DAVE SCHEUER ORDAINED TO THE DEACONATE

We are so very pleased and excited to welcome Dave Scheuer as a newly ordained Deacon for the Circle of Faith Catholic Community.  God has blessed Dave and his family and we are very grateful that he will continue to serve in our linkage in an even more official capacity.  Congratulations Dave, we are very proud of you!

The date has been set for July 8, 2012 for the next Circle of Faith Linked Parish Picnic.  Way-Morr Park is the site that has been chosen and St. Joseph Parish is heading up the picnic this year.

Time passes quickly and we need to remind everyone about the importance of the work that the Green Bay Diocese does with help from the Bishop’s Appeal Funds.  Local parishes such as ours also benefit from the Bishop’s Appeal in many ways.  In
these tough economic times, we understand that your dollar is being stretched very thinly. We ask that you pray about your contribution to the annual appeal and help us all reach our goals, keeping in mind that any shortfall is taken out of our already-overextended budgets.  If you’ve already contributed, please consider giving again.  Pledge/contribution forms are in the parish entrances or just place your check in the collection basket and we will make sure it gets to the Diocesan offices

Please check the bulletin or visit our 2012 Bishop's Appeal page, watch the video, and prayerfully consider what you can do to help support this year's appeal.

PARISH LEADERS NEEDED!!!

Each spring brings an opportunity for new people to get involved in parish leadership roles.  There are several openings at all sites within our linkage for you to share your skills.

• St. James:  The Pastoral Council has 2 openings for member-at-large positions.  These are 3 year terms.  A Trustee-Secretary position also needs to be filled.  This is a 2 year term.  Please contact Mike Beck at 863-6408 for more information.
• All Saints:  The Pastoral Council has 2 openings for member-at-large positions.  These are 3 year terms.  The Finance Council is seeking candidates to elect a Trustee-Treasurer.  That is a 2 year term.  For Pastoral Council, please contact Steve Leiterman at 362-8305.  For Finance Council, please contact Todd O’Brien at 863-6597.
• St. Joseph:  The Pastoral Council has openings for 3 member-at-large positions which are 3 year terms.  They also need to fill 3 positions on the Finance Council.  Those terms are also 3 years.  Please call the parish office to add your name to the list.
• St. Mary:  The Pastoral Council has 2 openings for member-at-large positions which are 3 year terms and also a Trustee-Secretary which is a 2 year term.  There are 1-2 positions open on the Finance Council which are 3 year terms.  Please call the parish office to add your name to the list.

Qualities for members of any of these leadership roles include a commitment to the mission of the church and concern for the good of the whole parish.  They should have time available, be persons of faith, hope and love.  They should be confirmed, practicing Catholics, in good standing with the church and members of the parish.

Member-at-large positions will be filled by selecting a name at random through a blind choice and any Trustee position will be elected by members of the parish at Mass.

Losing a loved one is extremely difficult. In difficult times it is very easy to feel isolated and alone. There is help and support available so that no one needs to grieve the loss of a loved one alone. The linked Catholic parishes of the “Circle of Faith Catholic Community” have formed a Grief Support Group.

SONRISE NATIONAL PARK IS COMING TO

ST. JAMES PARISH JULY 16TH-20TH

CIRCLE OF FAITH ~ FUN & FAITH 2012

Get ready for exciting wilderness thrills as you head out to beautiful SonRise National Park! As Kids explore SonRise National Park, they'll learn the most important survival skill of all: they can always depend on Jesus and his promises of true peace, true riches, true power, true love and true hope! At SonRise National Park, Kids will learn to trust Jesus as their all-powerful guide and Savior!

SAVE THE DATE! Patty Bekkers is your Park Director

HOMEBOUND OR NURSING HOME RESIDENTS

Due to privacy laws, it is difficult to minister to parishioners who are hospitalized or in nursing homes.  If you know of a parishioner who might like a visit from our ministerial staff, or have the weekly bulle-tin mailed to someone, please call your parish office.

Website Update – New Calendar Application is LIVE!!!

The Circle of Faith Website team has been working on a new calendar application for our website and it has now been fully implemented.  This new calendar will make updates easier and also foster better event sharing between our linked parishes.  We also hope that it will become a better resource for visitors to the website in both content and ease of use.

The new calendar is broken out into separate "categories" for each of the parishes and school as well as linkage or "shared" category for events across the entire Circle of Faith.  To get to each parish's calendar, go to their webpage and click on the menu item "calendar" on the left.  To get to a view of the Linkage calendar, go to the home page and click on the menu item "calendar" on the left.  The Linkage calendar has a "toggle" feature to allow you to view the various calendars in different combinations.

We hope that users find this new calendar tool more intuitive, easier to use, and a better resource for information.  Again, if you have any questions, comments, concerns, or feedback of any kind, please This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .  Blessings to you all during the upcoming Lenten Season!

The Website Team