May is Catholic East Month
May is Catholic East month in our Family of Four Parishes! You will see school families at various Masses throughout the month. Please feel free to stop and talk with them and learn more about Catholic East, our parish school. We also invite parish families to an Open House on…
May 2022 Weekly Bulletin Messages
May 29, 2022 – Seventh Sunday of Easter “As Jesus blessed them he parted from them and was taken up to heaven.” (Gospel of St. Luke, Ch. 24) Dear Friends, With one line we hear of the Ascension of Jesus to heaven. Through the years I often reflected on this…
April 2022 Weekly Bulletin Messages
April 24th – Second Sunday of Easter (Divine Mercy Sunday) “The fifty days from the Sunday of the Resurrection to Pentecost Sunday are celebrated in joy and exultation as one feast day, indeed as one ‘great Sunday’.” (St. Athanasius) Dear Friends, It really was a great celebration for our parishes…
Lent 2022 Almsgiving
Lent 2022 Almsgiving – Riverwest Food Pantry Our Mission Riverwest Food Pantry is a community food center that engages volunteers and neighborhood residents to end hunger, isolation, and poverty. Our innovative programs nourish health, belonging, and economic opportunity. About Us Riverwest Food Pantry, founded in 1979 by St. Casimir church…
March 2022 Weekly Bulletin Messages
March 27th – Fourth Sunday of Lent Dear Friends in Christ, Almost one month ago, on the day of Ash Wednesday, you and I were invited to return to the Lord with our whole hearts as we boldly, yet humbly, embarked upon our Lenten pilgrimage. At Holy Mass this weekend,…
Lent 2022 Weekly Reflections
Week 1: March 6 God’s Voice of Love Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit in the wilderness… This is the story of the encounter of Jesus in the wilderness. For 40 days and 40 nights, the evil one attempted to…
Lent 2022
Lent 2022 – We Belong to One Another The Family of Four Parishes is happy to announce that this year’s Lenten theme is “We Belong to One Another: Journeying Through Lent with the Riverwest Food Pantry.” During this season of Lent, we will invite parishioners to get involved with this…
February 2022 Weekly Bulletin Messages
February 27 – Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time Dear Friends, Peace of Christ. As was announced at the weekend Masses of Sunday, February 13, I regret to have to share the news that I will be finishing my time as Associate Pastor on May 1 of this year. It has…
January 2022 Weekly Bulletin Messages
January 30th – Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time Dear Friends, Peace of Christ. This month of January for me has felt very different, in that there have been a number of weekends in which I have been absent from the Sunday Mass schedule. I was quarantined the weekend of January…
December 2021 Weekly Bulletin Messages
December 26th – The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph A BLESSED CHRISTMAS AND A HEALTHY, HAPPY NEW YEAR! “Yes, God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him may not die but may have eternal life. For God did not send…
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...
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...
Nov
5
Wed
5:45 pm
All Saints and All Souls Parish ...
@ Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist Atrium
All Saints and All Souls Parish ...
@ Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist Atrium
Nov 5 @ 5:45 pm
Join us on Wednesday, November 5 to celebrate the saints and pray for the faithfully departed with our Family of Five Parishes community. We will eat, pray, and celebrate! Chili and cornbread will be served at 5:45pm and activities will follow. Please RSVP at https://tinyurl.com/nov25familyministry. Questions? Contact Mamie Riyeff at...
