Parish Cluster Lenten Mission

Four Saints and a Good Shepherd Cluster will host the Lenten Mission on Sunday, March 7 through Wednesday, March 10 at St. Agnes Parish in Butler from 7:00 - 8:30 PM.

The theme, "Unleashing the Reconciling Power of Jesus in Our Lives", will focus on our need as Catholics to experience reconciliation. This three evening session will examine a unique view of reconciliation. The mission will conclude with a reconciliation service on Wednesday.

Presenters are Fr. Don Hying, Rector of St. Francis Seminary and Sr. Fran Cunningham, SSSF, Director of the Milwaukee Archdiocesan Office of World Mission Ministries.

If you are unable to attend in the evening, there will be an 8:15 liturgy each morning at St. Agnes, followed by a light breakfast and video repeat of the previous night's presentation.

For further information contact Sr. Carol Ann Jaeger at 251-0897 ext. 203 or Mike George at 414-358-2833.

Fasting with Friends

On Ash Wednesday, February 17th there will be a Soup Supper before and after the 6:00 pm liturgy. Serving time will be from 5:00-5:55 and then again from 6:45-7:30. All are welcome to attend this event. Through fasting, prayer, and giving of alms (sacrifices & money) we will honor the beginning of Lent.

Come to church to pray with the community at 6:00 pm and either before or after prayer come to the community center to fast with a simple meal of homemade soup, bread & beverages. To give alms, donations can again be made to Operation Rice Bowl throughout Lent. Any questions you can call Sue Devine-Simon at 251-0879 ext. 201.

If you would like to help with the soup supper or contribute ingredients for the soup please call Sue. Items needed for the soup are vegetable broth, carrots, celery, broccoli, onions, velveeta cheese, noodles and other frozen vegetables. Donations can be brought to the CF office by February 14th.

Monthly Mission - February: Paint the House

Monthly Mission is a great opportunity for high school students to get involved and serve at St. James and the wider area community. This month we will paint the inside of a home that will go to a family in dire need. See the flyer below for more information, or check out the Facebook group page and event page:

Monthly Mission - February 2010

View more documents from St. James GIFT.

If you have any questions, please contact Isaac in the CF office (info on the flyer / in the Facebook group).

GIFT Video - January 10/12

Here is the presentation Daryl gave on Sunday, January 10th about baptism:

GIFT - January 10, 2010 from St. James Parish on Vimeo.

GIFT VIdeo - November 8/10

It is a little late, but here's the video from the GIFT session from November 8/10:

GIFT - November 8, 2009 from St. James Parish on Vimeo.

FOOD FOR HAITI

EMERGENCY FOOD PACKAGING EVENT FOR HAITI

At the Waukesha/Sussex Exit off I-94 
(see mapquest link below)

JAN 28th & 29th from 6-9 PM and 
JAN 30th from 9-3

Kids Against Hunger provides dried food packages that feed a balanced diet of basic nutritional needs for six people each. Participants assemble packages in a supervised, sanitary setting in an assembly line fashion in 90 minute shifts. To date, over 40,000,000 Kids Against Hunger meals have been distributed here in the U.S. and around the world. We plan on packaging 500,000 meals during the 3 day event. Transportation and a destination in Haiti has been arranged, waiting for this life saving food. You can help bring healing and save lives. You must call the number listed below to register.

WHO? Any person, whether a child or a senior citizen, if able to sit or stand for up to 90 minutes filling bags on an assembly line, can help fill the packages although children and teens must be accompanied by an adult. This is a great family service opportunity!

WHEN? Thursday, Jan 28 from 6-9 PM Friday, Jan 29 from 6-9 PM Saturday, Jan 30 from 9-3

WHERE? Westwood Business Center W229N1420 Westwood Dr Waukesha, WI 53086 (Next Door to American TV near I 94)

REGISTER BY PHONE AT 262/251-9870 (Phone line will be active starting Thursday Jan 21st) You will be signing up for a 90 minute shift. You must register to reserve your place. Each participant should bring $25 to cover the cost of the food and materials used for the food, packing and shipping. The $25 donation is tax deductible. Checks can be made payable to Kids Against Hunger, a 501c3 non-profit corporation. If the cost is more than you can afford at this time, we have pledge sheets available on the table outside of the CF Office that you can pick up or I can attach a copy through email upon request. The pledge sheet would be a way of involving friends and neighbors in covering some of your participation cost.

IF YOU WANT TO HELP BUT CAN’T COME YOURSELF, consider a Tax Deductible Donation made to: Kids Against Hunger at PO Box 442 Sussex, WI 53089 Or you could sponsor someone else to work!

Directions: http://www.mapquest.com/maps?address=W229n1687+Westwood+Dr+Ste+E&city=Waukesha&state=WI&zipcode=53186 

More information at Facebook http://bit.ly/KAHHaiti 
Email info: Pastor Tom Kent, Christ Our Savior Lutheran Church
Office: 262/246-6537
Cell: 414/531-8006

Monthly Mission - January: Valentines for Prisoners

Monthly Mission is a great opportunity for high school students to get involved in the community at St. James and in our service.  This month we will stay indoors and create Valentines for prisoners.  See the flyer below for more information:

Monthly Mission: Valentines for Prisoners

View more documents from St. James GIFT.

If you have any questions, please contact Isaac (info on the flyer or in the bulletin)

Break Open the Word

Just a reminder, that for the remainder of Advent (the next three weekends) we have Break Open the Word for all K4 though 5th grade students at the 8:15 Masses.  For those of you who may be unfamiliar with Break Open the Word, it is a opportunity for children to hear and discuss the Scriptures at their level during Mass.  They leave after the opening prayer and move into the classrooms by grade level and return to their parents after the homily.  No need to register, just show up and participate.

Household Activity: Advent Wreath

The Advent wreath is a great way to connect your domestic church with the Advent season.  As we light the candles as a parish community, so you can in your household.  It's never too late to begin with this tradition.  You can either make a wreath with 3 purple/blue candles and one rose/pink candle or buy a ready made one.  Once created, you can pray around is as a household daily or weekly.  Light the wreath when you and your household continue the Jesse tree activity.

The links below should help you and your household pray this Advent:

• A good prayer for the first day the wreath is in your house.
• Prayers to use each week.

Happy Advent!

House of Peace

Those of you who had chosen to participate in the House of Peace service opportunity should bring your food boxes to our December GIFT session on the week of the 13th. House of Peace boxes should contain the following:

• 1 box of mashed potatoes
• 1 bag of stuffing
• 4 cans of green beans
• 4 cans of corn
• 2 cans of cranberry sauce
• 1 32 oz. can of sweet potatoes or yams
• 1 box of cake mix
• 1 can of frosting
• 2 boxes of pudding or jello
• 2 boxes of cornbread
• 2 boxes of macaroni and cheese

After your box is filled it can be sealed with packaging tape.

We will contact the House of Peace after our Tuesday GIFT session and they will send someone out to pick up our completed boxes, so be sure to bring your food box no later than the morning of Wednesday, Dec. 16th so as not to miss the pick up. For additional information on The House of Peace you can check out their website at http://www.houseofpeacemilwaukee.org/