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14h Sunday Ordinary Time July 5, 2009
St. Albert the Great
CATHOLIC CHURCH
Office Phone: 837-3798 FAX 837-8576 2420 St. Albert Drive Sun Prairie, WI 53590
Parish Office
Phone: 837-3798 www.ginadalene@saintalberts.org
Hours: Monday-Friday 7:30 AM-3:30 PM
Pastoral Staff
Pastor: Msgr. Terrence Connors
frterry@saintalberts.org
Pastor Emeritus, in Residence: Fr. Robert Bales
Pastoral Ministry: Deacon Joseph Stafford
joe@saintalberts.org………… .712-7066
Assistant to the Pastor: Paul Kledzik 220-8591
paul@saintalberts.org
Director of Liturgy & Music:
Dan Johnson ....................... 837-3798 ext. 25
dan@saintalberts.org
Parish Youth Ministry
Susan Leet .......................... 837-3798 ext. 30
susan@saintalberts.org
Lisa Kueter .......................... 837-3798 ext. 34
saygodym@aol.com
Director of Faith Formation & Pastoral Services
Paula Horn .......................... 837-3798 ext. 23
paula@saintalberts.org
Director of Stewardship & Development
Linda Sheridan .................... 837-3798 ext. 36
lindas@saintalberts.org
Parish Maintenance
Shelby Hanson.................... 837-3798
shelby@saintalberts.org
Mass Schedule
Weekday ................................... Tuesday 5:30 PM
Wednesday-Friday, 8:30 AM
Weekend ................................... Saturday 5:00 PM
Sunday 8:00 & 10:30 AM
Sacramental Celebrations
Reconciliation: Every Saturday at 4:00 PM.
Baptisms: Please call the Parish Office for dates.
Matrimony: Call the Parish Office at least six months
July 5, 2009
in advance.
Sick in the Hospital & New Members 14th Sunday
If you would like to join the Parish, please call the
Parish Office.. If you have an emergency and need
the Pastor, call 837-3798.
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St. Albert the Great Parish Mission Statement
We, the Catholic Christian Community of St. Albert the Great, strive to see all is holy,
to know, to love, and to serve God and others.
Welcome to St. Albert The Great Parish, Sun Prairie WI 2
From the Desk of Fr. Terry FLAME: Generations
The past few weeks our attention has been focused on the Multicultural Center on of Faith on Fire
the Southside of Madison. It’s closing and now it’s possible resurrection has
caught the attention of Dane County and that is good. Yet it brings us back to a Last week we posted our themes for
truth that we can never forget, that it is not only our call to know the truth of September and October 2009. (You can catch
Christ and the beauty of the Catholic Church, but to place into action the up on missed FLAME information thru our
knowledge that we possess of these marvels. So with that in mind, I just wanted parish website. Click on the FLAME logo,
to use some space in my column to draw to your attention what is happening on then the many FLAME icons for more details.)
the local scene.
Recently I received a letter from Andrea Helgager who heads the local Mission The theme for November is “Preparing Ye
Ministry here in Sun Prairie. Andrea shared with the parish leaders and friends the Way of the Lord”. So often we prepare
what this outreach is doing each month. She pointed out how the Home Mission for special events (birthday parties, First
is reaching out to those who have been laid off and those who live paycheck to Communions, getting a driver’s license,
paycheck. When a crisis arises with these families, it means that choices must be retirement) with great enthusiasm and mark
made between food on the table or paying a utility bill. Sometimes a car breaks them as turning points in our lives. How do we
down which gets a person to work, and again choices need to be made as far as turn our lives towards God as we prepare for
getting the car fixed or utilities paid. To be able to help folks who occasionally Advent and Christmas? How will this turning
get caught in these binds of life is a great help, and by our parish’s support of this toward God change us and help us become
mission we are part of that important outreach. better parents, grandparents, sons and
daughters, neighbors and community minded
In these summer months our young teens are doing Summer Stretch where they individuals? In December we will meet only
are about the community working on projects that make life easier for some of once (we know how busy life can be) to
those less fortunate than ourselves. I believe it is important to teach at an early celebrate “God in Our Midst”. We will be
age that it is not Christ-like to ignore some of the human pain that surrounds us, asking , “How do we see Jesus?” “How can I
but to respond in ways that help in a direct fashion. We at the Parish do this be a holy person?” and “What can I bring into
every month with our support of the Food Pantry and our serving of a meal at this Christmas?” New this year: we will invite
Luke House on the fourth Tuesday of every month. Yes, outreach in a concrete households of faith to bring their present to the
fashion is a very important part of our Catholic-Christian life. baby Jesus to the December FLAME and
ALBERTFEST IN ONE WEEK!!! celebrate the gift of giving to others. All gifts
will be donated to Pregnancy Helpline.
Temperature in the Church: I first of all want to thank those who bring up this
topic in a gracious manner to the staff or myself. There are those who are finding
the temperature in the Church too chilly for their bodies and thus Mass becomes Volunteering for FLAME:
uncomfortable for them. Now I have been in parish life as a priest for over 34 As you consider volunteering your time and
years and I would say that this is common topic of conversation with churches talent to FLAME, please know that we value
that have air-conditioning. We recognize from life experience that what is great your creativity and ideas. If you would like to
for some is too cold for others, and there is no way that everyone can be satisfied. be part of the new Design Teams that will help
Early in the month of June the Church was too cold for me, and that means it was plan and implement FLAME 2 sessions this
far too cold, and so each week we are trying to adjust it a bit so that middle year, please contact Paula or Susan. The
ground can be reach for the majority of the folks. Design Teams will be sharing ideas across all
age levels. So there will be a design team for
I would also like to tell you that I could go to a thermostat and dial it to that children, one for middle school youth
temperature that satisfies the majority, but it is all computer operated and dealing (formerly called the MS planning team), high
with it is a pain! Here is how it operates. The system has a four degree variance, school youth and adults. The Small Group
so if you want a temperature of 70 degrees that means that during the Mass when Leaders are the ones who actually lead the
it hits that spot the blower goes off and then does not go on again until the sessions for the children, youth and adults
temperature is 74 degrees, and then the blower goes on until it dips down to 70 during FLAME 2. Contact Susan or Paula if
again. (When folks feel that cooler air). Another factor that affects temperature interested in joining the design teams or being
is the amount of folks in the space, so at the 8 AM Mass which is less filled than a small group leader. We will begin meeting
the other two, it could be cooler, because there are not the bodies to absorb the in August 2009!
coolness, but if you turned the temps up, then the 10:30 Mass which is fairly
filled, will not have enough coolness. I do not like the system and would change Next week’s bulletin: More information on
it if someone would like to donate a new one, but at present it is not possible for opportunities volunteering in both FLAME 1
the parish to do so. Again, I realize that the staff can’t make everyone happy, but and FLAME 2. Consider become a volunteer
we do the best we can with what we have. I also point out that as we come to the team leader! Dates for meetings in August will
end of the fiscal year, that in the matter of cost we were below what we spent in be posted as well.
electricity last fiscal year, and at par with what we spent on heating and below in
both categories what we budgeted for. So keeping an eye on expenditures is
important to the parish staff. —– Fr. Terry
14th Sunday Ordinary Time 3
The Countdown Continues! Fresh Flowers
Only 1 week until AlbertFest Needed!
2009 July 10, 11 & 12th Fresh flowers are needed for the
Have you: table at our festival dinner. If
you could share some beauty from your garden,
• Marked the dates on your calendar? (July 10, 11 & 12)
please call Linda Woldt at 837-3843. Thank
• Signed up to work a shift or two? you.
• Sold your Raffle Tickets?
• Invited your family, friends & neighbors to join you for the First Aid Help Needed
festival? Are you a nurse, EMT, or certified in first aid
• Cleaned out your basement, attic, kid’s rooms for the Happy training? Help is needed to staff the first aid
Meal Toys, Stuffed Animals, Toys/Baby items/Clothing the kids station in the outside information tent, espe-
have outgrown? cially Saturday evening from 4:00-6:00 PM.
• Finished up the craft project you meant to donate to the Chance Contact Linda Sheridan if you can help, or add
Booth? your name to the signup sheets in the narthex.
• Filled out your registration form for the 5k Run/Walk?
Empty Clean Coffee Cans
Wow, you’ve done all that?!!! Then make your plans to RELAX and
join us for some fun at AlbertFEST! It won’t be long before the & Large Containers are
MAGIC BEGINS! Needed!!!!
Check out our website for the details. See you at AlbertFEST! The festival dinner needs large empty, clean
coffee cans or plastic containers for the dinner.
Festival Dinner Needs Pies! Please drops these containers off to the Parish
Center anytime before the festival. Thank you!
Each family is asked to donate two HOMEMADE
pies for the dinner. Cherry, apple, rhubarb, blueberry
and pumpkin are the most requested. PLEASE no
Welcome to St. Albert’s
cream pies, we do not have the room in the refrigerator. Please Parish Family…
deliver your pies to the kitchen on Saturday or Sunday of festival **Sarah & John Holum and Lucas & Keegan
weekend. Thank you!
School Supply RCIA-Is it for you?
Collection…. The Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults (RCIA) is a
formal process designed for adults who have never been
Stuff the Bus!
Supplies
baptized, adults who have been baptized in another faith
Did you know that there are tradition, and adult Catholics who were baptized as
1,356 students in the Sun infants, but never had any formal faith formation and/or
Prairie School District that have trouble affording school have not yet celebrated First Eucharist and/or
supplies? Basic school supplies are vital to a good Confirmation. It is a process that explores what it means
education. The churches in Sun Prairie are joining to be Catholic. Through prayer, instruction, discussion,
together to help! St. Albert’s will be collecting NEW 1” reflection and special rites celebrated within our parish
& 2” binders the weekend of July 18/19 and 25/26. community, adults learn what the Catholic Church
Boxes will be available in the Narthex to drop off your teaches, and what it’s traditions and experiences are like.
donations. Watch for the Kobussen polka dot bus in the The RCIA process begins in October, meeting Thursday
Copp’s parking lot the weekend of July 31 & August 1st, evenings at 7 PM. If you or someone you know would be
where the school supplies will be brought to “STUFF interested in learning about RCIA, please contact Paula
THE BUS!” (See a sneak preview of the bus at by the end of August.
AlbertFEST!) Volunteers are needed to help sort and
distribute supplies in August. For more information,
please contact Linda Sheridan, 837-3798 ext. 36.
Welcome to St. Albert The Great Parish, Sun Prairie WI 4
Summer Service Opportunities for Stewardship of Treasure
Youth (and young at heart adults!) Last Weekend’s activity (June 27 & 28)
AlbertFest Youth Set up Extravaganza: Envelopes & Offertory ........... $13,968
July 9th from 10-4:00 PM Building Fund ........................... $1,533
Middle School and High School youth are invited Thank you for your generosity and support!
to join Lisa and Susan on the always exciting Youth Setup day
for AlbertFEST. We usually help set up the tables and chairs
under the entertainment tent, assist with game booths as needed,
help put up the orange barrier around the entertainment tent, and
Finance Council Members
various other jobs as needed. It is lots of fun….FREE lunch Joseph Balus 886-0205 jbalus@charter.net
provided. And if you are really helpful (and over 16) you get to Ron Blawusch 837-4734
ron.blawusch@bankofsunprairie.com
drive the golf cart around hauling heavy equipment. What better John Drake 825-6261 cjdrake@illinoisalumni.org
way to spend a summer day! Please email us to let us know you Sara Schulz 825-6134 jsschulz@charter.net
are coming. Susan@saintalberts.org or saygodym@aol.com. Jeff Tubbs 825-2607 jtubbs@findorff.com
Deadline for Paint-a-Thon approaching: July 10th is the Pastoral Council Members
final date! Register on line for the Paint-a-Thon on Lisa Clostermery 837-9375 lclostermery@charter.net
Diane Karsten 837-9742 dodahl6@charter.net
Saturday, August 15th. The on line form is due Friday, July Ann Maastricht 834-0652 maastricht5@spwl.net
10th. You can find more information about the paint-a-thon at Brad Raaths 834-0903 raaths@chartermi.net
http://www.projecthome.wi.org/content/view/53/152. This is a Robert Rauwald 825-9017 ibrauwald@gmail.com
great outreach to those in the community who wish to brighten Tara Schluesche 825-6068 tara.mark@verizon.net
up their home, but may not have the time or treasure to do so. Tom Seagren 837-2351 tcseagren1@verizon.net
Paul Timmons 318-0588 paultimmons2@gmail.com
To register, go to our website and click on the youth ministry Jeremy Woldt 834-9507 rachel@jenningsandwoldt.com
page under Special Events, then click on Paint-a-thon! Please
email us (see above).
Food Pantry Volunteers
Habitat for Humanity special “Framing Frenzy” needs
volunteers! Meet Susan on Thursday, July 16th, and carpool July 10, 2009
to Twin Oaks Subdivision on the east side of Madison. Youth Julie Tjugum (837-8242)
must be 16 or older to help frame the houses. Register by going Nancy Veenendaal (837-8290)
online to www.habitatdane.org and click on Volunteer Now Jean & Jerry Sessions (837-5686)
button. You must create a sign-in name and password to access Wayne Zeman (837-6690)
the volunteer information….Make sure you choose Thursday, Julie Willkom (837-7435)
July 16th at Twin Oaks as your volunteer date. Then email Jan Norman (837-0132)
susan@saintalberts.org to confirm your reservation. One more Sue Ann Klein (837-5322)
adult is needed to help drive and follow the Safe Environment
Reminder: Lead person is to contact all workers.
policies of our Madison Diocese. Please contact Susan Leet if If workers have not heard from lead person the day
you can help! before your shift, please contact them. Thank you.
Dear Msgr. Connors and the members of Dear St. Albert the Great and its
St. Albert’s Parish: parishioners:
I wish to thank all of you for your The $982.50 donation to the Sun Prairie
support of the Knights of Columbus this Emergency Food Pantry is very much
past year. With your help and support we were able to appreciated. As requested, the money was used to buy
do a lot of great charity work. From the Fish Fries for personal care items for the food pantry. We were able to
the Mission Kids, to the “Lifesavers for Life” and purchase 138 packages of diapers with the money
“Tootsie Roll Drive” programs, you have shown great donated. In the past we have had to cut back on our
support. Thank you for all your help and donations. personal care items, but through your generosity and the
May God bless you as you have blessed us with your community of Sun Prairie’s generosity we have been able
generosity and kindness. Thank you. to return to purchasing personal care items as needed.
Grand Knight, Council 4879, Michael Pertzborn Many families will benefit this month for your generosity.
Thank you, Sun Prairie Food Pantry
Mass Intentions Parish Calendar
Monday, July 6th Sunday, July 5th
No Mass 8:00 AM Mass
Tuesday, July 7th 10:30 AM Mass
No Mass Donut Sunday
Wednesday, July 8th Monday, July 6th
8:30 AM Anthony Castillo Setup for Festival
Thursday, July 9th Tuesday, July 7th
8:30 AM Kim Kuk Ngo Setup for Festival
Friday, July 10th NO Mass
NO MASS Wednesday, July 8th
Saturday, July 11th 8:05 AM Rosary
5:00 PM Janean Howe 8:30 AM Mass
Sunday, July 12th Summer Stretch @ United
8:00 AM People of the Parish Setup Festival
10:30 AM Joseph Hertel 1:00 PM Women’s Spirituality Room 3
Thursday, July 9th
8:05 AM Rosary
8:30 AM Mass
LAY MINISTERS 9:30 AM Playgroup @ Wyndham Hills Park
Setup Festival
15th Sunday Ordinary Time Friday, July 10th
(July 11 & 12) No Mass
Lectors: 6:00 PM AlbertFEST Opens!
5:00 PM Deb Belken, Mark Junio Saturday, July 11th
8:00 AM Jeanne Behrend, 8:00 AM 5k Run/Walk Begins
Mary Beth Seib 4:00 PM ALbertFEST opens!
10:30 AM Steve Gehrmann, 5:00 PM Mass
Mary Marshall Sunday, July 12th
8:00 AM Mass
Hospitality Ministers: 10:30 AM Mass (Polka Mass)
5:00 PM Greg & Marlene Cichy, 11:00 AM AlbertFEST Opens!
Linda Woldt, Vicky Coulter 11:00 AM Chicken & Ham Dinner begins
8:00 AM John & Chris Broeckert 12:00 PM Bingo, Narthex
Rod Kazmerzak, Tom Miller 4:00 PM Live Auction
10:30 AM Mitchell Dalgleish, Scott Faust, 5:00 PM Chance Booth Drawing ULPC
Joan & Sammi Meiners 6:00 PM Big Raffle Drawing
Servers:
5:00 PM Katie Lund, Sarah Moniak, Readings for the Week of July 5, 2009
Audrey Presser Sunday: Ez 2:2-5/2 Cor 12:7-10/Mk 6:1-6a
8:00 AM Alex Baker, Emily Seib, Monday: Gn 28:10-22a/Mt 9:18-26
Tuesday: Gn 32:23-33/Mt 9:32-38
Kyle Malinowski Wednesday: Gn 41:55-57; 42:5-7a, 17-24a/Mt 10:1-7
10:30 AM Nick Faust, Alec Helmke, Thursday: Gn 44:18-21, 23b-29; 45:1-5/Mt 10:7-15
Bill Wambach Friday: Gn 46:1-7, 28-30/Mt 10:16-23
Eucharistic Ministers: Saturday: Gn 49:29-32; 50:15-26a/Mt 10:24-33
From the Parish Community Next Sunday: Am 7:12-15/Eph 1:3-14 or 1:3-10/Mk
6:7-13
Check out what is happening
at St. Albert The Great website:
www.saintalberts.org
