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Welcome To
GOOD SHEPHERD
Catholic Church
Menomonee Falls, WI
The Lord Has Revealed to the Nations,
“ This is what the Lord asks of you: to act justly, God’s Saving Power
to love tenderly and to walk humbly with your God." Micah 6:8
In the course of the 3-year cycle of
readings and psalms, including
May 9, 2021 solemnities, psalm 98 is used six times.
The refrains vary as well as the
selection of verses, and hymns “All the
Ends of the Earth” and “Sing a New
Song” are based on this psalm. On this
6th Sunday of Easter, Year B, the
psalmist calls us to sing a new song.
“Peter’s actions in the Acts of the
Apostles leads to a new age in the life of
the church and within the history of
salvation as both Jew and Gentiles join
together in Jesus to praise and worship
the living God.”
(Adapted from Living Liturgy, 2021, pg. 125).
We sing to you, O God, a new song,
for you have done wonderful things!
Your saving hand and your holy arm
have given the victory.
You have made known your salvation and
have revealed your justice to the nations.
You have remembered your love and
your faithfulness for the house of Israel.
All the ends of the earth have seen
the salvation of our God.
Make a joyful noise, all the earth,
break forth into joyous song!
[verses adapted from People’s Companion
to the Breviary © 1997 by the
Carmelites of Indianapolis]
Upcoming Events:
May 11 8:30 AM Mass at Good Shepherd
Mass Intention for the homeless
May 15 3:30 PM Reconciliation before Mass
4:30 PM Mass at Good Shepherd
Mass Intention for Robert Makowski
4:30 PM Live Stream Mass from
St. James
May 16 Pre-recorded Mass on the Website
9:30 AM Mass at Good Shepherd
Mass Intention for the Parish
May 18 8:30 AM Mass at Good Shepherd
Mass Intention for Bob Machowiak
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: m y g o o d s h e p h e r d . o r g
May 9, 2021 6th Sunday of Easter
Attending Sunday Mass
We welcome you back with open
arms and “air” hugs from a distance!
MAY THE WORD OF MY MOUTH
We want to assist you in any way we
can in your return to celebrating the AND THE MEDITATION OF MY HEART
Eucharist as a family of faith. Please
contact the office if there is anything
we can do to help your re-joining us BE PLEASING TO YOU
again at Mass.
Of course, if you are unable to attend
for any of the reasons mentioned
below, please know that we think of
O Lord,
you, pray for you, and look forward to
the day you can safely return!
• If a person is ill, especially during
MY ROCK AND MY REDEEMER.
this pandemic, they should remain
at home.
• If a person is at risk because of Palm19:24
age, underlying medical conditions,
or a compromised immune system.
• If a person is caring for the sick,
THOUGHTS ON STEWARDSHIP
even if they are not sick.
RACISM: Learning, Youth Corner for Middle and
[Obligation to Attend Mass - It is up to
each individual to weigh their own Dialogue, & Healing High School Students
circumstances through an examination in the Context of Faith
of their conscience and determine
whether or not they are excused from Final Session, Tuesday Evening Matthew 25
the Mass obligation.] May 11, 2021,
7:00 pm – 8:30 pm on Zoom Local Work Camp
Rededication Mass July 25 Presenter: Joan Plumley
Matthew 25 Local Work Camp
We have great Developed by Good Shepherd registration is until May 20th
things to celebrate. parishioners, this session will explore for those currently in 5th-12th grades!
Good Shepherd “Racialized Trauma and Healing.” Camp is June 21-25, 2021.
Parish is inviting all
parishioners to join We will be using a “circle” process of Sleep in your own beds
in celebrating a sharing to get a deeper dive on each each night, but meet at
rededication Mass evening’s presentation. Good Shepherd every day
on July 25 at 11:30am. Join this session by requesting the to go out to serve
We are going to celebrate all that is new, Zoom link, found in the parish app, the God's people right here
including our ability to gather together as Monday email blast or on in the Milwaukee/Waukesha area.
a Community in Christ after COVID-19. www.mygoodshepherd.org in the Adult
Formation tab Registration can be found on
We also want to rededicate the Church
our website or parish app.
and give thanks to God for our ability to Adult chaperones are always needed.
renew our Parish with the beautiful
Circles of Support Friends are always welcome!
renovations to our Worship space.
Fee is $100, and
Thank God for all of the blessings Do you have a loved one who is registration ends May 20th .
bestowed on us. Please save the incarcerated? You are not alone. We
date. offer circles of support in a safe
setting for you and released formerly
Prayer Network incarcerated individuals. We meet
virtually on the first Monday of the
If you have a prayer request, please call
month from 6:30 – 8:00 pm. If you
Carol Weber (262-415-8937) or click on
have questions or are interested,
the “Prayer Request” on Good
contact Amanda Smit at Project
Shepherd’s Website
Return. Text/call 414-418-7312 or
mygoodshepherd.org, found on the left Contact Corinna Ramsey, Director
manda@projectreturnmilwaukee.org.
side of the Home page, or found in the
Monday email blast.
Additional sponsors are Blessed of Youth and
Savior Catholic Church and Young Adult Ministries,
If you would like to help us in praying for Community Advocates. Joan Plumley at ramseyc@mygoodshepherd.org
those requests, please contact Carol so and Dante Martin are facilitators. or 262-345-3897.
she can add you to her email list. Come, join us!
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/
SANITIZING MINISTRY
You will be directed to a secure online giving portal where you can choose the
With having two Masses, both fund you wish to donate to or the fee you wish to pay, set your donation/
Saturday and Sunday, we are in need payment amount, and enter your payment information. Should you wish to
of some volunteers to help sanitize make recurring donations or save your payment information for future
the church after the Saturday Mass donations or payments, you may setup an account and login anytime.
each week. If you are interested in Currently, you can make contributions to the parish’s budgeted operating
helping, please see an usher after funds, the Daily Operating Fund or Building Maintenance Fund; the
any Saturday Mass to get your Eschweiler New Century Fund, should you wish to memorialize a loved one;
sanitizing assignment. or the current Good Shepherd Combined Collections. You may also make
payments for Generations of Faith fees. Soon you will be able to choose
other funds you wish to contribute to, including upcoming Good Shepherd
Combined Collections and various special collections throughout the year.
Social Justice Listening to Women
Corner The Listening to Women group would like to
wish all mothers, grandmothers and those in
nurturing roles a Happy Mother’s Day.
Listening to Women has continued on during
For almost two years, by the the past months via zoom meetings. We have
southernmost tip of Texas across held seasonal prayer services, virtual retreats,
the Rio Grande in Matamoros, and continued discussions on the role of
Tamaulipas, Mexico, thousands of women in today’s Catholic church.
vulnerable women, men, and
The mission of our group is to work toward strengthening the Catholic Church of
children lived in a makeshift “tent
the future by encouraging a community where all people are recognized equally
city” while awaiting rulings on their
and share responsibility for spiritual growth.
applications for asylum in the United
States. These families slept in We are meeting virtually on the third Wednesday of every month.
donated tents at the mercy of Please join us. To be added to our mailing list for meeting links and activities
extreme weather conditions where Email mjanosch@gmail.com or the church office.
temperatures could rise above 100
degrees, and when it rained, the
downpours knocked down their only Work Camp Youth are Ready to Help You!
refuge and left them in the midst of
mud pits. Imagine living in such Could you use an extra hand or two around the
uncertainty, where you would have yard? How about a garage that needs to be
to depend on outside organizations organized and cleaned out? What about the weeds
for food and water, where you had that will be taking over your beautiful garden right
to cook over a campfire daily. around the last week of June? How about washing
the windows on the outside of your house?
How could we not cross the bridge
to reach out to them? How could we Never fear, the youth of Matthew 25 Work Campers
not respond to God’s call to love, to are here and looking for some parishioners to help this summer. We will be
be present to that Christ who is working strictly outdoors this year due to COVID. We will also come with masks
before us? on and stay socially distanced.
Don’t be afraid to wake up early and Contact Corinna in the Christian Formation office if you would like a small team of
ask God, “Where do you want me to youth, supervised by an adult, to come help you around your property/yard one
follow you today?” day between June 21-25.
And to respond, “I’m ready. ¡Aqui
estoy!”
by Barb Messerknecht
Let your heart rejoice in God’s call to you.
What is the fruit of your life?
Vacation Bible School Registration is Good Shepherd Directory
N88 W17658 Christman Road
Now Open for Children, Teen Leaders, Menomonee Falls, WI 53051-2630
and Adult Leaders. Parish Offices .......................................(262) 255-2035
Monday, June 14 through Friday, Website .............................. www.mygoodshepherd.org
June 18 from 9:00am-12:00pm. General Email ...................goodshepherd@gdinet.com
Vacation Bible School is this Summer, Pastoral Team
Parish Director ....................................... Deacon Sandy Sites
for children who have completed (262) 345-3901 ........................... Sitess@mygoodshepherd.org
K4 through Grade 5. Assisting Priest .............................................. Fr.Tom Suriano
We will be following all the health safety guidelines Adult Form./Soc. Justice ................. ..Marguerite Thompson
(262) 345-3898 .................. thompsonm@mygoodshepherd.org
established by the Archdiocese of Milwaukee Director of Administrative Services .......... Joe Kallenberger
regarding the wearing of masks and social (262) 345-3905 ................ kallenbergerj@mygoodshepherd.org
distancing. We are also planning to do as much of our Admin Ass’t/Publications Coordinator ......Jeaninne Rapant
program outdoors, weather permitting, with a social distancing (262) 345-3902 .......................... rapantj@mygoodshepherd.org
plan in the event we need to be indoors on any of those days. Director of Liturgy & Music ............... Sr. Joann Julka, SSSF
(262) 345-3904 ............................. julkaj@mygoodshepherd.org
Director, Christian Formation ............................... Mike Crain
In order to safely hold the program, we will need plenty of adult help to meet the (262) 345-3896 .......................... crainm@mygoodshepherd.org
requirements of the Archdiocesan safe environment guidelines. Hopefully you Director of Youth Ministry ........................... Corinna Ramsey
(262) 345-3897 ....................... ramseyc@mygoodshepherd.org
can help, even if it is a day or two. VBS volunteers are needed, Monday, June
CF Admin Ass’t/Time & Talent Coordinator .... Becky Kaleta
14 through Friday, June 18 from 8:30am to 12:00pm. (262) 345-3895 .......................... kaletar@mygoodshepherd.org
We are also looking for teen leaders for our Vacation Bible School this Summer, Pastoral Care Coordinator ........................... Cheryl Matusiak
(262) 345-3899 ..................... matusiakc@mygoodshepherd.org
June 14-18, 8:30am -12:00pm. If you have completed grade 6 through high Maintenance .................................................... Steve Johnson
school, we would love to have your help. We need people who would be small (262) 352-7876 .......................johnsons@mygoodshepherd.org
group leaders and helpers to work with the adults who will be leading stations
during the morning. If you can help, we would love to have you work with us. Pastoral Council
There will be a one-hour training just prior to the VBS event in early June. Lisa Nimmer...............................................Chairperson
Karen Warren ....................................Vice Chairperson
For access to all the registration forms: you can find them on our webpage at Tammy Hernke ................................ Trustee Treasurer
mygoodshepherd.org or the link on the parish app. If you can help, please Dan Popp ......................................... Trustee Secretary
contact the Christian Formation Office, or sign up using the volunteer form found Rudi Gutierrez, Maureen Janosch, Ron Leonhardt,
on our Good Shepherd webpage. Nic Zepnick, George Koleas, Donna Makowski,
Jackie Michaels, Gabriella Ramsey, Katie Papador
For the Hard of Hearing
Mass for the hard of hearing Sun. 9:30 am.
Good Shepherd Parish App Hearing assisted devices available; see usher for
assistance.
Liturgy Schedule
Weekend:-Saturday 4:30 pm;
Do you know that Good Shepherd has a parish app? You are missing out on Sunday 9:30 am
great content if you don't have it downloaded to your phone or tablet. If you Weekday: Tuesday 8:30am;
would like to download the app to your phone/tablet right now, please go to the
website mygoodshepherd.org (When you are on the website home page, the link
Membership
is on the left side. If you need help, stop by the CF office and Mike, Corinna or
Families or individuals over 17 are invited to join our
Becky will get you set-up. 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 May 9, 2021
Sacraments
Sunday: Acts 10:25-26, 34-35, 44-48/Ps 98:1, 2-3, 3-4 [cf. 2b]/1 Jn 4:7-10/Jn
15:9-17 • Reconciliation: Communal services held in
Monday: Acts 16:11-15/Ps 149:1b-2, 3-4, 5-6a and 9b [cf. 4a]/Jn 15:26—16:4a Advent & Lent. Individual Reconciliation - 3:30 pm
Sat. in the Mary of Magdala Chapel
Tuesday: Acts 16:22-34/Ps 138:1-2ab, 2cde-3, 7c-8 [7c]/Jn 16:5-11
Wednesday: Acts 17:15, 22—18:1/Ps 148:1-2, 11-12, 13, 14/Jn 16:12-15 • Marriage: Preparation begins by contacting
Deacon Sandy no later than 6 months prior to the
Thursday: Acts 18:1-8/Ps 98:1, 2-3ab, 3cd-4 [cf. 2b]/Jn 16:16-20 Ascension: planned date.
Acts 1:1-11/Ps 47:2-3, 6-7, 8-9 [6]/Eph 1:17-23 or Eph 4:1-13 or 4:1-7, 11-13/Mk
16:15-20 • Children’s Baptism: Call the parish to register.
Next celebration: June 12 at 4:30pm or June 13 at
Friday: Acts 1:15-17, 20-26/Ps 113:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8 [8]/Jn 15:9-17 9:30am.
Saturday: Acts 18:23-28/Ps 47:2-3, 8-10, 10 [8a]/Jn 16:23b-28
Next Sunday: Ascension: Acts 1:1-11/Ps 47:2-3, 6-7, 8-9 [6]/Eph 1:17-23 or • Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults: RCIA is a
time to consider full membership into the Catholic
Eph 4:1-13 or 4:1-7, 11-13/Mk 16:15-20 Seventh Sunday of Easter: Acts 1:15-17, Faith. Call our office for more information.
20a, 20c-26/Ps 103:1-2, 11-12, 19-20 [19a]/1 Jn 4:11-16/Jn 17:11b-1
• Adult Confirmation: Call our office if you wish to
Questions to Ponder - 6th Sunday of Easter: be confirmed.
Children: Who needs Jesus’ love this week? How can you show them his love?
Adults: How is love of others connected to love of God?
Confirmed in the Spirit
We are celebrating the Sacrament of Confirmation with our wonderful youth and their
families over 2 Masses during May. It is a beautiful celebration that includes our
collaboration with St. James. Just as the Holy Spirit descended onto the apostles, the
Spirit is with each of us and particularly with our Confirmandi on the blessed day of their
Confirmation.
As you pray for our Confirmandi, think about your own Confirmation Day. What do you
remember? How important was it to you? How has the Holy Spirit strengthened the gifts in
you ever since that day? How are you using your gifts today? How can you share those
gifts with our Confirmandi, our parish, our Church, your family and even strangers? As we
regularly tell our Confirmation students, it is not a graduation. Confirmation is just the
beginning of an incredible journey with Jesus strengthened by the Holy Spirit where we are
called to use our gifts to glorify God.
Join me in praying for our Confirmandi:
Dear God,
Give our young adults a heart for Christ, that they may use these gifts to live and spread
the good news of Jesus wherever they may go in life. May their sponsors become integral
companions on their journey, sharing with them the life of Christ in the Sacraments and in
daily living. May their families and church communities throughout life encourage them in
faith and be encouraged by them, minister to them and be ministered to by them.
Amen
When you see these new, young adults in the Catholic Church, please congratulate them.
Please continue to support them as they discover the gifts that the Holy Spirit has poured
out for them in their lives today and in their future.
Congratulations to the Confirmed of Good Shepherd 2021
Delaney Becker, Kylie Bilello, Matt Diestelhorst, Rosemary Eesley, Luke
Gagnon, Olivia Hoffman, Conner Kryscio, Kayla O'Farrell, Kate Peotter,
Ella Tautges and Olivia Tocco
-Corinna Ramsey
Director of Youth and Young Adult Ministries
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