Love - Until the Last Breath
Please join us for a presentation about assisted suicide and the truth about this practice. Sponsored by the Archdiocese of Milwaukee, Dr. Robert Ruskiewicz will present on Tuesday, October 13, from 6:30 to 8:00 pm in our Church Hall. Light refreshments will be served.
A Letter from Archbishop Jeffrey S. Grob:
“This year, I want to draw your attention to an issue gaining momentum throughout the world and here in the United States: the legalization of assisted suicide. Legislation to make assisted suicide legal was passed in Illinois last year and has recently been proposed here in Wisconsin. It is an issue that deserves the attention of every Catholic. The Catholic Church teaches that intentionally causing the death of an innocent person is always wrong, regardless of the circumstances or the person's condition.
Our lives are gifts from God, and our worth does not depend upon our health, independence, productivity, or ability to avoid suffering. We remain beloved sons and daughters of God when we are seriously ill, disabled, elderly, or approaching death. For this reason, the Church cannot support assisted suicide. At the same time, our response must be about more than public policy. We must ask: How can we better accompany people who are suffering and support those who are caring for them?”
When someone is facing serious or terminal illness, that person needs to know that he or she is not a burden. Families need support. Patients need compassionate medical care, including appropriate palliative and hospice care, that seeks to relieve suffering while respecting the dignity of the person. No one should feel that death is the only way to escape pain, loneliness, or fear. We know that suffering and death do not have the final word. Jesus Christ entered fully into human suffering and death, and through his Resurrection transformed them. In Christ, even the hour of death is illuminated by the promise of eternal life.
I encourage every Catholic to take time to learn more about assisted suicide and the Church’s teaching on human dignity, compassionate care, and end-of-life decisions. Join me in praying for all who face serious illness, those who care for them, and those who mourn the loss of a loved one. May the Lord give us the courage and compassion to protect life, accompany those who suffer, and proclaim with confidence the hope of the Resurrection.”
Fall Combined Collection Weekend
October 10-11
Twice per year, our parish holds a collection for the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. What had been separate monthly collections in previous years is now a combined collection, once in the spring and once in the fall. If you use contribution envelopes, you should have received a special envelope for this collection. This effort supports the Church in Latin America, World Mission Sunday, Catholic Home Missions, Catholic Relief Services, and the Collection for the Works of the Holy Father: Peter Pence. There are extra envelopes in the Narthex.
Christian Women News
Christian Women will meet on Thursday, October 8, at 6:00 in the Church Hall. Deacon Henry Reyes will be our guest speaker. Please return all filled "Boxes of Joy" at this time. Please bring a non-perishable food item for the Craft Fair raffle baskets. Ladies, remember to wear your mismatched/clashy attire to our Halloween event.
Life Savers 4 Life
The Knights of Columbus will hold their Life Savers 4 Life Drive before and after all Masses on Saturday, October 17, and Sunday, October 18. The Knights will match up to $1,000 of proceeds collected to benefit the Respect Life Committee here at St. John the Evangelist Parish.
St. John’s Prayer Shawl Ministry
The next meeting of the St. John’s Prayer Shawl Ministry is Friday, October 16, from 9:30 am to 12:00 pm. They will meet at 8101 W. Dreyer Place, with easy access and no stairs. Please bring your new Prayer Pockets, Shawls, Lap Blankets, Twiddle Muffs, and Baptismal items. If you can't join us, you can drop off any completed items at the Parish Office.
If you enjoy knitting and crocheting, please join us to learn more about this ministry. Thank you for your monetary and new yarn donations brought to the Parish Office. For more information, contact Diane Oakland at dianeoak@gmail.com or call her at (414) 617-0721.
Our K5 students put their faith and their feet in motion on October 6 with a special Catholic Schools Walk around the St. John’s campus. Led by Mrs. Pitcher, our young walkers marched, hopped like frogs, walked like bears, rolled down hills, and even traveled backward and forward as they explored the grounds.
Along the way, the students stopped at special places, including our school garden, flagpole, and various statues, to learn more about our campus and take time to pray. It was a joyful afternoon filled with movement, discovery, laughter, and prayer!
What a wonderful way to celebrate our St. John’s School community.
Along the way, the students stopped at special places, including our school garden, flagpole, and various statues, to learn more about our campus and take time to pray. It was a joyful afternoon filled with movement, discovery, laughter, and prayer!
What a wonderful way to celebrate our St. John’s School community.
Today and Every Day Be a Peacemaker
Once again, the School is holding its popular Milwaukee Pretzel Company fundraiser. The school will place the order on October 16. We should receive all products by November 16. Place your order at the school or parish office to save on shipping. However, if you choose to have your order shipped directly to you, there is a $10 fee. Please make checks payable to St. John the Evangelist and email cassandra.hirsch@yahoo.com with any questions.
Below are this year’s offerings:
Below are this year’s offerings:
Sunday, October 11, 2026 | Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time | Matthew 22:1–14 (or 22:1–10)
Friends, today’s Gospel likens the kingdom of God to a king who gives a wedding feast for his son. The biblical authors couldn’t find a more apt metaphor for the coming together of divinity and humanity than a wedding banquet. God and humanity are married, surrounded by joy, peace, celebration, and good food.
What was Jesus’s strategy? Open table-fellowship; outreach to all, to the righteous and the unrighteous, to the healthy and the sick, to the mainstream and the marginalized. Here comes everybody. You don’t have to be good to receive God’s grace; that’s why they call it “grace.”
But then something puzzling emerges. When the king comes to welcome his guests, he finds someone not properly dressed: “The king said to him, ‘My friend, how is it that you came in here without a wedding garment?’” It was customary at the time (as it still is) for people to come to a wedding dressed up.
The play here is between grace and works. We can refuse the invitation altogether, or we can refuse the transformation that should follow from grace. We have to cooperate with grace, donning the wedding garment of love, forgiveness, peace, and nonviolence.
What was Jesus’s strategy? Open table-fellowship; outreach to all, to the righteous and the unrighteous, to the healthy and the sick, to the mainstream and the marginalized. Here comes everybody. You don’t have to be good to receive God’s grace; that’s why they call it “grace.”
But then something puzzling emerges. When the king comes to welcome his guests, he finds someone not properly dressed: “The king said to him, ‘My friend, how is it that you came in here without a wedding garment?’” It was customary at the time (as it still is) for people to come to a wedding dressed up.
The play here is between grace and works. We can refuse the invitation altogether, or we can refuse the transformation that should follow from grace. We have to cooperate with grace, donning the wedding garment of love, forgiveness, peace, and nonviolence.
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 are THREE open hours of Adoration:
Thursdays 2:00 to 3:00 p.m.
Saturdays, Midnight to 1:00 a.m. and 1:00 to 2:00 a.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 through Saturday at 8:00 a.m.
Weekend Masses:
Saturday at 4:30 p.m.
Sunday at 8:30 and 10:30 a.m.
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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