St. Therese

C O N G R E G A T I O N
O F
St.Therese
PARROQUIA DE SANTA TERESITA
213 E. Wisconsin Avenue • Appleton, WI 54911 -4875
January 4, 2015
Epiphany of the Lord / Los Reyes Magos
Pastoral Staff / Equipo Pastoral
Rev. William Hoffman - Pastor / Párroco
Rev. Mr. Tony Abts - Deacon / Diácono
Rev. Mr. Ernesto Gonzalez - Deacon / Diácono
Sr. Mary Jane Knitter, SSJ-TOSF - Musician/Directora de Música
Carlos Herrera, Mphil. - Hispanic Ministry / Pastoral Hispana
Margaret Jensen - RE Coordinator / Coordinadora Catecismo
Tina Poppe - Parish Nurse / Enfermera
Parish Office Staff / Personal de Oficina
Luis Giraldo - Business Manager / Administrador
Chris Armstrong - Receptionist / Recepcionista
Roberto Martinez - Maintenance / Mantenimiento
Trustee-Treasurer / Fiducirio-Tesorero
Thomas Kohlmann
Trustee-Secretary / Fiducirio-Secretario
Norys Piña Lozano
Telephone / Teléfono
Office / Oficina ................................................. 733-8568
Carlos Herrera ................................................... 739-0794
Fax ........................................................................ 954-5727
Website / Página internet……..www.communityofsttherese.org
Office Hours / Horas de Oficina
Mon - Thur / lunes a jueves ........ 8:00am-4:30 pm
Fri / viernes .................................. 8:00 am-12:30 pm
Mass Schedule / Horario de Misas
Sat - sáb /Confessions/Confesiones 3:00-3:45 pm
Saturday Mass ....................................................4:00 pm
Sábado Misa ........................................................ 5:30 pm
Sunday Mass ....................................................... 9:00 am
Domingo Misa .............................. 11:00 am y 7:00 pm
Weekday Mass Tue - Fri / martes a viernes8:00 am
1st Thu * Adoration ...................... 8:30 am -7:00 pm
1° jueves * Hora Santa & Misa ................ 6 & 7pm
Ministries / Ministerios
Please call the office for info / Por favor avísenos con una llamada a la oficina
CARE Ministry .......................Tina Poppe, Coordinator
Vision In Action .......................................Nancy Bourassa
Prayer Chain .................................................. Judy Hietpas
Worship Committee ..............................Sr. Anne Arthur
Ladies of St. Therese ................................. Dorothy Mach
St. Vincent de Paul .......................... Greg & Jean Pethan
Coro / Hispanic Choirs ...................... Ernesto Gonzalez
Comité de Pastoral Hispana…….Mphil. Carlos Herrera
Litugia y enfermos .................................... Martha Franco
Ministerio de “La Virgen Peregrina” ...........................
.................. Omar Chacón, Carmen Irenn y Rosa García
Divina Misericordia .................................. Lupita Muñoz
Sacraments / Sacramentos
Baptism / Bautismo
By appointment with Father / Hay que hacer cita con el Padre o Carlos Herrera
J
esús nació en Belén de Judá, en tiempos del rey
Herodes. Unos magos de Oriente llegaron entonces a
Jerusalén y preguntaron: "¿Dónde está el rey de los
judíos que acaba de nacer? Porque vimos surgir su
estrella y hemos venido a adorarlo". - Mt 2, 1-2
Reconciliation / Confesiones
Saturday / Sábado 3:00 – 3:45 pm or anytime by appointment with Father/
o haga una cita con el Padre o Carlos Herrera
Marriage / Matrimonio
By appointment with Father /Haga una cita con el Padre o Carlos Herrera
Communion Calls / Comunión para los Enfermos
Please call the office to advise us / Por favor avísenos con una llamada a la oficina
2015 = “Seek the Lord”
“Padre Bill”
Can you think of any better way to live our lives
through this coming year? And, who better to help us
with those New Year resolutions.
Today’s Feast of the Magi presents us the vision
them seeking the Lord, traveling to Jerusalem to praise the
Lord of Glory. They represent all the nations, all the peoples of the earth “seeking the Lord”. Saint Paul reminds us
that through our Baptism we are all coheirs, members of
the same body and copartners in Jesus. Sort of sounds like our
parish mission statement!
Through this New Year may we never tire of seeking Jesus.
Might we not put the monthly parish “Holy Hour” on our resolutions list, for it is not only our seeking the Lord …..He comes
in search of us, and to know Him is to know God; and to be loved
by Him brings every fulfillment. What more could we ask for in
this new year of 2015.
Francis Thompson captured our Lord’s love for us in his poem
“The Hound of Heaven”. Look for it, read the whole poem, and
reflect upon those final verses:
“Whom wilt thou find to love ignoble thee, save Me, save only
Me? All which I took from thee I did but take, not for
they harm, but just that thou might’st seek it in my
arms.” 2015 = Seek the Lord !
2015 = “Busque al Señor”
¿Qué mejor manera de vivir nuestras vidas en este
año nuevo? Y, ¿Quién mejor para ayudarnos cumplir
con nuestras resoluciones para el Año Nuevo?
La Fiesta hoy de los Magos nos presenta la visión
de ellos buscando al Señor, viajando a Jerusalén para
adorar al Señor de la Gloria. Representan a todas las
naciones, todo el mundo “buscando al Señor”. San
Pablo nos recuerda que por el Bautismo somos
coherederos, miembros del mismo cuerpo en Jesús. Suena
como nuestra misión parroquia!
En este Año Nuevo espero que jamás cansemos
en
buscas a Jesús. ¿Por qué no poner la “Hora Santa” mensual
en su lista para este año? Más que nosotros buscando al
Señor …Él busca a nosotros, y conocerle a Él es conocer a
Dios; y ser amado por Él trae toda bendición. ¿Qué más
pueda querer uno para esta nuevo año de 2015?
El poeta Francis Thompson captaba el amor del Señor por
nosotros en su poema “The Hound of Heaven” (El Perro
de Caza del Cielo). Busque el poema, léalo entero, y
reflexiona sobre las últimas líneas:
“¿Quién vas a encontrar, si no Mí, solo Mí? Todo
que le quité, no fue para herirte, pero para que lo
busques en mis brazos.” 2015 = Busque al Señor !
FIND TIME
Ask yourself:
Do you ever find time for the work of God?
Be a good steward and make the exciting discovery of
time for yourself. No matter how busy you think you
are, you can find time if you try!
There is a wide choice of things which you can do for
God and neighbor, in and through your church community--If you have the good will.
With goodwill you also will find the necessary time for such
projects, even though you may have to cut
and pare in other directions.
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ENCONTRAR TIEMPO
Pregúntate lo siguiente: ¿Alguna vez encuentras tiempo
para participar en la obra de Dios? Sé un buen
patrocinador de su obra y descubre lo emocionante que es
hallar tiempo para Él. No importa qué tan ocupado creas
estar, ¡si te lo propones puedes encontrar el tiempo
necesario! Hay una gran variedad de cosas que tú puedes
hacer para Dios y por tu prójimo, en y mediante tu
comunidad eclesial,
si tienes la voluntad de hacerlo. Con buena voluntad también
hallarás el tiempo necesario para
tales proyectos, aún si tienes que recortar
y reducir otras cosas.
+Epiphany Blessing Of A Home+
All make the Sign of the Cross.
Head of Household: "Peace be to this house and: to all who dwell here, in the name of the Lord.
All: Blessed be God forever.
Reader: In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God, and the Word was
God. He was in the beginning with God. All things came to be through him, and without
him nothing came to be..... And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we saw
his glory, the glory as of the Father's only Son, full of grace and truth. (John 1:1-3.14)
Using chalk, write on the outside of your house, above or next to an entrance:
(write the first half of the current year)
+20
Christus
Mansionem
Benedicat
15+
(write the other half of the year)
These words mean. "May Christ bless this house".
All: Lord God of heaven and earth, you revealed your only begotten Son to every nation
by the guidance of a star. Bless this house and all who inhabit it. May we be blessed with
health, goodness of heart, gentleness and the keeping of your law. Fill us with the light of
Christ, that our love for each other may go out to all.
We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen
SAINT THERESE
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION PROGRAM
Actividades Ministerio Hispano
Actividades los Sábados: 1. Grupo de
Oración a las 6:30 pm. Grupo de la Divina
Misericordia. Se reúne los viernes a las 7 pm
en el Salón de la familia.
Fondo Regresando a Casa: Inscríbase en este
programa que funciona como una ayuda
adicional por si algún miembro de su familia
falleciera. Cooperación inicial de $20 y llenar la aplicación.
Fórum sobre Migración. La nueva Acción Ejecutiva del
Presidente. Vienen abogados a responder y ayudar. Dos
fechas: 11 de Enero y 25 de Enero, después de Misa de 11
am. Salón de la familia.
Fechas para quinceañeras 2015 el 1er Sábado del Mes. Ya
deben inscribirse pues la preparación es en Marzo 2015.
Grupo Amor y Servicio. Recuperación contra las adicciones.
Reuniones Martes y Jueves a las 7 pm. Llame a Javier C. al
920-843-7614
Pastoral de Cuidado. Si usted sabe de algún miembro de la
iglesia que desee visitas o recibir el Sacramento de la
Eucaristía en su hogar o casa de asistencia. Llame a la
Señora Martha Franco al 920-277-1658
Classes resume Wednesday, January 7, 2015 @ 6:00 pm
Reporting Sexual Abuse
If you know of an incident of sexual abuse of a
person who is now under the age of 18 by a priest,
deacon, employee or volunteer,
PLEASE IMMEDIATELY CALL THE CIVIL
AUTHORITIES AND THEN THE DIOCESE. If the
person was abused as a minor but is now an adult,
please contact: Jayne Stefanic, Diocesan
Assistance Coordinator, Diocese of Green Bay
920-272-8174 or 1-877-270-8174 (toll free).
We always encourage you to report incidents
to local civil authorities.
Sacramentos, Like
eventos y fotos, vaya a:
communityofsttherese.org
Epiphany of the Lord
The prophet Isaiah returns one more time in this Christmas season, now on the feast of the Epiphany. In the final chapters of Isaiah
(chapters 56-66), the prophet is proclaiming God's word to the Israelites who have returned to Jerusalem after the Exile in Babylon.
What at first was a joyful return, has turned inward. Those who have taken up positions of power after returning to Jerusalem have
marginalized even the Israelites who remained in the land during the Babylonian Captivity, not to mention the people of other nations
whose defeat of Babylon actually facilitated Israel's restoration. In response, Isaiah proclaims that God's salvation is for all. Every nation
will stream to Jerusalem to worship the Lord.
Isaiah's message is reflected in Matthew's Gospel as he tells the story of the birth of Jesus. Christ comes for everyone! The followers of
Christ in Matthew's community are not only the Jews who became Christians, but also the Gentiles who came to believe that Jesus was
the Messiah. In Matthew's Gospel this latter group is represented by the Magi, who come from afar, while the Jewish Christians, who
believe in God's word, are represented by Joseph, the faithful spouse of Mary.
While the Epiphany is a great and joyous feast, it contains a cautionary message as well. God's salvation is for everyone. That means that
no one can be excluded from the invitation to follow Christ. And once they choose to do so, they become our brothers and sisters in the
Lord. If that is the case, when we demean, cast aside, or ignore others, we open ourselves to the same condemnation with which Isaiah
castigated the powerful in Jerusalem in the sixth century BC. If we add statues of the Magi to our Nativity scene, it also means that we
must add the stranger, the foreigner, the person not like us, to our life in Christ.
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La Epifanía del Señor
El enfoque de este domingo es la fiesta de la Epifanía del Señor. Esta fiesta nos invita a tomar riesgos. O sea, a no quedarnos solamente
contemplando las figuras del pesebre. Dios constantemente se nos está revelando a nosotros. Al estar aquí hoy en la iglesia viendo el
nacimiento y celebrando aún la Navidad con sus cantos de alegría y promesa del recién nacido, debemos preguntarnos: ¿Qué es lo que
Dios me manifiesta en esta fiesta de la Epifanía? Para analizar esta pregunta los invito a enfocarnos en la naturaleza de las figuras de los
personajes que fueron a buscar a Jesús.
El Evangelio nos narra que unos magos del Oriente conocidos por nosotros como los "Reyes Magos" fueron también a buscar a Jesús.
Ellos viajaron desde lejos sin mapas ni celulares que los guiaran. Solamente seguían una voz interior que los llevaba a su destino y una
estrella que los iluminaba en la oscuridad del camino. Seguro que en su viaje se sintieron vulnerables y con miedo. Sin embargo,
su entereza los llevó a adorar al niño y a ofrecerle sus regalos. ¿Qué podemos aprender de estos sabios? Lo primero es que si
caminamos hacia la búsqueda de Dios, tarde o temprano lo encontraremos. Y seguramente estará entre los pobres y marginados
y en los lugares y circunstancias más inesperados. Similarmente, los Reyes Magos jamás se imaginaron encontrar al Niño Dios
en la pobreza, indefenso, y mucho menos en un establo rodeado de pastores y de animales. Pidamos hoy el deseo
de la santidad y celebremos el saber tomar riesgos en nuestra fe.
Stewardship / Colecta
The Week Ahead / Esta Semana
“How shall I make a return to the Lord
for all the good He has done for me?”
Monday, 1/5
7:00 pm....................................... Grupo Amor y Servicio / CC
Financial figures not available at time of publication.
Tuesday, 1/6
8:00 am Mass ............... Sanchiro & Pilar Lewi & Family
3:00 pm............................................................. Mass @ “Bridges”
6:30 pm ......................................................CARE Ministry / CR
CELEBRATING CHILDREN
To the parents of our young children, may we suggest…
*Relax! God put the wiggle in children, don’t feel you have
to suppress in God’s house. All are welcome!
*Sit toward the front where it is easier to see and hear.
*Quietly explain the parts of the Mass.
*Sing the hymns, pray and voice the responses. Children
learn liturgical behavior by copying you.
*If you have to leave Mass with your child, please feel free
to do so, but please come back. As Jesus said:
“Let the children come to me.”
To the Members and Visitors of the Parish
A smile of encouragement is always welcome to parents
with small active children. The presence of children is a gift
to the Church. They give us “A future full of hope.”
Attention St. Therese Parishioners
There are weekday and weekend masses available for your
loved ones intentions for Year 2015. The intentions can be said
for the “Repose of the Soul”, for birthday’s, for those who are
sick, for well-being, blessing’s on our loved ones, for Christian
Unity, in Thanksgiving, for Children poor in another country,
……………….etc. Please call the office for booking your mass.
Intentions offering is $10.00 a mass.
To have ears to hear the “cries of the poor,”
After Jesus was baptized, he saw the
Spirit of God descending like a dove
and a voice was heard “This is my
beloved Son, with whom I am well
pleased.” As we give to the poor,
we also can hear these same words.
As you help those who are suffering,
know in your heart the truth of the words
“you are my beloved in whom I am well pleased”.
Minister Schedule / Horario para los Ministros
1 / 10 & 11, 2015
4:00 pm
L
C
S
U
Mary W. / Sr. Anne Arthur
Tony A. / Bert W. /Ed K. / Marion H.
Emson E. / Vade E. / Gracelo T.
Eleanor / Larry / therese / Kathy / Sue
9:00 am
L
C
S
U
Tom V. / Jeff S.
Anne L. / Bob V. / Joni V. / Melody R.
Keaneu E. / Kenneth M. / Jackson S.
Greg / Dave / Catherine / Roman / Tom
5:30 pm
L Guadalupe A. / Eva R. / Leticia M.
C Miguel / Jovita / Miguel / Carmen / Elena
11:00 am
L Maricela L. / Martha F. / Ernesto S.
C Maria / Gonzalo / Guadalupe / Roberto / Rosa
Wednesday, 1/7
8:00 am Mass ...................Marion Helein (God’s Blessings)
9:30 am ..................................................... Mass @ “Randall Ct.”
6-7:10 pm......................................... Catechismo-REP / School
Thursday, 1/8
8:00 am Mass ................................................... Verna LeFevre
7:00 pm....................................... Grupo Amor y Servicio / CC
Friday, 1/9
8:00 am Mass ............................Community of St. Therese
7:00 pm.............................................. Divina Misericordia / FR
Saturday, 1/10
The Baptism of the Lord
4:00 pm Mass ......................................................Luke Collins
5:30 pm Misa ................................................................................ 
6:30 pm ........................................... Grupo de Oración / Iglesia
Sunday, 1/11
Bautismo del Señor
9:00 am Mass ........................................ Albert Sachs Family
10:10 am ...........................................................................RCIA / CR
11:00 am Misa ................................................................................ 
7:00 pm Misa ................................................................................ 
SAINT THERESE MINISTRY
Is Our Lord calling you to bring
Holy Communion to others?
Currently, there are two people in our parish
family that would like to have Holy Communion brought to
them once every two weeks. Do you have an hour every two
weeks that you could commit to serving God’s people?
If so, WONDERFUL!
Training and mentoring will be provided.
Please pray about whether God is calling you to serve in this
special capacity. If you have questions or comments, please
contact Tina, Parish Nurse, at the parish office, 733-8568.