October 2025 Weekly Bulletin Messages
October 26, 2025 – Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time Dear Friends, As we continue to prepare for the new pastor/rector at the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist, the Archbishop has announced that Fr. Edward Sanchez will be starting January 1, 2026. We are meeting with him weekly until then…
September 2025 Weekly Bulletin Messages
September 28, 2025 – Twenty-Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time Dear Sisters & Brothers, Conscience calls on a person to be authentic, especially to his or her deepest instincts for the good. In one’s conscience, we find interior motivation, not someone or something telling us what to do. Our conscience should…
August 2025 Weekly Bulletin Messages
August 24th, 2025 – Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time Dear Sisters and Brothers, I hope you are having an enjoyable Labor Day weekend. Each year, the Archdiocese of Milwaukee sponsors the Catholic Stewardship Appeal (CSA). Through the appeal, Catholics from across the ten counties of southeast Wisconsin are asked to…
July 2025 Weekly Bulletin Messages
Sunday July 27th, 2025 – Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time “Love grants in a moment what toil can hardly achieve in an age.” (Johan Wolfgang von Goethe) Dear Friends, After reading this Sunday’s first reading in which Abraham bargains with God, I realize how much I am like Abraham! From…
June 2025 Weekly Bulletin Messages
Sunday June 29th, 2025 – Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul, Apostles “Unity in essentials,Liberty in doubtful things,Charity in everything.”(St. Augustine) Dear Friends, As we celebrate the feast of Ss. Peter & Paul, patrons of one of our Family of Five, we acknowledge and even celebrate what we could call…
May 2025 Weekly Bulletin Messages
Sunday May 25th, 2025 – Sixth Sunday of Easter He is Risen! Alleluia! Alleluia! We are nearing the end of the Easter season, but we continue to celebrate the resurrection throughout the season. This year, the Easter Season was a little different. What a few weeks we have had together….
April 2025 Weekly Bulletin Messages
Sunday April 27th, 2025 – Second Sunday of Easter He is Risen! Alleluia! Alleluia! We continue our Easter celebration with Divine Mercy Sunday and the conclusion of the Octave of Easter. The resurrection of the Lord is so important within our tradition that we turn it into eight days of…
March 2025 Weekly Bulletin Messages
Sunday March 30th, 2025 – 4th Sunday of Lent Happy Lent! Happy Laetare Sunday! Laetare is Latin for “rejoice.” Here, on the fourth Sunday of Lent, we are reminded that all our Lenten practices should lead us to rejoice in the anticipation of the resurrection. We are called to join…
February 2025 Weekly Bulletin Messages
Sunday February 23rd, 2025 – Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time Dear Friends, This weekend, Jesus says in the Gospel, “If you do good to those who do good to you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners do the same”. And yes, this is a very hard thing to…
January 2025 Weekly Bulletin Messages
January 26, 2025 – Third Sunday in Ordinary Time Dear friends, This week is CATHOLIC SCHOOLS WEEK here at the parishes and also in the country. This week, we give thanks to God in a more intentional way for the gift of Catholic Education and for those who make it…
Oct
28
Tue
6:00 pm
Grief Support Group
@ Old St. Mary Parish Office
Grief Support Group
@ Old St. Mary Parish Office
Oct 28 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Help and encouragement after the death of a spouse, child, family member or friend. Tuesdays, September 30 – November 18 (no meeting 10/21 or 11/4) 6:00 – 8:00 pm Location: Old St. Mary Parish Office, 835 N Milwaukee St $20.00 for the cost of the workbook. Scholarships are available. Grieving...
6:30 pm
UPLIFT Teens
UPLIFT Teens
Oct 28 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
UPLIFT Teens provides spiritual formation for all high school students from the parishes of Old St. Mary, Our Lady of Divine Providence, SS. Peter and Paul, and Three Holy Women. UPLIFT Teens will encounter Jesus Christ and be in a peer community that supports a life of discipleship. Whether you...
7:00 pm
OCIA – Becoming Catholic
OCIA – Becoming Catholic
Oct 28 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Dorothy Day writes, “The final word is love…To love we must know each other … and we know each other in the breaking of bread, and we are not alone any more…We have all known the long loneliness and we have learned that the only solution is love and that...
Oct
30
Thu
12:30 pm
Eucharistic Adoration
@ Old St. Mary Church
Eucharistic Adoration
@ Old St. Mary Church
Oct 30 @ 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm
We invite you to pray the rosary followed by adoration on Thursdays after the 12:05 pm Mass at Old St. Mary. Exposition at 12:30 pm with reposition at 1:30 pm.
8:00 pm
Dads Group
Dads Group
Oct 30 @ 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm
Family of Five Dads Group (formerly named Bacon Dads) is a community of men from a variety of faith experiences who share the common goal of developing a deeper faith through fellowship, conversation, and the occasional beer. The hope is to become better men, husbands, and fathers by sharing in each...
Nov
1
Sat
7:30 am
Kinship First Saturday Service
@ Kinship-St. Casimir location
Kinship First Saturday Service
@ Kinship-St. Casimir location
Nov 1 @ 7:30 am – 11:30 am
Please join us at Kinship Community Food Center for a fruitful time of service and community, as well as conversation with our neighbors! All are welcome regardless of parish affiliation, so please bring friends and family! To register, please visit https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A0949ACA723A1FD0-kinship#/. Questions? Please email Chad Griesel at cgriesel@ffpmke.org.
8:00 am
Caregivers Support Group
@ Old St. Mary Parish Center
Caregivers Support Group
@ Old St. Mary Parish Center
Nov 1 @ 8:00 am – 10:00 am
The Caregivers Support Group meets once a month on a Saturday morning from 8:00 – 10:00 am. Caregivers need care too! When we allow others to support us, we will find we can do much more in supporting and encouraging those who are in our care. Please consider joining our...
Nov
2
Sun
2:00 pm
UPLIFT Young Adult Men’s Group
@ Old St. Mary Parish Center
UPLIFT Young Adult Men’s Group
@ Old St. Mary Parish Center
Nov 2 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Join us for a 6-week men’s small group study of “Into His Likeness” by Edward Sri, a practical guide to living as true disciples of Jesus. Meeting every other week for just one hour, this group is designed for men in their 20s and 30s who want to grow in...
4:00 pm
How Can I Keep from Singing: A F...
@ SS Peter & Paul Church
How Can I Keep from Singing: A F...
@ SS Peter & Paul Church
Nov 2 @ 4:00 pm
All are invited to join the community of Ss. Peter & Paul on Sunday, November 2 at 4:00 pm for “How Can I Keep from Singing: A Festival of Song” celebrating the 25th Anniversary of the Robert Sipe Organ. Concert organist Dr. Andrew Schaeffer and the Ss. Peter & Paul...
Nov
3
Mon
7:00 pm
Reflecting on the Sunday Readings
@ Old St. Mary Parish Center
Reflecting on the Sunday Readings
@ Old St. Mary Parish Center
Nov 3 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
“The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God remains forever.” Isaiah 40:8 On the first and third Mondays of each month, we invite individuals to share and reflect on the upcoming Sunday readings. In a small group setting, we break open God’s Word, allowing it to speak to...
Nov
4
Tue
9:30 am
Beacon Moms Group
Beacon Moms Group
Nov 4 @ 9:30 am – 11:00 am
Our Moms Groups are the heart and soul of the Beacon Moms community – the small groups where we grow in faith together, support one another through life’s ups and downs, and truly build friendships. All women are welcome to join this group, so please sign up and bring a friend!...
6:30 pm
All Souls Vespers Service
@ Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist
All Souls Vespers Service
@ Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist
Nov 4 @ 6:30 pm
The Church, from its beginning, has always honored with great respect the memory of the dead. We believe that the ties of friendship and affection that knit us as one throughout our lives do not unravel with death. Let us, therefore, join together in prayer for our annual All Souls...
6:30 pm
UPLIFT Young Adult Women’s Group
@ Cathedral Parish Office
UPLIFT Young Adult Women’s Group
@ Cathedral Parish Office
Nov 4 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Anyone in their 20s and 30s seeking community and to grow in their faith is invited to enroll in our women’s small group. We are planning to dive into Endow’s study “St. Therese of Lisieux – The Science of Love.” We’ll meet every other Tuesday 6:30-8:30 pm at the Cathedral...
7:00 pm
Brewing the Faith
@ Broken Bat Brewing Co.
Brewing the Faith
@ Broken Bat Brewing Co.
Nov 4 @ 7:00 pm
Brewing the Faith is an evening designed to help young adults in their 20s and 30s connect. It’s open to absolutely anyone; grab a beer, hear a message and meet your neighbor. Brewing the Faith starts at 7:00 pm at Broken Bat Brewing Co. (135 E Pittsburgh Ave). Reach out...
7:00 pm
OCIA – Becoming Catholic
OCIA – Becoming Catholic
Nov 4 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Dorothy Day writes, “The final word is love…To love we must know each other … and we know each other in the breaking of bread, and we are not alone any more…We have all known the long loneliness and we have learned that the only solution is love and that...
