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OUR PARISH MISSION STATEMENT
We the people of St. Margaret Mary Parish united in faith and prayer,
resolve to give witness to the Gospel. The Holy Spirit calls and empowers
us to love and serve, to lead and teach, to heal, forgive and understand.
We pledge to share our God-given gifts and talents for the benefit of
our parish and all people in the name of Jesus Christ.
A People United in Faith, Prayer & Service
PARISH CENTER & OFFICES
OPEN 8-4 Monday thru Thursday and 8-Noon Friday
439 Washington Ave., Neenah
Parish Website: smmneenah.org
HAPPY THANKSGIVING
PARISH PASTORAL COUNCIL MEMBERS
Kyle Barriger…………kmbarriger@gmail.com
Peter Geniesse…………...pjgeniesse@aol.com
Jay Marti…………………..jmarti@new.rr.com
Kristina Nelson………aknelson614@gmail.com
Jesse Ostrom……….jesserostrom@hotmail.com
Ron Schreier……………schreierr@yahoo.com
Michele Sliwicki………...msliwicki@new.rr.com
Cindy Sypek…………...casypek7@gmail.com
Evelyn Zimmerman...zimmerman1810@new.rr.com
PARISH TRUSTEES
Howard Healy .............hhealy@direnzolaw.com
Margie Weiss .......margie@weisshealthgroup.com
PASTORAL STAFF
(920) 729-4560
REV. MICHAEL INGOLD ............................................... PASTOR, Ext. 102
Daniel Laurent……………………………………………….Deacon
Joan Bartman .............................................. Pastoral Associate, Ext. 106
……………...….Director of Business Affairs & Operations, Ext. 107
Justin Krueger......................... Director of Liturgy & Worship, Ext. 108
Sheila Scanlan........................................................ Parish Nurse, Ext. 109
Sally Bellile ...................................................... Parish Secretary, Ext. 101
RELIGIOUS FORMATION STAFF
(920) 729-4562
Amy Matz ........................................................................Director, Ext. 112
Doreen Benedict .......................................................................Coordinator
Tina Peirick……………………………………Coordinator, Ext. 116
Cindy Kyles-Werth ...... Coordinator of Youth Ministry & RF, Ext. 113
Marcie Howard...................................Administrative Assistant, Ext. 111
TWIN CITY CATHOLIC EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM
St. Margaret Mary Elementary Campus .................... (920) 729-4565
Mrs. Eleanor Healy, Principal....................................................... Ext. 120
Mrs. Mary Jo Sajdak, Secretary ................................................. Ext. 121
Seton Middle School ....................................................... (920) 727-0279
Sandy Ehlers, Principal
St. Mary Central High School ....................................... (920) 722-7796
Mr. Patrick Batey, Principal
NOVEMBER 23, 2014 • OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST
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ST. MARGARET MARY
Mass Intentions
Monday, November 24: St. Andrew Dung-Lac
6:30 AM Liturgy of the Word with Communion
Tuesday, November 25: St. Catherine of Alexandria
5:15 PM Daniel Holloway
Wednesday, November 26
6:30 AM Special Intention
Thursday, November 27: Thanksgiving
8:30 AM Barbara McFadden
Friday, November 28
8:00 AM No Service
Saturday, November 29
4:00 PM Reconciliation
5:00 PM Bob Block
Sunday, November 30: 1st Sunday of Advent
7:30 AM Our Parish Community
9:30 AM Zita Freund
Mass Servers
Saturday, November 29
5:00 PM Bomier’s & McCurdy
Sunday, November 30
7:30 AM Argall’s & Lambert
9:30 AM Campbell, Dimmer & Rickner
Thanksgiving SCRIP Schedule
Order your Thanksgiving
and Black Friday Scrip
by Monday Nov. 17th at 11:00am!
Christmas Giving Tree Project
There are still gift tags available on the Giving Tree
located in the Gathering Space and Friendship Hall.
There is a bulletin board located near the Reed St
entrance with tags. Please take one or more tags to
assist those requesting our help this Advent Season.
All gifts are due back by Sunday, December 7. We
need grocery and department store certificates for
our parish families. There will be envelopes at the
SCRIP table in the Gathering
Space, after mass please put
your money donation in the
envelope and place the envelope in the basket located
there.
Please note: Gift Tags will provide you with necessary information. When returning gifts
please be sure to tape the tag
securely to the gift. Place the
gifts under the Giving Tree in
the Gathering Space.
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NEENAH
Our Final Exam
LIKE A MERCIFUL TEACHER, JESUS LETS US KNOW
AHEAD OF TIME WHAT IS GOING TO BE ON OUR
“FINAL EXAM.” We will be “graded” on how well we have
responded with compassion to those in need. How? Jesus couldn’t be clearer: by feeding the hungry, giving drink to the thirsty,
welcoming the stranger, clothing the naked, caring for the sick,
and visiting the imprisoned.
Sometimes we make our faith too complicated or too abstract
and so give ourselves an excuse for not doing much of anything.
But Jesus’ criterion for being a follower of his is very simple
and very concrete. We need ask only this: what specific compassionate deed will I do today for a brother or sister in need?
Jesus, help me to reach out today to someone in need, knowing
that in doing so, I am really doing it for you.
Sr. Melannie Svoboda, SND
Lector Workbooks
Lector workbooks for the 2015 liturgical year can be picked up
in the sacristy. Please look for the one labeled with your
name. Thank you for your service to our parish.
Coming Soon - Christmas Youth Choir!!!
The Christmas Youth Choir will continue this year welcoming
students in grades 2 through 8. Students in grades 9 & 10 who
wish to help out as student leaders are also welcome. More information to follow in the coming weeks. Students in high
school who are interested in singing for Christmas with the adult
choir, please contact Justin Krueger for information regarding
rehearsals.
Craft and Bake Sale
We had a wonderful time and a very successful Craft and Bake
Sale along with our two raffles. Thank you to everyone who
helped in any way—donating individual items, full baskets and
baked goods; purchasing tickets, craft and bake sale items;
working the sales; advertising; coming and enjoying! Every part
of this event was fantastic. We took in about $3000 and after
expenses we have a profit of $2690.41 to give to Fr. Savio for
the S FACE Mission Center in India!
A special thank you to the three women who co-chaired this
event: Barb Bartz, Barb Moran and Mona Sherwood. Any
items that did not find the right buyer will be donated to others
with needs through Mother and Unborn Baby Care, Community
Clothes Closet, residents of nursing homes, parish nurse prayer
shawls or our parish families and Brigade for Christmas.
Our Prize Winners—
Ticket Raffle “A”: 1st Prize Quilt to Sharon Cina; 2nd Prize
Rosemaled Plate to Juanita Howe; 3rd Prize $50 to Joe Gruse
Basket Raffle “B”: For the Chef to Ginny Bolwerk; American
Girl Doll and Clothes to Margot Bongers; Comfy Cozy and
Warm to Claire Higgins; Far Away to Cindy; Door County’s
Finest to Doreen Trapp; Home for Holidays to James Fluette;
Book Lovers Dream to Marilyn Wiesner; Just for Baby to Kevin
McCann; So Much Wine to S. Scribner; and Autumn Delight to
Bonnie Rosensteel.
Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe
November 23, 2014
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6:55 Rosary
7:30 Mass
10-11:00 AA Group
5:15 Mass
No RCIA
6:30 Mass
9-10:00 Bible Study
8:30 Mass
Parish Nurse by Appt
7:00 Choir Practice
10-11:00 AA Group
7:00 Maintenance
No Mass
4:00 Reconciliation
5:00 Mass
Parish Council/Coffee
9:30 Mass
Community
Christmas Dinner
Sign-up
6:30 Liturgy
9:00 Play Group
12-2 Parish Nurse
6:00 Catechist
In-Service
Prayer class 2
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Thanksgiving
Last Weekend for
Giving Tree Tags
Advent Reflection
Booklets
30 1st Sunday of Advent 1
2
3
4
5
6:55 Rosary
7:30 Mass
9:30 Mass
10:30 Baptisms
10-11:00 AA Group
5:15 Mass
5:30 AFE Meeting
6:00 Advent Prayer
6:30 First Reconciliation
6:30 RCIA
7:00 K of C
@ St. Gabriel
6:30 Mass
9-10:00 Bible Study
9:30 Mass at Villa
12-2 Parish Nurse
5:15 Scout Den Mtg.
6:00 1st Recon/
Advent Penance
@ St. John, Menasha
6:15 Cantor Practice
6:30 RF Gr 1, 4 & 8
7:00 Choir Practice
5-6:00 St. Gabriel
Confessions
6:30 Mass
10-11:00 AA Group
3:30 SVDP Mtg
6:30 RF Board Mtg
7:15 1ssr Fri Rosary 4:00 Reconciliation
8:00 Mass
5:00 Mass
Reconciliation
Grades 4 & 5 School
6:30 Liturgy
12-2 Parish Nurse
3:45 RF Gr 1, 4 & 5
Session 10
6:00 American
Heritage Girls
6:30 Bible Study
Religious
Formation
November 23
---No Children’s Liturgy of the Word
No P, K, and Grade 1 Religious Formation
November 24
---No Religious Formation for Grades 1-5
Catechist In-Service at 6:00pm in Friendship Hall
This In-Service is for Religious Formation
catechists & Day
School Teachers. It is the 2nd session in a series
of five.
November 26
---No Religious Formation for Grades 1-8
Early Registration Incentive
St. Mary Catholic Schools (formerly TCCES) is
excited to offer an early registration incentive for
the 2015-16 school year. Early registration will
take place between October 21 and November 25,
2014.
Students entering kindergarten, 6th or 9th grade will receive a
reduction in tuition of:
$150 – Kindergarten
$200 – 6th Grade
$250 – 9th Grade
A $50 per student registration fee ($150 family max) must be
paid in order to take advantage of these incentives. Registration
fees will increase to $100 for students registering after January
31, 2015 ($300 family max).
Register online today
admissions.html.
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at
http://www.tcces.org/
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Christmas Concert
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Here’s what’s happening at your TCCES schools:
SMC: The J ane Bergstrom F ine Arts Education Center Hosted “Up the Down Staircase” on November 13th-14th at 7:00
p.m. and November 15th. “Up the Down Staircase,” was a
touching and funny story about an idealistic teacher, Sylvia Barrett, about to teach her first class in an inner city high
school. While she is concerned with first impressions, she is
unaware of the chaos that is about to surround her. She has to
deal with a love struck student, boy crazy girls, a good looking
English teacher who “eludes” and a troubled student that she
will struggle to save in order to keep her from getting lost in the
system. All of this is tied up in paperwork, disorganization, and
bureaucracy. Can she stick it out and manage to keep her sanity
and sense of caring? Will the school get the better of her, or will
it be better for her presence there? What a performance!!!
Seton: November 2-8 is Vocation Awareness Week. Sixth graders prayed a special prayer for an increase in vocations every
day during Morning Prayer. During religion classes students
explored different types of religious vocations. On November
6, Deacon Don Schultz spent X period explaining to students his
calling to become a deacon.
St. Mary Elementary: The second grade students at Saint
Mary Elementary have been busy learning about the different
land and animal habitats. After researching the plants and animals found in each habitat, the students made a drawing of their
habitats. They then turned it into an I Spy drawing by listing all
the plants and animals included in their drawings.
More about what’s happening at your TCCES schools:
St. Margaret Mary: F ifth graders spent time with their Kindergarten
buddies during a buddy visit. Each class had written personal narratives
and they were sharing them with their buddies. Both classes had written
the narrative and were comparing them during a buddy visit.
St. Gabriel: The fourth graders are participating in the Winnebago
County 2015 Conservation Awareness Poster Contest. The theme this
year is “Local Heroes – Your Hardworking Pollinators.” The idea behind
the theme is for the students to understand the importance pollinators play
in our environment. The students have prepared some outstanding posters!
Buying new holiday lights? Don't toss the old ones
TCCES is Recycling Old Holiday Lights
With the help of the SMC EARTH Club, TCCES schools are official
Holiday Lights Donation Sites and we will earn cash for the lights we
recycle.
As you discover those annoying lights that no longer work, please remember to drop them off at any of our TCCES schools! There will be
a drop-box in each school beginning November 14 through the end of
January.
Parent and Child Playgroup
Parents with small children come join us every second and
fourth Monday of the month from 9 until 10:30 AM for
friendship and fellowship in the childcare room of St. Margaret Mary Church. During this time, the children can play
while the parents are able to socialize. This is a great opportunity to get to know other families within our parish. We
hope to see you there.
Nov. 24, Dec. 8 and 22 and more dates next year!
Every Weekend! Just for Children!
(for any age but generally appealing to ages 7-12)
Word games and puzzles
that expand understanding of the readings of the Mass
You may pick one up either--at the Reed Street entrance--in a red box on
the table --or-- in the Gathering Space in one of the display pockets in the
kiosk near the kitchenette.
We also welcome children to hand out the bulletins to other children as
they leave church! NO SIGN UP NECESSARY-- just hold the red basket
or the pack of Children's Worship Bulletins and be ready to hand them to
children as they pass you. (This is a great way for children to help at
church without the need to have a schedule.)
Photographs Shared at St. Margaret Mary Parish
We now have the capability of posting photographs on our website,
smmneenah.org, in addition to printing them in parish newsletters, bulletins or posters. We want to do so in a safe and respectful manner. We
will not identify anyone by name. Although it is fun
to see pictures of others present at church functions,
some people do not wish to be involved. If you do
not want us to use your image or that of your children, just write a note or email our Pastoral Associate,
Joan Bartman, at jbartman@tcces.org or 439 Washington Avenue, Neenah, WI 54956.
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St. Vincent de Paul store here in Neenah is
in need of packaging tape. If anyone can asWe invite you, your friends and families
to celebrate the season through the eyes of a child!
sist, please contact:
Judy Zaretzke
Stevi B’s has hired a Santa and prepared all of the food,
all you have to do is reserve your spot!
722-1291
Join us for
Sunday Dec. 7 11:30am to 1:30pm
Oh, the leaves are quickly drying,
and the snow will soon be flying.
A great opportunity we have to spread
Christmas cheer:
volunteer, volunteer, volunteer!
Tickets only $10
Includes unlimited buffet and drink for
one adult and one child (3-10yrs)
Additional tickets: $7/adult, $4/child
A percentage of the ticket sales will be donated to help local
children celebrate the season.
Bring your camera for pictures with Santa
Make a card for local children
& complete a scavenger hunt for tokens
Stevi B’s is a collection site for Toys for Tots
and is giving all contributors exclusive coupons for future visits.
Stevi B’s would love to host your holiday celebration!
Reserve your spot today by calling or email
Vicki Bokelman, 840-8224, vbokelman@att.net
Appleton Boychoir
The Appleton Boychoir and MasterSingers Men’s Chorus invite
you to attend their 35th annual Festival of Lessons and Carols on
Saturday, December 6, 1:00 or 4:00 p.m. in the Lawrence University Chapel. Tickets may be purchased on line at Appletonboychoir.com or by phoning the boychoir office at 920955-2224.
Perpetual Eucharistic
Adoration
Hours of Need
P ra yer f ul l y co ns id er sp e nd i n g o n e
ho ur a we e k wi t h J es u s i n E uc har i st ic Ad o r at io n.
Ad o r a tio n is o n go i n g i n t he T wi n C it ie s P erp et ua l
Eu c har is ti c Ad o r at io n C hap el. Ad o r e r s ar e e sp ec ial l y need ed i n t h e ho ur s l i st ed b e lo w.
I f int er e st ed, pl e as e c al l Na n c y Ja cob s en at 722 -2590.
SACRAMENTAL PREPARATION
Baptism Two months in advance
Marriage Four to six months in advance
Sacrament of the Sick Call to schedule
Reconciliation 4:00 PM Sat. or by Appt.
MEMBERSHIP
Registration of adults over 18;
Address changes appreciated.
ST. VINCENT DE PAUL HELP LINE
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The Community Christmas Dinner of Neenah/Menasha will be
held on Saturday, December 13, 2014 at St. Paul Lutheran
Church in Neenah. Many volunteers are needed to make the
dinner a continued success. Opportunities to help include
providing cookies or pies, helping cook, greeting guests, serving
the meal and delivering meals to home-bound members of our
parish. There are family friendly service opportunities the week
leading up to the dinner as well.
Sign up will be the weekend before Thanksgiving: November 22
and 23. Stop by the table in the Gathering Space to volunteer.
Please contact Kristina Nelson at aknelson614@gmail.com or
through the parish office with questions. Thank you!
St. Mary/St. John's Free Thanksgiving Dinner to be
held at St. Mary's located at 528 Second St., Menasha on
November 22 from 4:30 to 7:30 pm.. As you can see, we
will also be delivering to seniors and the homebound in
which case we do need the RSVP portion completed and
returned in advance. Any questions, please contact Carrie
Barnes at 920-725-7714.
Father Carr’s Place 2B
1062 N Koeller Street
Oshkosh WI 54902
Join for a Packer Party!!!
Sunday, November 16 - 12:00 Noon
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Watch the big game on a drop down screen
Game starts at noon
Burgers and brats will be served for lunch
Games and activities provided for kids
41st Annual “Bread for Others”
Thanksgiving Dinner
Thursday, November 27
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Deliveries 10:30-Noon
Dine in at Noon-2:00
Turkey, mashed potatoes, gravy and lots more…
Call (920) 231-2378 in advance for delivery orders
We need many people to help prepare for Thanksgiving on November 25 and 26. Please call 231-2378.