Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time August 8 & 9, 2020

St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish • 2771 Oakwood Drive • Green Bay, WI 54304

920.499.1546 • www.seasgb.org • seas@seasgb.org •

Allie Welker

Andrew Minten

Antonio Ortiz-Escalante

Conner Jasmer

DrewAnn Nettekoven

Hunter Bauer

Hunter Nau

Kylie Plouff

Michael Brown

Mitchell Rupnow

Owen Stieber

Ruth Schlumpf

Owen Campbell is being confirmed at St. Agnes Parish.

Parishioner Bill Gerl was ordained a Permanent Deacon on August 1. Congratulatory cards for Bill can be dropped off in the specially-marked box in the hospitality area of church or in the brown drop-off/pick-up box outside door #1. We look forward to hearing Bill preach at our Masses on August 22 & 23.

will be Confirmed. Her fiancé, is encouraging her along her faith journey. She is a student at UWGB.

will join the Church by receiving the Sacraments of Baptism, First Eucharist, and Confirmation.

*RCIA is the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults and is theprocess for adults to come into the Catholic Church bypreparing for and receiving the Sacraments of Baptism,Confirmation, and Eucharist. If you, or someone you know, isinterested in becoming a Catholic, please contact the parishoffice at seas@seasgb.org or 920.499.1546. Study usually starts inthe fall of the year with adults joining the Church at Easter time.

Our *RCIA Candidates will become Members of our Catholic Church on August 22 at 4:15pm Mass

Sunday, August 9 1 Kgs 19:9a, 11-13a; Ps 85:9-14; Rom 9:1-5; Mt 14:22-33

9:30am Mass Dave Loritz Mass Catherine Gryboski 2pm Baptism: Emilla Brynn Vollenweider

Monday, August 10 St. Lawrence 2 Cor 9:6-10; Ps 112:1-2, 5-9; Jn 12:24-26

Tuesday, August 11 St. Clare Ez 2:8-3:4; Ps 119:14, 24, 72, 103, 111, 131;

Mt 18:1-5, 10, 12-14 8:00am Francis Wesoloski 9-11am Vacation Bible School 5-7:30pm Vacation Bible School 5pm Parish Life Committee Meeting 6pm Praying the Rosary (Outside Weather Permitting)

Wednesday, August 12 St. Jane Frances de Chantal Ez 9:1-7; 10:18-22; Ps 113:1-6; Mt 18:15-20

8:00am Mass David Harp

Thursday, August 13 Ss. Pontian and Hippolytus Ez 12:1-12; Ps 78:56-59, 61-62: Mt 18:21-19:1

8:00am Mass Irene Neville 10am Staff Meeting

Friday, August 14 St. Maximilian Kolbe Ez 16:1-15, 60, 63 [59-63];

Is 12:2-3, 4bcd-6; Mt 19:3-12 8:00am Mass Lorna Clark

Saturday, August 15 Assumption of the (not a Holy Day of Obligation this Year) Blessed Virgin Mary

Rv 11:19a; 12:1-6a, 10ab; Ps 45:10-12, 16; 1 Cor 15:20-27; Lk 1:39-56

4:15pm To attend Mass, RSVP online at www.seasgb.org or call the parish office before 12pm August 14

Mass David Harp Mass Mike & Betty Blasczyk

Sunday, August 16 Is 56:1, 6-7; Ps 67:2-3, 5, 6, 8;

Rom 11:13-15, 29-32; Mt 15:21-28 9:30am To attend Mass, RSVP online at www.seasgb.org

or call the parish office before 12pm August 14 Livestreamed Mass Online on St. Elizabeth

Ann Seton’s YouTube Channel Mass Joseph & Loretta Otradovec Mass Martin Beno

Saturday, August 8 St. Dominic

Hb 1:12 - 2:4; Ps 9:8-13; Mt 17:14-20

4:15pm Mass Aggie Georgia

Distribution of Communion only

is Sundays from 10:30-11am. No need to sign

up for this.

Weekend Masses . . .Please RSVP

Saturdays 4:15pm Sundays 9:30am

Out of a concern for our brothers and sisters, and to reduce the risk in spread-ing the virus, we require face masks, ask that you receive Communion in the hand, and refrain from singing. You may register to attend Mass, though walk-ins are also welcome based on occupancy. No one is required to attend Mass or receive Communion at this time. Please bring your own face mask. Temperatures will be taken, hand sani-tizer is available, and ushers will escort you to your seat. Most likely, you will not be able to sit where you usually sit for Mass. Bulletins are distributed at the end of Mass. For a list of all the guide-lines, please go to our website at www.seasgb.org or call the parish office at 920.499.1546. Registration is not needed to attend weekday Masses.

The deadline to register for weekend Mass is the Friday

by 12pm of the upcoming weekend Mass. Two ways to

register follow.

How to Register to Attend Mass ▪ Online on our

website at www.seasgb.org. Go to the Events tab.

▪ Email or call Kathy at kvander-steen@seasgb.org or 920.499.1546.

We extend our sympathy to parishioners John & Sherry Nienow

on the recent death of John’s father, Elmer Nienow.

Happy Anniversary!

Sr. Marla celebrates 33 years of religious life on August 10.

Fall Primary Election August 11

We are NOT a polling place.

Parish Office Closed August 20

First Eucharist (Communion)

of our Faith Formation students

will be on Sunday, August 23, 11:30am. Please keep our

students in your prayers.

The Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary is on Saturday, 8/15. The Catholic Bishops decreed that there is no obligation to attend Mass when this date falls on a Saturday—which means this is NOT a Holy Day of Obligation this year.

Dear Fellow Pilgrims,

My grandfather, Alfred Meyer,

was an old school German

farmer in Loyal, Wisconsin. In

his later years, his circumfer-

ence matched his height, a ratio

accentuated by the way he

pulled his trouser beltline north

of his own equator. It was quite impressive. The man lived

by a bygone code of honor, much of which he passed to

my father and ultimately to me.

Grandpa was not complicated; he believed in six things:

God, family, community, honesty, draft horses, and

mission. And his mission was farming. He got up before

dawn and worked in the sun all day, driven by the heartfelt

and noble purpose of feeding the world. Yup, the whole

world. Perhaps he had been more pragmatic when he was

younger and raising his children. Maybe the realities and

expectations of feeding his own family had driven his work

ethic in those years, and idealism was a luxury that crept in

once his nest was empty. But here’s the thing: Alfred

Meyer was not a pie-eyed idealist. Both of his feet were

solidly planted in the earth he plowed and planted.

I remember nothing that torqued Grandpa’s sense of right

and wrong more than hunger and starvation. In his mind,

feeding hungry people was the most obvious and

foundational starting point of Christianity. If people are

starving, you give them food. It’s as basic as that. The thing

that bothered Grandpa more than anything else was the

fact that American farmers like himself produced plenty of

food to feed the world. There was no reason why kids in

India or Africa or Flint or Oakland should go hungry. The

problem, Grandpa said again and again between Sunday

afternoon hands of Sheepshead, was distribution. As he

spoke these words, he would plant his index finger so

firmly on the tabletop that the short stacks of nickels

would tip over. “People starve to death because there is a

food distribution problem, and that’s a political problem.

And there is no

excuse for it.

None. Zero.”

He would speak

with so much

animation that

drool would

spill over his

protruding

bottom lip.

I’m bringing

this up today

because it’s

Confirmation

weekend at our

parish. This

finger-pounding, justice-seeking, spittle-inducing faith of

Grandpa Alfred Meyer is the faith we are all baptized and

confirmed into. At its most foundational and rudimentary

level, our faith calls us to care enough about our fellow

human beings to make sure everyone has food to eat,

clean water to drink, and a safe place to sleep at night.

And Grandpa was arguably right – the problem is not

that we can’t make this happen, but rather that we don’t.

The problem is not scarcity or abundance, it is a problem

of economics and politics. And that makes it a problem

of passion and priorities.

As we all renew our baptismal promises, we are invited to

reflect on our own passion and priorities. What do we

care about so much that we will pound our finger into

the table? Another way of asking that question is to

examine our own sense of mission. Stated simply,

Why am I here? Why did God give me

this life at this time with these gifts?

Journey well and pray always.

Peace,

Deacon Steve Meyer

Gov. Tony Evers

declared a

Public Health

Emergency and issued an Emergency Order requiring individu-

als to wear face coverings when indoors, but not in a private residence, expiring on September 28, 2020.

The Department of Health Services (DHS) is one of the largest and most diverse state agencies in Wisconsin. DHS is committed to protecting and promoting the health and safety of the peo-ple of Wisconsin, making sure everyone can live their best life. For more information about COVID-19 (Coronavirus Disease), go online to www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/covid-19/.

Vacation Bible School is a collaboration among our parish,

St. Agnes, Annunciation, St. Joseph, St. Jude and St. Patrick.

We have 30 students enrolled. These photos are from July 28. Go to our Facebook page @SEASGB for more photos.

“new” Mass Minister (Mass Ministers

willing to serve our parish community during this pandemic)

“I think everything

I am is the result

of 16 years of

Catholic education,”

Regis Philbin said

in a 1996 interview.

Regis Philbin

recently passed away.

Parish and Parish Office The parish office is open and we are answering phones in the mornings from 8:30am to 12 noon Monday through Friday (920.499.1546).

Can we pray for you? Contact Kathy Vandersteen at

kvandersteen@seasgb.org or 920.499.1546 if you or someone you know would like prayers. The members of our Prayer Chain will pray

for your sincere intentions. Also contact Kathy for any updates to the Prayer Chain.

(additions, deletions, or email address updates)

Become A Member or Questions Contact the parish office via email at

seas@seasgb.org or call 920.499.1546.

Sacrament of Baptism Because of pandemic-related restrictions, contact the parish office at 920.499.1546

to see if special arrangements can be made.

Sacrament of Reconciliation Saturdays from 3-3:45pm

(face to face)

Sacrament of Marriage Contact the parish office at least six

months prior to the date of marriage.

Join a Ministry or Committee If you would like more information or

would like to join a particular ministry or committee, contact the parish office.

Ministry of the Sick Contact the parish office when you or a family member is seriously ill, shut in, or hospitalized.

Par ish Contacts

Giv ing

Make your giving to our parish family easy and automatic. Please consider using Faith Direct. It’s secure and convenient. Enroll online at www.faithdirect.net using code WI571 (that’s the letter W and the capital letter I). Thank you!

Sr. Marla Clercx, ANG Pastoral Leader, mclercx@seasgb.org

Fr. Bob Karuhn, Priest Celebrant

Deacon Steve Meyer steve.meyer@etkg.com

Jason Annoye Director of Faith Formation, jannoye@seasgb.org

Maria Hinnendael Director of Liturgical Music, mhinnendael@seasgb.org

Jeremy Borchardt Business Manager, jborchardt@seasgb.org

Job Opening for Full or Part-Time Facility Coordinator Work outdoors in a park-like setting!! We seek a motivated, safety-compliant Facility Coordinator to oversee the maintenance of our beautiful property and building. Qualified candidates will have ex-perience maintaining exterior grounds, facilitating building mainte-nance and can lift 40+ pounds. Knowledge of OSHA Safety and Health Rules a plus. Requires some weekend and evening hours. Send letter and resume to Jeremy Borchardt, 2771 Oakwood Dr., Green Bay or email to jborchardt@seasgb.org.

Our Cal l as Cathol ic Cit izens Part of our vocation is to be faithful citizens, and to use our individual and collective gifts to promote justice and peace for all. The U.S. Bishops state that protection of life and the dignity of the human person are

foundational and that without this, all other treatments of the human person become relative and circumstantial. Catholics are urged to consider the church teachings on

these issues and to help shape the moral character of our communities and society so that our children and grandchildren can continue to live in a country that is so abundantly blessed. For more information, call the parish office or go online to www.faithfulcitizenship.org.

Fall Primary Election August 11

We are NOT a polling place.

Car Show & Picnic, August 16, at Immaculate Conception, N5589 County Road E, De Pere. Car registration 10am to noon. Trophies presented at 2pm. Food, 50/50 raffle, kids’ carnival games, silent auction, bucket raffles. Contact Barb at 920-788-4746 or 920-869-2244 if you have questions or would like to register.

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More information regarding the Scrip-purchasing process can be found on the table in our hospitality area or in the brown pick-up box outside door #1.

No Longer Renting Tables We used to rent tables, but last year we made a large invest-ment and purchased new tables. We want to keep them in great condition as long as we can so we’re no longer renting tables.

Welcome Home Arrivals

Our Pilgrims arrived safely back home on July 31. They logged a total

of 16,302 miles. They arrived in Jerusalem on July 18 by logging 6,083

miles, and were able to do some sightseeing before heading home.

They really stepped up and made the entire trip over the month of July

by walking, biking, and running. Thank you for your support!

114 Pilgrim Households Raised $10,025!

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