Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
This past week, the bishops of the United States, while gathered in Florida for their Spring Assembly, consecrated the United States to the Sacred Heart of Jesus on Thursday, June 11. I invite each of us to join in this Consecration by intentionally praying, with heart and mind, the prayer the bishops used. May our thoughts and actions reflect the Heart of Christ: a Heart that is full of love, mercy, and forgiveness.
Consecration to the Sacred Heart of Jesus
O Sacred Heart of Jesus:
You know the longings of our hearts, and you desire
that we enjoy friendship with you.
From your pierced side, you have poured out the wellspring of life,
for which we thirst.
Your heart burns with love for all people to return to a right relationship with you.
We celebrate the abundant gifts you have given this nation, founded on the self-evident truths that our Creator has endowed all people with the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
We make reparation for the offenses against you and against human dignity that have taken place in this nation.
May our hearts be united to yours, so that our families and communities enjoy peace and happiness; may broken relationships be reconciled, injustices repaired, and the wounds of our land be healed.
May your holy Catholic Church serve as a sign,
pointing all people to your infinite love.
O Desire of Nations and Center of History,
we ask you to bless these United States of America.
Who live and reign with God the Father, in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
God for ever and ever. Amen.
Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, have mercy on us!
Immaculate Heart of Mary, pray for us!
Firecracker Backer Donations
As a Firecracker Backer, you may choose to donate at any of the following levels:
Diamond $1,000
Platinum $500
Gold $250
Silver $150
Bronze $100
Copper $50
Your name or business would appear on the donor placemat, which is used at our Fish Fry and Chicken Dinners, Pancake and Holy Name breakfasts, and any other special event at St. John’s. Please make checks payable to St. John the Evangelist and drop them off or mail them to the Parish Office by Monday, June 29. Thank you so much for your many donations for our Parish Festival Fireworks.
Any questions? Call Diane Gaffke at (414) 573-5461.
Booth Sponsorship
St. John’s invites you to support our beloved festival by becoming an official sponsor of a festival booth or game for your business or organization, or by honoring a loved one with a sponsorship. St. John’s is an extremely popular festival that attracts thousands of attendees, providing strong traffic for your sponsorship. The cost is $175, which includes a professionally produced custom sign and inclusion in daily announcements on the PA system throughout the three-day festival weekend.
Please contact Dave Radke at (414) 529-2356 to become a sponsor or if you are interested in learning more about the opportunity to not only promote your business, but help St. John’s thrive for years to come.
Booth Captains Needed
The following booths need captains:
Friday: Bank Shot, Belgium Waffle, Coke Toss (6:00 - 11:00 p.m.), Door Security, Nachos, Ride Tickets, Spot Challenge, Turkey Shoot, Wild Kingdom
Saturday: Bean Bag Toss, Belgium Waffle, Brandy Spin, Coke Toss (6:00 - 11:00 p.m.), Door Security, Pot O'Gold, Ride Tickets, Turkey Shoot, Wild Kingdom
Sunday: 3-Pin Bowl, Bean Bag Toss, Coke Toss (5:00-9:00 p.m.), Door Security, Nachos, Ride Tickets, Wild Kingdom
Contact Marie Stemo at 414-427-7467 to volunteer.
Raffle and Various Booth Items Needed
We need items for various festival booths. Please bring items to the parish office.
- Mystery Package Booth: Items should be NEW and worth at least 50 cents for men, women, and children.
- Raffle Booth: Larger items such as electronics, appliances, lawn equipment, or any other larger items you think someone would be eager to buy a chance to win.
- Grocery Booth: A wide variety of non-perishable (not expired) food items is needed.
- Gentlemen’s Chest: We need new and unopened bottles of wine, whiskey, vodka, gin, and after-dinner cordials.
Hamburger & Hot Dog Booth
Volunteers are also needed at the Hamburger & Hot Dog Booth. This is a great opportunity for families to work together. Four-hour shifts are the minimum, but longer shifts are also available with a break as needed.
If you're available and interested in lending a hand, please call or text
Chery Cincotta at 414-378-5222. Thanks!
Our next meeting is Friday, June 12, 2026, 10:30 a.m. to Noon. Meeting location is 8101 W. Dreyer Place, easy access, no stairs. Bring your new creations of Prayer Pockets, Shawls, Lap Blankets, Twiddle Muffs, and Baptismal Gifts. If you enjoy knitting and crocheting, please join us and learn more about this ministry. Thank you for your monetary and new yarn donations, dropped off at the Parish Office, to support this mission!
For more information, contact Diane Oakland at 414-617-0721 or email dianeoak@gmail.com.
Respect Life
Popcorn for Pops
In honor of Father’s Day, the Respect Life Committee will be selling small bags of Badger Popcorn. It’s been very popular for the last few years. Pro-Life Wisconsin is supplying three-ounce bags of popcorn. The cost is $3 per bag or two for $5. The popcorn sales will take place at all Masses on Father’s Day weekend, June 20 and 21.
Intergenerational Planting Day at Clement Manor
Our second graders recently enjoyed a wonderful Intergenerational Planting Day with the residents and staff at Clement Manor. Together, students and residents planted flowers throughout the grounds, creating a day filled with smiles, laughter, learning, and meaningful connections across generations. It was a great day, and fun was had by all.
The Intergenerational Planting Day even received local news coverage. The story aired on channel 58 on Monday, June 1. Click this link to see the story:
https://cbs58.com/news/a-joyful-thing-greenfield-students-plant-with-seniors-at-clement-manor
"Live a life that reflects God's love."
Volunteer Mowers Needed
We are looking for volunteers to help mow the soccer fields during soccer season. Cutting the entire field takes about three-and-a-half to four hours, while mowing just the soccer fields takes about one to one-and-a-half hours. The soccer fields are typically cut every two to three weeks throughout the season, beginning in mid-August and ending in late October.
Your time and help would be greatly appreciated. If you are interested in volunteering, please leave your name and phone number at the parish office at 414-321-1965.
Lift Up Your Eyes: A Season of Grace and Mission
What a season the Church is living in. The Spirit who descended at Pentecost continues to move - through a Pope in Spain, through our Bishops gathered in Orlando, and through each of us, sent from the altar into the world. These weeks after Pentecost are not a liturgical exhale. They are a commission.
Pope Leo XIV’s apostolic journey to Spain (June 6–12) carried a single motto: Alza la mirada - “Lift up your eyes.” At the Corpus Christi Mass in Madrid’s Plaza de Cibeles, he gathered hundreds of thousands around the Eucharist, calling Spain’s great Eucharistic tradition not “an exhibition, a remnant of folklore, or a simple display of beauty,” but “a profession of faith in the presence of the risen Lord.” From Madrid, he traveled to Barcelona to bless the newly completed Tower of Jesus Christ at the Sagrada Família - the soaring central tower, 144 years in the building, that now makes it the tallest church in the world. That tower is itself a parable: faith is patient, faith endures, faith rises. The Pope then journeyed to the Canary Islands to stand with migrants at the edge of Europe, embodying the Church he envisions - one that gives a voice to the invisible and insists on the dignity of every person.
This witness flows from Magnifica Humanitas, Pope Leo XIV’s landmark first encyclical. Its opening words name the stakes with clarity: “Humanity, created by God in all its grandeur, is today facing a pivotal choice: either to construct a new Tower of Babel or to build the city in which God and humanity dwell together.” Against every force that reduces persons to data points or economic units, the Pope insists on the irreducible dignity of every human being. His vision is Eucharistic at its core: he calls the whole Church to embrace, “a Eucharistic spirituality, that is, a spirituality of ecclesial unity in love.”
On June 11, in a historic first, the U.S. bishops consecrated the United States to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. As our nation marks 250 years of independence, 215 bishops placed it under the protection of the Heart that loves without limit. Archbishop Sample called this a moment to reflect with gratitude on God’s blessings and to consider how we might foster truth, justice, and charity in American life. The bishops prayed simply and boldly that “broken relationships be reconciled, injustices repaired, and the wounds of our land be healed.”
The Spirit who enlivened the Apostles at Pentecost, who beats in the Sacred Heart of Christ, who moved a Pope to embrace the forgotten on distant shores - that Spirit moves in you. Pope Leo XIV reminds us that “every authentic human effort to cooperate with him for the good will be blessed by our heavenly Father.” The magnificent humanity named in his encyclical is yours - given by God, redeemed in Christ, enlivened by the Spirit.
Lift up your eyes. The mission is now.
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Last Cal!!
Vacation Bible School
Elementary school–aged children entering grades K5 through 6 are invited to join us for an exciting week of faith and fun at our 2026 Vacation Bible School: Rainforest Falls – An Epic Adventure of Faith! Vacation Bible School will run from June 15-19 from 9:00 a.m. to Noon.
Each day, children will discover God’s love through engaging Bible stories, music, games, and hands-on activities in a vibrant rainforest setting. A snack will be included.
Space is limited, so please register today. There is no cost for the program; it is covered by a generous donor.
Students entering grades 7 and 8 are welcome to apply as Junior Crew Leaders, and high school students may apply to serve as Rainforest Rangers. For more information about the Rainforest Rangers program, please contact me.
To register campers (grades K5-6) and Junior Crew Leaders (grades 7-8), click here, or contact me at jpshimek@stjohns-grfd.org.
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Sunday, June 14, 2026 | 11th Sunday of Ordinary Time| Matthew 9:36—10:8
Friends, in today’s Gospel, Jesus summons apostles whom he shapes and sends on mission. Priests through the centuries - from Augustine and Aquinas, to Francis Xavier and John Henry Newman, to John Paul II - are the descendants of those first friends and apprentices of the Lord. They have been needed in every age, and they are needed today, for the kingdom of heaven must be proclaimed, the poor must be served, God must be worshiped, and the sacraments must be administered.
Spiritual fathers are required especially in our time, when a rising tide of secularism threatens to overwhelm the religious impulse. We are wired for God; we will never satisfy the deepest longing of our hearts apart from God.
Spiritual fathers are required especially in our time, when a rising tide of secularism threatens to overwhelm the religious impulse. We are wired for God; we will never satisfy the deepest longing of our hearts apart from God.
The secularist ideology teaches that sufficient amounts of wealth, pleasure, power, or honor will make us happy. Who will counter this? Who will speak to this culture about the beauty of God? Who will remind us that our lives are not about us? Who will break open the words of the Gospel and spread out the banquet table of Christ’s Body and Blood? This is why we need priests.
-Bishop Robert Barron
St. John’s is fortunate to have 24-hour Perpetual Adoration. Please take advantage of this fantastic opportunity to draw closer to God.
There is one open hour of Adoration:
Saturdays 3:00 to 4:00 p.m.
We are also seeking Adorers for several hours during the week, with many options to fit your schedule! Please consider an hour during the day, the evening, or overnight.
You are welcome to sign up temporarily to see how it works with your schedule. Please call or text Mary-Eileen Swart at (414) 687-3512 if you are interested.
Live-streaming: Mass and Adoration
We are live-streaming daily and Sunday Masses as well as Adoration for those who are unable to attend:
Daily Masses:
Monday thru Saturday 8:00 am
Weekend Masses:
Saturday at 4:30 pm
Sunday at 8:30 and 10:30 am
If you miss the Livestream, you can watch the upload of each Mass on our YouTube channel.
Scrip is available at most weekend Masses (unless it's a holiday weekend), or during regular business hours at the parish office.
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