts 13:22-26/Lk 1:57-66, 80 Thursday: 2 Kgs 24:8-17/Ps 79:1b-2, 3-5, 8, 9 [9]/Mt 7:21-29 Friday: 2 Kgs 25:1-12/Ps 137:1-2, 3, 4-5, 6 [6ab]/Mt 8:1-4 Saturday: Lam 2:2, 10-14, 18-19/Ps 74:1b-2, 3-5, 6-7, 20-21 [19b]/Mt 8:5-17 Next Sunday: 2 Kgs 4:8-11, 14-16a/Ps 89:2-3, 16-17, 18-19 [2a]/Rom 6:3-4, 8-11/Mt 10:37-42

Questions to Ponder - 12th Sunday in Ordinary Times:

Children: What could you do to encourage someone who is feeling hurt?

Adults: When has your faith in Jesus been most seriously tested?

Generations of Faith

Your Generations of Faith registration information is in the Mail. Every Good Shepherd household should receive registration information for the coming year in the next week. Watch your mail for the form. If you would like to register for Generations of Faith, simply review the information for accuracy, make any adjustments, and return to the Christian Formation Office and we will take it from there. If you are new to Good Shepherd or Generations of Faith, there are two components to the program covered by one fee. There is a monthly intergenerational event (all ages together) and a monthly grade level event called Growing Faith (for school age children and youth). Due to additional materials or retreat events sacrament preparation does carry an additional fee. There is one registration form for the whole household and one fee based on the number of people in the household participating. For seniors, many with fixed income, we offer a discounted fee. Please see the registration form for details and payment options. Generations of Faith is formation for all ages, please plan to join us in the Fall.

THOUGHTS ON STEWARDSHIP

SEEK

To U N D ERSTAN D

JUSTICEW E N EE D TO

Proverbs 28:5

T H E LO R D