Archdiocese of Milwaukee

Archdiocese of Milwaukee

Bulletin Announcements

March 19, 2018

Retro Night 2018

HURRY – SEATING LIMITED.Join Archbishop Listecki for dinner and an evening of Sing-a-Long Songs as we remember the Church Folk Music of the 60s and 70s. May 4, 2018 at the Cousins Center, 3501 S. Lake Drive, Milwaukee, $25 each. Tickets for this event are limited – moreinformation and register at

What Retrouvaille is NOT - Retrouvaille simply means rediscovery. This program is not counseling. It is not group therapy. There is no mandatory sharing among participants. It is, however, a life-changing opportunity that has helped tens of thousands of couples. A former participant says: “This program is very powerful. It has helped our marriage immensely.” For confidential information, or to register for the program beginning with a weekend retreat in the Milwaukee area, June 22 - 24, 2018, at the Redemptorist Retreat Center in Oconomowoc, please call (414) 502-7685, email or visit our website at

Enjoy this moment in your 20s or 30s

Socials. Events. Small Groups. Retreats. Conferences. Theology on Tap. And more.

Brew City Catholic is the Archdiocese of Milwaukee’s initiative for 20s and 30s.

Get connected at brewcitycatholic.com. Follow us on Instagram @brewcitycatholic

Hurting? Want to Help Someone Who Is?

Do you desire healing from anxiety, anger, depression, or illness? Freedom from addiction or patterns of sin you can’t seem to break? To understand and help someone else who desires healing or freedom? At the Healing the Whole Person retreat, Sr. Miriam James Heidland, SOLT, and Dr. Bob Schuchts, author of Be Healed, help us understand and receive Christ’s healing and peace in the heart of the Catholic Church. April 26, 6pm-9:30pm, April 27, 6pm-9:30pm, & April 28 8:30am-4:30pm at the Cousins Center (3501 S Lake Drive, Milwaukee). For more info and to register see

Save the Dates for Theology on Tap 2018

Mass with our bishop. Enjoy a craft brew. Learn more about being Catholic.

Free for Adults | Ages 20s + 30s

Tuesdays, 7PM

July 17, 24, & 31

Cathedral Atrium

812 N Jackson St, Milwaukee, WI 53202

Follow us on Instagram @brewcitycatholic or visit brewcitycatholic.com for more info on TOT and other opportunities for 20 and 30 somethings!

SAM (Substance Addiction Ministry)

Faith Sharing: Lost and Found-Prodigal Son with the SAM Core Team (trained by Rich Harter)

WHEN: Thursday, April 12, 2018—7:00-8:00 pm.

WHERE: St. Francis Borgia North– Church Hall

Join us for an evening of heartfelt faith sharing as we meditate on the passage from Luke 15: 11-32.

“Who hasn’t been lost at some point in their life? Everyone can identify with the frustration, fear, and loneliness that come with being lost… which means everyone can also identify with being found!” NRSV The group will reflect on how we handle those challenges with our faith and hope, while building up those looking for faith-based support.

Fast Friends Program at St. Camillus

Are you looking for a fun weekly opportunity that allows you to interact with others, stay active and have fun? St. Camillus NEEDS you! As our campus continues to grow, we need to address the importance of providing safe, convenient and personalized transportation for our residents and guests. We are seeking volunteers to greet guests as they arrive on campus as well as to help transport residents/guests to appointments or where they need to go on campus. The volunteer would be provided a phone while they are here for the shift. The volunteer could be called by a staff member or resident asking for assistance to transport them to and from a destination. All of the transporting is on campus and the volunteers would not be expected to drive for this position. Days/Times: We are looking for volunteers to help for a 9AM-12:30PM shift or a 12:30-4:00 shift Monday Thru Friday and 10AM-1PM on Sundays. We are seeking volunteers that would like to help for one or multiple shifts. We are open to working with your schedule! Please contact Lindsey Bartelt, Volunteer Coordinator, at 414-259-4610 or for additional information. Thank you!

SEMINARY OPEN HOUSE

Saint Francis de Sales Seminary is opening its doors this spring to all who wish to meet its seminarians and see its historic building. Bring your family, friends or church group!

Sunday, April 29

11 a.m. Mass

Noon – 2 p.m. Tours

The Seminary is easy to find at the lakefront in St. Francis – 3257 South Lake Drive.

Visit for more details.

Coffee Clutch Assistant- Enjoy a warm cup of Joe, a sweet treat and visit with St. Camillus residents

Do you love visiting with others and indulging in a sweet treat? Then you will love to come in and be our Coffee Clutch Assistant. St. Camillus is looking for a volunteer to come in for our weekly coffee clutch program. The duties would include: helping to invite residents to the program, help set up coffee / cookie trays, help serve residents and join in the conversation with us. Help with clean up and getting residents to Mass before 3:30. We need a volunteer that is able to push wheelchairs and initiate good conversation! This would be every Friday from 1:30-3:00pm.

Activity Aide for our Memory Care Residents

St. Camillus is seeking dedicated volunteers to help run a recreational program on our Memory Care Unit. It is an engaging program that fosters personhood. Our enrichment director would train the volunteers to run the program step by step. we have created the protocol and trialed the program. Volunteers would be reading, massaging and providing items we have for reminisce. We are looking for a volunteer to come in Monday, Wednesday and possibly Friday at 3:00pm. The program would last about 1.5-2 hours. We are flexible and willing to work with you! We are excited.

Keepin’ the Faith at St. Camillus

St. Camillus is in need for volunteers to help with transporting (pushing wheelchairs) our assisted living residents to Mass and from Mass on Sundays at Guardian Angel and Our Lady of Guadalupe Chapel (located on Campus). As you can imagine, many of our residents have an extremely strong faith, but are unable to transport themselves to Mass. We are excited to say that we have such great attendance to the services, that our Staff needs help!! The residents would greatly appreciate the assistance of being escorted to Mass and also having someone to sit next to during the Mass! Both of these Masses are at 10:30am, so commitment would be from 10am until 12pm on Sundays.

Your Hair is your best Accessory! Help others feel beautified at St. Camillus!

Do you love visiting with others? Do you love doing hair? St. Camillus is seeking a fun, outgoing volunteer that would be a hairdressing assistant for the assisted living residents! Our long time hairdresser, Diane needs some assistance with gathering residents for their hair appointment, talking with residents as they get their hair done and a volunteer that wouldn't mind helping to take out some rollers every once in a while! This role is extremely vital because it helps raise our residents self-esteem and makes them feel beautiful! We are looking to have a volunteer come in on Tuesday's from 8:00AM-2:00PM. We are looking for a minimum commitment of 6 months and then we will evaluate if you would like to continue!

“The Church, Our Mother, Seven Ways She Inspires Us to Love”

Marian Conference and 98th Annual Convention

Saturday, April 28, 2018 --- 8:30a.m. - 4:00p.m.

St. Dominic Parish, 18255 W. Capitol Drive, Brookfield, WI

Join the Milwaukee Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women (MACCW) for a day in prayer as part of their annual convention! Open to all women, you need not be a member. All are welcome, and we're saving a place just for you! The cost is $30.00 before April 6, $35 after April 6 and includes continental breakfast, lunch and all materials.

Registration begins at 8:30 am. Saturday morning’s presentation by nationally known speaker and writer, Gina Loehr is entitled “The Church is Our Mother: Seven Ways She Inspires Us to Love”. The afternoon presentation is a Personal Witness talk by Jean Kelly, NCCW President –Elect from our own Archdiocese. The day includes Mass celebrated with Bishop Sklba, Rosary, Vendors, and Scholarship presentations. Please make your checks payable to MACCW and send to P.O. Box 472, Brookfield, WI 53008-0472. You can register on line by following the link or download a registration form. Questions or need more information? Contact: Jean Kelly at or 262-797-0937 or call MACCW President, Bea Sikorski at 262-363-4312.

St. Luke Brookfield – Special Needs Resource Fair

All our Welcome! Wheelchair races for all!

Free meal for those with Special Needs!

Please join us Saturday, April 21, 2018 from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. We will have up to 30 organizations providing help and resources for individuals and families with Special Needs of all types for people of all ages. We will have renowned Speakers including: Damian Buchman who will speak on the “Thrill of Victory”; Chad Murphy-Price, “Networking for Success”; and Andrew Gerbitz of Andrew’s Voice & DSAW, “Creating Your Personal Roadmap.” Bebe’s Bistro Food Truck will be with us. We hope to see you there. St. Luke Brookfield, 18000 W. Greenfield Avenue, Brookfield, WI 53045.

Have you been looking for a way to give back and assist those who need a helping hand in their daily lives? Do you have a strong passion for helping the elderly and disabled in our communities?

Consider being a Homemaker for Catholic Charities! This is a great opportunity to make a positive impact on the daily lives of others.There is an immediate need for dedicated and compassionate individuals to work one-on-one with older adults and assist with a variety housekeeping duties in the client’s home. Homemakers with Catholic Charities help the elderly and disabled remain independent, active, and involved in their community longer.

Catholic Charities offershomemaker services to clients living in Milwaukee and Waukesha Counties, weekdays between 8:00am and 5:00pm. Make a difference, apply today!

Calling Teens to Serve!

It's never too early to start making summer plans. Registration is now open for teens aged 15 through 18 to participate in Reach Out Reach In, a summer service week sponsored by the Archdiocese of Milwaukee, held July 15-20, 2018. This program is local and is great for teens who want to be involved in direct service and social action. The sites, located around the Archdiocese of Milwaukee, include homeless shelters, adult day care, community organizations, meal programs, organic farms, child care and more. Scholarships are available.

For more information visit:

The Office for World Mission is offering two Mission Pilgrimage Opportunities for Young Adults (ages 18—39) this summer. Trip locations are Bolivia and the Dominican Republic and applications are now being accepted. For more information, call 414-758-2282 or visit:

The Office for World Mission invites you to the 2nd Annual Women in Mission Event: Celebrating the Missionary Call of Women on Sunday, March 18th from 1:30 - 4:00 pm at St. Mary Catholic Faith Community in Hales Corners. The day will feature presentations from and awards for women who have dedicated their lives to others through mission work. All are welcome; registration appreciated. For more information call 414-758-2282 or visit:

SPRED: Uniting in Faith & Friendship

SPRED (Special Religious Development) is a life-affirming ministry that brings people of different abilities and backgrounds together to grow in faith and friendship. Members of a SPRED small faith group gather as equal brothers and sister in Christ, through one-to-one relationships and a symbolic method of catechesis. Through community-building and genuine friendships, SPRED welcomes people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and integrates them more fully into parish life. It is a parish-supported and volunteer-run ministry. For more information, visit spredmilwaukee.org or call 414-595-7921.

Contemplative Prayer for Reconciliation and Healing from Racism

Join us at the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist, 812 N. Jackson St., Milwaukee, every Friday at 12:15 p.m. for a 30-minute communal contemplative prayer service with the intention of reconciling and healing racism in our city.

If you are not able to join in person, feel free to pray privately wherever you are in solidarity with those gathered at the cathedral. For more information, please contact Anne Haines, Respect Life Director for Urban Ministry, .

St. Ann Center’s North Campus Needs Art Supplies

The art therapist for St. Ann Center-Bucyrus Campus is looking for donated materials to help clients of all ages with therapeutic and educational projects. Specifically needed: paints, paper of all kinds, watercolor pencils, coloring books for adults, gel pens, clay, scrap paper, beads, pasta noodles, paper plates & cups, yarn and string, pastels, mosaic tiles for coaster making, glue and glue sticks, fabric, scissors, water containers, masking & painter’s tapes, tissue paper, plastic wrap, ink and ink brayers.

Can you help? Bring items to the activity coordinator at 2450 W. North Ave., Milwaukee, Monday through Friday, 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.

St. Ann Center for Intergenerational Care serves people of all ages and abilities, from children to adults with disabilities to frail elderly people to those with Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia. Thank you for your help!

Healing the Whole Person Retreat

Do you desire healing from anxiety, anger, depression, or illness? …freedom from addiction or patterns of sin you can’t seem to break? …to understand and help someone else who desires healing or freedom? At this retreat, Sr. Miriam James, SOLT, and Dr. Bob Schuchts, author of Be Healed, help us understand and receive Christ’s healing and peace in the heart of the Catholic Church.

April 26, 6pm-9:30pm, April 27, 6pm-9:30pm, & April 28 8:30am-4:30pm

Archbishop Cousins Catholic Center (3501 S Lake Drive, Milwaukee)

Early bird registration discount available Jan 29-Feb 19

See for more details and to register

World Movie Premiere: “Power In My Hands” – A Story of Hope and the Power of Prayer

Thursday April 12, 2018

Miller High Life Theatre, 500 Kilbourn Ave., Milwaukee

6:30 p.m. Free Music Concert with Anna Nuzzo
7 p.m. “Power In My Hands”

FeaturingPhilip Rivers (NFL Football quarterback); Jeff Cavins; Archbishop Jerome Listecki; Doug Barry; Fr. Don Calloway; Kelly Wahlquist; Rebecca RoubinCzarka(recording artist); Lydia LoCoco; Deacon Harold Burke-Sivers; Bishop Doeme of Nigeria; Deacon Henry Reyes; Nancy Salerno; Sr. Mary Samuel Handwerker;and others.

Online Tickets Available – Register Now

$10 per person | $5 for students | Family Rates Available

Visit the film website

Sponsored by Rosary Evangelization Apostolate, with promotion partners Men and Women of Christ Ministries and Relevant Radio.

Bulletin Announcements for Parishes participating in CRS Rice Bowl 2018

March 31 & April 1, 2018, EASTER SUNDAY

ENCOUNTER THE RISEN CHRIST

We prayed, fasted and gave alms—and now we celebrate Easter joy! Our Lenten journey with CRS Rice Bowl ends as we encounter our Risen Lord. We reflect on our brothers and sisters we have walked with, and we commit to bringing Easter joy to each person we meet in our daily lives. Don’t forget to turn in your CRS Rice Bowl at [LOCATION] on [DATE]. Please make checks payable to our parish, noting CRS Rice Bowl in the memo.

April 7 & 8 and April 14 & 15, 2018, AFTER-EASTER MESSAGING

THANK YOU

We changed lives this Lent, thanks to YOU! Don’t forget to turn in your CRS Rice Bowl at [LOCATION] on [DATE].

Women's Post-Abortion Bible Study

Do you or a friend carry the burden of unhealed regret associated with a past abortion decision? You are not alone. Together, with other post-abortive women, you can begin to discover healing and peace.

The next small group session will be starting in early 2018. This group is confidential and interested participants are encouraged to call Anchor of Hope Health Center, Sheboygan at (920) 452-4673 for more information.

Do you feel distant from your spouse? Fight all the time? Want to turn things around but don’t know where to start? Retrouvaille can help! Our Catholic-based organization is a lifeline for marriages in trouble.

Find out more about our program at or call (414) 502-7658. Questions? E-mail

¿Casado y con problemas? Retrouvaille puede ayudarte. ¿Te sientes solo en tu matrimonio? ¿Te sientes enojado o engañado con tu esposo(a)? ¿Pelean todo el tiempo o solamente ya no se hablan? ¡El programa Retrouvaille (redescubrimiento) ha ayudado a miles de parejas en tiempos difíciles en sus matrimonios, y puede ayudarte, también. Retiro en Español: 25-27 de Agosto 2017 Rockford, Illinois. Para más información visite HelpOurMarriage.org. Tel. (847) 792-1367.

English:

Are you considering serving the Church as an Ordained Deacon? The Church calls men to be deacons “in-service” to the People of God. If you are a man (married or single), that feels this call and wants to know more, please contact the Office for Diaconate Formation at 414-758-2207 or .

Spanish:

¿Has considerado servir a la Iglesia como Diacono Permanente? La Iglesia llama a hombres (solteros o casados) a ser diáconos “en-servicio” del Pueblo de Dios. Si eres uno de estos hombres que siente esta llamada y quiere conocer más sobre el diaconado, contacta la Oficina de Formación para el diaconado al 414-758-2207 o . (Se habla español).

You can always visit our page at:

Courage/EnCourage
Are you or a loved one struggling with unwanted same-sex attractions, and looking for answers? Do you have a child or family member who is attracted to others of the same gender? Are you being called from loneliness, isolation, and confusion to truth, love and friendship? The Archdiocese of Milwaukee offers Courage, a ministry for those with same-sex attraction, and EnCourage, a ministry to help parents and family members of those who have same-sex attraction. Courage is an apostolate of the Roman Catholic Church, and for 25 years, has been helping men, women and their loved ones live full lives in Jesus Christ. This ministry is completely confidential and directed by a priest. For more information, or to find a Courage or EnCourage group, please visit or call 414-758-2215.